Justice

Oikeus, uhrien oikeudet ja oikeudellinen yhteistyö

<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.
    Tuotteet
    Fundamental Rights Report 2019: In some Member States access to justice faces challenges. Judicial independence continues to cause
    concerns. Victims’ procedural rights need more effective implementation. Gaps in preventing
    violence against women and domestic violence remain.
    13
    June
    2019
    New language versions: ES, HU, IT, NL, PL
    15 September 2020
    Kotijäsenvaltionsa ulkopuolella EU:ssa ilman vanhempiaan oleskelevat lapset -käsikirjan
    tarkoituksena on tehostaa lastensuojelusta vastaavien tahojen toimintaa heidän kohdatessaan
    tällaisia lapsia. Näiden tyttöjen ja poikien suojelu on ensiarvoisen tärkeää. Se on myös EU:n
    jäsenvaltioiden velvollisuus kansainvälisen ja eurooppalaisen lainsäädännön nojalla. Oppaassa
    keskitytään ihmiskaupan lapsiuhreihin ja vaarassa oleviin lapsiin komission vuonna 2017
    antamassa, ihmiskaupan vastaisten toimien tehostamista koskevassa tiedonannossa vahvistetun
    tavoitteen mukaisesti. Siinä käsitellään myös tämän rikollisuuden muodon tunnistettuja malleja ja
    sukupuolispesifisiä piirteitä.
    11
    June
    2019
    Algorithms used in machine learning systems and artificial intelligence (AI) can only be as good as the data used for their development. High quality data are essential for high quality algorithms. Yet, the call for high quality data in discussions around AI often remains without any further specifications and guidance as to what this actually means.
    6
    June
    2019
    How much progress can we expect in a decade? Various rights-related instruments had been in place for 10 years in 2018, prompting both sobering and encouraging reflection on this question.
    6
    June
    2019
    Vuonna 2018 perusoikeuksien suojelussa tapahtui sekä edistystä että vastoinkäymisiä. Euroopan unionin perusoikeusviraston (FRA) vuoden 2019 perusoikeusraportissa tarkastellaan perusoikeuksien tilanteen kehitystä pääpiirteissään ja tuodaan esiin sekä saavutuksia että jäljellä olevia huolenaiheita. Julkaisussa on FRA:n lausuntoja pääasiallisesta kehityksestä käsitellyillä aihealueilla sekä yleiskatsaus lausuntojen perustana olevaan näyttöön.
    25
    April
    2019
    Victims of violent crime have various rights, including to protection and to access justice. But how are these rights playing out in practice? Are victims of violent crime properly seen, informed, empowered and heard? Do they tend to feel that justice has been done? Our four-part report series takes a closer look at these questions, based on interviews with victims, people working for victim support organisations, police officers, attorneys, prosecutors and judges.
    25
    April
    2019
    Victims of violent crime have various rights, including to protection and to access justice. But how are these rights playing out in practice? Are victims of violent crime properly seen, informed, empowered and heard? Do they tend to feel that justice has been done? Our four-part report series takes a closer look at these questions, based on interviews with victims, people working for victim support organisations, police officers, attorneys, prosecutors and judges.
    25
    April
    2019
    Victims of violent crime have various rights, including to protection and to access justice. But how are these rights playing out in practice? Are victims of violent crime properly seen, informed, empowered and heard? Do they tend to feel that justice has been done? Our four-part report series takes a closer look at these questions, based on interviews with victims, people working for victim support organisations, police officers, attorneys, prosecutors and judges.
    20
    February
    2019
    This Opinion aims to inform the European Parliament’s position on the legislative proposal for a Regulation on preventing the dissemination of terrorist content online, presented by the European Commission on 12 September 2018.
    5
    December
    2018
    Last versions available are EL and NL
    11 March 2021
    Tässä oppaassa selitetään, mitä profilointi on ja millä oikeudellisilla kehyksillä profilointia säännellään. Siinä myös osoitetaan, miksi profiloinnin tekeminen lainmukaisesti on sekä välttämätöntä perusoikeuksien noudattamiseksi että ratkaisevan tärkeää tehokkaan poliisitoiminnan ja rajaturvallisuuden varmistamiseksi. Oppaassa annetaan käytännön ohjeita siitä, miten laitonta profilointia voidaan välttää poliisi- ja rajaturvallisuustoimissa.
    26
    October
    2018
    The EU Agency for Fundamental Rights’ 2018 Fundamental Rights Forum
    brought together more than 700 human rights champions at a time of
    widening social divisions and increasingly polarised politics across
    Europe.
    5
    September
    2018
    Severe labour exploitation is widespread across the European Union. While workplace inspections can help counter this phenomenon, they need to be strengthened to do so effectively. Based on interviews and focus group discussions with almost 240 exploited workers active in diverse economic sectors, this report provides important evidence on how unscrupulous employers manipulate and undermine inspections, and on what can be done to counteract such efforts.
    6
    September
    2018
    Workers are being severely exploited for their labour across the EU, and
    inspections are not effective at stopping this reality. Based on interviews with
    almost 240 workers – including non-EU citizens who came to the EU and
    EU nationals who moved to another EU country to work – a new FRA report
    outlines the problem and identifies ways to bolster inspections.
    6
    June
    2018
    The year 2017 brought both progress and setbacks in terms of rights protection. The European Pillar of Social Rights marked an important move towards a more ‘social Europe’. But, as experiences with the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights underscore, agreement on a text is merely a first step. Even in its eighth year as the EU's binding bill of rights, the Charter's potential was not fully exploited, highlighting the need to more actively promote its use.
    6
    June
    2018
    Vuonna 2017 perusoikeuksien suojelussa tapahtui sekä edistystä että vastoinkäymisiä. Euroopan unionin perusoikeusviraston (FRA) vuoden 2018 perusoikeusraportissa tarkastellaan perusoikeuksien tilanteen kehitystä pääpiirteissään ja tuodaan esiin sekä saavutuksia että jäljellä olevia huolenaiheita.
    17
    May
    2018
    Euroopan unionin kansalaisjärjestöillä on olennaisen tärkeä tehtävä perusoikeuksien edistämisessä, mutta niiden tehtävä on vaikeutunut – sekä oikeudellisten että käytännön rajoitusten vuoksi. Kaikissa EU:n jäsenvaltioissa on haasteita, mutta niiden luonteessa ja laajuudessa on maakohtaisia eroja. Tästä aiheesta ei yleisesti ole tietoa eikä tutkimusta – ei myöskään vertailevaa tutkimusta.
    Siksi perusoikeusviraston raportissa tarkastellaan niiden haasteiden eri tyyppejä ja malleja, joita ihmisoikeuksien parissa työskentelevät kansalaisjärjestöt kohtaavat EU:ssa. Siinä esitellään myös lupaavia käytäntöjä, joilla näitä huolestuttavia malleja voidaan torjua.
    9
    May
    2018
    Terrorismin, kyberhyökkäysten ja kehittyneiden rajat ylittävien rikollisverkostojen EU:lle aiheuttama uhka kasvaa kasvamistaan, mikä lisää tiedustelupalvelujen työn kiireellisyyttä, monimutkaisuutta ja kansainvälisyyttä. Tällainen työ voi häiritä suuresti perusoikeuksia, erityisesti yksityisyyttä ja tietosuojaa. Jatkuvat tekniset edistysaskeleet voivat pahentaa tällaisen häirinnän uhkaa, mutta tehokkaalla valvonnalla ja oikeussuojakeinoilla voidaan lieventää väärinkäytösten mahdollisuutta.
    25
    April
    2018
    This report outlines Member States’ approaches to age requirements and limits
    regarding child participation in judicial proceedings; procedural safeguards for, and rights of, children involved in criminal
    proceedings; as well as issues related to depriving children of their liberty.
    25
    April
    2018
    The right to access justice and all other relevant procedural rights are not just rights in themselves; they also protect against violations of every other right. Respect for children’s rights in the area of justice is therefore essential. International treaties, the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, European Union (EU) secondary law, and national legislation provide a number of relevant rights.