Justice

Retfærdighed, ofres rettigheder og retligt samarbejde

<p>Your access to justice is a fundamental right. It is central to making your other rights a reality.</p>
<p>It protects rights of the individual. It puts right civil wrongs. It holds power to account. We shine a light on obstacles to access to justice. And we give evidence-based advice on overcoming them.</p>

Highlights

  • Report / Paper / Summary
    24
    February
    2026
    The start of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine on 24 February 2022 shocked the global community and gave rise to a
    series of urgent fundamental rights challenges across Europe. While much attention has focused on the scale of devastation and its wider impact on all Ukrainians, the war has also inflicted profound personal harm. This report sheds light on the violence, sexual harassment and exploitation experienced by women displaced from Ukraine. Drawing on a survey and in-depth interviews with women from Ukraine, the report documents the prevalence, forms and patterns of gender-based violence and sets out practical measures to improve safety, access to justice and support.
  • Video
    There are no truly safe spaces for women. At home, at work, in public or online, 1 in 3 women and girls have experienced some form of gender-based violence. This ranges from hate, harassment, abuse, to physical and sexual violence. Women are being silenced and harmed - online and offline - every day, as the EU gender-based survey findings show. But we have the tools to fight it. By preventing violence before it starts, by strengthen legal protection, by funding support services for victims and by training police and healthcare professionals.
  • Report / Paper / Summary
    13
    November
    2025
    FRA analysed 31 digital tools and systems across seven EU Member States, exploring potential positive and negative effects on victims, claimants and defendants. By identifying risks early, investing in skills and training, and embedding protections from the outset, policymakers and practitioners can build effective and inclusive justice systems. This report provides practical suggestions to help ensure that digitalised justice systems are accessible and deliver fair outcomes for all.
  • Page
    The Criminal Detention Database 2015-2022 combines in one place information on detention conditions in all 27 EU Member States as well as the United Kingdom.
    Produkter
    20
    October
    2023
    FRA’s strategic priorities and objectives are based on the agency’s role and mission as defined in its amended founding regulation. They build on FRA’s 2018–2022 strategy as well as how it performed, its experience and its vision. Their design takes into account future fundamental rights challenges facing Europe, the agency’s mandate, the broader operational context and the resources available.
    8
    June
    2023
    FRA’s Fundamental Rights Report 2023 reviews major developments in the field in 2022, identifying both achievements and areas of concern. It also presents FRA’s opinions on these developments, including a synopsis of the evidence supporting these opinions.
    8
    June
    2023
    I 2022 skete der både fremskridt og tilbagegang i beskyttelsen af de grundlæggende rettigheder. FRA’s rapport om grundlæggende rettigheder 2023 gennemgår de vigtigste udviklinger på området, og fastslår både, hvad der er opnået, og hvilke områder der fortsat volder bekymring. Publikationen indeholder FRA’s udtalelser om udviklingen på de omfattede emneområder og et sammendrag af den underliggende evidens for disse udtalelser.
    22
    February
    2023
    Directive 2012/29/EU represents a milestone in the development of victims’ rights. It establishes minimum standards for the rights, support and protection of victims of crime. It defines the scope of support services, guarantees the right to effective protection against secondary victimisation and comprehensively regulates the measures required for this purpose. This report covers three core components underpinning victims’ rights: support services, crime reporting, and protection from secondary and repeat victimisation. Examples highlight the relevant legal provisions in Member States and how specific rights under the Victims’ Rights Directive work in practice.
    28
    September
    2022
    Terrorhandlinger udgør en alvorlig trussel mod menneskers liv og sikkerhed og udgør en alvorlig sikkerhedsudfordring for staterne. Samtidig kan lovgivning, politikker og andre foranstaltninger til terrorbekæmpelse direkte eller indirekte medføre alvorlige indskrænkninger af de grundlæggende rettigheder og kan påvirke enkeltpersoner, grupper og samfundet som helhed negativt. I dette sammendrag præsenteres de vigtigste resultater fra FRA’s rapport om direktiv (EU) 2017/541 om bekæmpelse af terrorisme, som er det vigtigste strafferetlige instrument på EU-plan inden for terrorbekæmpelse.
    21
    June
    2022
    Every child has a right to be protected even when they are accused or suspected of committing a crime. The basic principles of justice apply to adults and children alike. But children face specific obstacles during criminal proceedings, such as a lack of understandable information about their rights, limited legal support and poor treatment. The report looks at the practical implementation of Directive (EU) 2016/800 on procedural safeguards for children who are suspects or accused persons in criminal proceedings in nine Member States – Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Germany, Estonia, Italy, Malta, Poland and Portugal.
    8
    June
    2022
    FRA’s Fundamental Rights Report 2022 reviews major developments in the field in 2021, identifying both achievements and areas of concern. It also presents FRA’s opinions on these developments, including a synopsis of the evidence supporting these opinions.
    8
    June
    2022
    This focus looks at the impact of the pandemic on social rights. It examines the measures in national recovery and resilience plans that address the social vulnerabilities among a variety of population groups in the EU, including women, children and young people in situations of vulnerability, people with disabilities, older people, Roma and people in precarious working conditions.
    8
    June
    2022
    I 2021 oplevede vi både fremgang og tilbagegang med hensyn til beskyttelsen af grundlæggende rettigheder. FRA’s rapport om grundlæggende rettigheder — 2022 gennemgår udviklingen på dette område og fastslår både, hvad der er opnået, og hvilke områder, der fortsat volder bekymring. Publikationen indeholder FRA’s udtalelser om udviklingen på de afdækkede emneområder og et sammendrag af den underliggende evidens for disse udtalelser. Den giver således en kompakt, men informativ oversigt over de vigtigste udfordringer, som EU og medlemsstaterne står over for med hensyn til grundlæggende rettigheder.
    7
    April
    2022
    ES, NL and PL version now available
    17 June 2025
    Børn er selvstændige indehavere af rettigheder. De er indehavere af alle menneskerettigheder og grundlæggende rettigheder og er genstande for særlig lovgivning i kraft af deres specifikke egenskaber. Målet med denne håndbog er at illustrere, hvordan lovgivningen inddrager børns særlige interesser og behov. Den illustrerer desuden betydningen af forældre og værger eller andre retlige repræsentanter, og der henvises, hvor det er relevant, til situationer, hvor barnets omsorgsperson i særlig grad har rettigheder og pligter i forhold til barnet.
    18
    November
    2021
    This report examines the EU’s main criminal law instrument in the field of counter-terrorism, Directive (EU) 2017/541. Specifically, it considers how the directive engages issues of fundamental rights, affecting individuals, groups and society as a whole.
    10
    June
    2021
    I 2020 skete der både fremskridt og tilbageskridt
    i beskyttelsen af de grundlæggende rettigheder.
    FRA’s rapport om grundlæggende rettigheder 2021
    gennemgår de vigtigste udviklinger på området,
    og fastslår både, hvad der er opnået, og hvilke
    områder der fortsat volder bekymring.
    10
    June
    2021
    FRA’s Fundamental Rights Report 2021 reviews major developments in the field in 2020, identifying both achievements and areas of concern. It also presents FRA’s opinions on these developments, including a synopsis of the evidence supporting these opinions. This year’s focus chapter explores the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on fundamental rights. The remaining chapters cover: the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights; equality and non-discrimination; racism, xenophobia and related intolerance; Roma equality and inclusion; asylum, borders and migration; information society, privacy and data protection; rights of the child; access to justice; and the implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
    10
    June
    2021
    This focus looks at COVID-19’s impact on fundamental rights. It underscores that a human rights-based approach to tackling the pandemic requires balanced measures that are based on law, necessary, temporary and proportional. It also requires addressing the pandemic’s socio-economic impact, protecting the vulnerable and fighting racism.
    31
    March
    2021
    This report looks at the practical implementation of the presumption of innocence in criminal proceedings, and related rights, in 9 EU Member States (Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Germany, Italy, Lithuania, Poland and Portugal). Article 48 of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights guarantees the presumption of innocence – but, as FRA’s research underscores, it can be undermined in many ways.
    8
    March
    2021
    Dette sammendrag fremlægger den vigtigste
    information fra FRA’s anden hovedrapport, der er
    baseret på agenturets undersøgelse om
    grundlæggende rettigheder. I undersøgelsen blev
    der indsamlet data fra ca. 35 000 personer om
    deres oplevelser, opfattelse og holdninger
    vedrørende en række problemstillinger, der på
    forskellig vis er omfattet af
    menneskerettighederne.
    Crime can touch any of us – as witnesses or as victims. But no matter who you are, we all have rights when it comes to justice. These three short clips show some aspects of working together for justice, rights of victims of crime and rights of witnesses of crime.
    We don’t all experience crime in the same way, and we might deal with it differently. But it’s vital – as victims or witnesses – that our rights are guaranteed, because access to justice is our fundamental right. Watch FRA Director Michael O’Flaherty speaking on the Fundamental Rights Survey report on crime, safety and victims’ rights.