Verslag over de grondrechten — 2023. FRA-adviezen

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.

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.

Deze gids kan steden helpen zich sterker in te zetten om de mensenrechten te eerbiedigen. Het doel ervan is lokale overheden aan te moedigen strengere mensenrechtennormen vast te stellen. Het idee is om wederzijds te leren over mensenrechten en grondrechten aan te moedigen en te bevorderen. Het Bureau van de Europese Unie voor de grondrechten (FRA), een groep mensenrechtensteden en diverse beroepsbeoefenaars in de EU hebben de handen ineengeslagen om deze gids op te stellen. De gids bouwt voort op de veelbelovende praktijken en ervaringen van steden, regio’s, deskundigen, internationale organisaties en netwerken die te vinden zijn in het FRA-verslag Human Rights cities in the EU: A framework for reinforcing rights locally.

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.

This focus takes a closer look at the application of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, which has been legally binding for 10 years. At EU level, it has gained visibility and sparked a new fundamental rights culture. At national level, awareness and use of the Charter are limited. Courts increasingly use the Charter, showing the impact of this modern instrument. But its use by governments and parliaments remains low. For instance, there is little indication of anyone regularly scrutinising national legislation that transposes EU law for compatibility with the Charter.