Highlights

  • Periodic updates / Series
    18
    October
    2023
    Civil 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 / Summary
    11
    October
    2021
    This report proposes a framework for becoming, and functioning as, a ‘human rights city’ in the EU. It includes ‘foundations’, ‘structures’ and ‘tools’ for mayors, local administrations and grassroots organisations to reinforce fundamental rights locally. It is based on existing good practice and expert input by representatives of human rights cities in the EU, academic experts, international organisations and city networks.
  • Page
    The European Union Fundamental Rights Information System EFRIS is a Human Rights Gateway, bringing together data and information from existing human rights databases, and enables viewing and analysis of relevant assessments of fundamental rights in the EU.
  • Handbook / Guide / Manual
    23
    October
    2018
    En efecto, la Carta se percibe a priori como un catálogo muy innovador al incorporar numerosos derechos no incluidos en otras cartas de derechos ya consolidadas. Normalmente, quienes se encuentren familiarizados con los principios básicos del Derecho de la Unión recordarán enseguida que la Carta vincula en todo momento a la UE y que únicamente vincula a los Estados miembros cuando «apliquen el Derecho de la Unión». Pero ¿qué significan en realidad estos términos del artículo 51 de la Carta, que tan a menudo se citan?
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