Platform library

The FRP Library gives an overview of key Platform documents, and about those FRA tools and products that are particularly relevant for the functioning of civil society organisations.

Key reference documents
FRA products relevant for the functioning of civil society organisations
Meetings and webinars
FRP consultations

Key reference documents

FRA products particularly relevant for civil society organisations

General

Annual Fundamental Rights Report
FRA Handbooks
The EU Charter of Fundamental Rights on its 10th anniversary: views of civil society and national human rights institutions (2019)
The General Data Protection Regulation – one year on (how GDPR has affected the daily work of CSOs) (2019)
Implementing the Sustainable Development Goals in the EU: a matter of human and fundamental rights (2019)
Applying the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union in law and policymaking at national level – Guidance (2018)
Video: FRA Director Michael O'Flaherty on FRA’s cooperation with civil society (2017)

Civic space

(see separate page)

Communicating rights

Revamped '10 keys to effectively communicating human rights' (2021)
10 keys to effectively communicating human rights (video from human rights communicators’ network workshop) (2019)
10 keys to effectively communicating human rights (brochure, 2018) – available in 24 languages
Human rights communicators' leadership seminar: Summary report and outlook (2018)
How to better communicate common values, fundamental rights and freedoms – Meeting report (2017)

Data

FRA survey data and data explorer
European Fundamental Rights Information System (EFRIS)
Indicators

FRP consultations

2022

Charter consultation 2022 - FRP civil society online consultation report (538.74 KB, pdf)
Annual consultation about cooperation through the FRP (November 2022 -December 2022)
- Report to be published in spring 2023
FRP consultation on experiences of civil society organisations working on human rights in the EU - civic space (November 2022 - January 2023)
- Report to be published in summer 2023
FRP consultation about FRA’s annual work programme (July - September 2022)
- Work programme to be published in January 2023

2021

Annual consultation about cooperation through the FRP (December 2021-February 2022)
- Report to be published in spring 2022
FRP consultation on experiences of civil society organisations working on human rights in the EU - civic space (November 2021 - January 2022).
- Report to be published in summer 2022
FRP consultation on the Data Protection Law Enforcement Directive (October 2021)
FRP consultation about FRA’s annual work programme (July-September 2021)
- Work programme to be published in January 2022

2020

FRP consultation on experiences of civil society organisations working on human rights in the EU - civic space (December 2020 - January 2021).
- Report - Results will be published in summer 2021.
- Questionnaire - Experiences of civil society organisations working on human rights in the EU – 2020 Consultation of the Fundamental Rights Platform (FRP) (860KB, pdf)
FRP consultation on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent measures (November 2020)
- Report - COVID-impact on civil society work - Results of consultation with FRP 2020 (24/02/2021) (439KB, pdf)
- Questionnaire - FRP consultation on the impact of COVID-19 measures on civil society November 2020 (602KB, pdf)

Meetings and webinars

2022

Meeting report - Annual meeting of the Fundamental Rights Platform (PDF, 335 KB), online, 10 November 2022
FRP webinar on European Citizens' Initiatives (ECI), 6 April 2022
- Webinar recording (coming soon)
- European Commission presentation on the European Citizens’ Initiative (coming soon)
- European Digital Rights presentation on ‘Reclaim your Face’, ECI initiative
- Example of ECI presented during the webinar: VOTERS WITHOUT BORDERS, Full Political Rights for EU Citizens
- Additional information shared by European Commission (coming soon)
- ECI communication materials (factsheets, videos, Social media material):

2021

FRP webinar on the EU’s Rule of Law mechanism, 7 December 2021
- European Commission presentation on the Rule of Law mechanism (341.21 KB)
- Recording of webinar
- FRA presentation on Rule of law and civic space
- European Civic Space and Civic Space Watch Infographic - Vibrant civic space at the heart of strong and functioning rule of law (png, 420KB)
FRP webinar on the Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values Programme, 24 November 2021
FRP thematic meeting on EU Roma Framework, 10 November 2021
FRP meeting with French FRP organisations, 20 October 2021
Fundamental Rights Forum, 11-12 October 2021
FRP webinar on civic space, 28 September 2021
FRP webinar on the Conference of the Future of Europe, 16 September 2021
FRP meeting with Slovenian FRP organisations, 18 June 2021
FRP thematic meeting on EU Roma Framework, 17 June
Exchange of views on civic space and FR in anti-racism work, 9 March
FRP meeting 2021, online, 1 February 2021
- Meeting report - pdf version - word version

2020

FRP Advisory Panel meeting, Vienna, 29-30 January 2020
Meeting with Germany-based FRP organisations, Berlin, 26 February 2020
Expert meeting – communicating the FRA LGBTI survey, FRA/Vienna, 5 March 2020
IGO contact group on human rights defenders (civil society officers from international organisations), series of online meetings on impact of COVID response, online, April/May 2020