Zivilgesellschaft
Highlights
- VideoThis FRF theme examines key challenges such as tackling disinformation, widening participation, protecting protests, sustaining civil society, ensuring political transparency, safeguarding institutions, and resisting the erosion of fundamental rights. Notable speakers include Emily O'Reilly, former European Ombudsman, Didier Reynders, former EU Commissioner for Justice, Alma Zadić, Austria's former Federal Minister of Justice, and Lilian Thuram, President of the Lilian Thuram Foundation - Education against racism, among others.
- Periodic updates / Series18Oktober2023Civil society organisations struggle to maintain an environment safe from threats and attacks. FRA’s sixth annual update on civic space explores the challenges for organisations across the EU. While there has been significant development since FRA began monitoring the situation in 2018, civil society organisations remain under immense pressure. Abusive lawsuits and attacks against those involved in migrant search and rescue at sea are just some of the challenges identified. This report presents ways forward to protect civil society and human rights.
- Report / Paper / Summary19Juli2022Civil society is a key component of Europe’s fundamental rights architecture. From supporting people affected by the pandemic to helping those fleeing the war in Ukraine, civil society plays a crucial role in upholding people’s rights. In so doing, it contributes to a healthy rule of law culture. FRA’s civic space report provides an overview of the many ways in which civil society contributes to the checks and balances that underpin the rule of law.
- Report / Paper / Summary19August2022Die zivilgesellschaftlichen Organisationen stehen in der gesamten Europäischen Union vor unterschiedlichen Herausforderungen. Der im September 2021 veröffentlichte Bericht der FRA über den Schutz des zivilgesellschaftlichen Raums in der EU enthält die Ergebnisse der Agentur zu diesen Herausforderungen. Die vorliegende Zusammenfassung stellt die wichtigsten Ergebnisse und FRA-Stellungnahmen aus dem Bericht vor.