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Neglect, abuse and violence against people with disabilities living in institutions are widespread across the EU. A new report from the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) shows how the normalisation of violence, barriers to reporting abuse and a lack of effective monitoring undermine the rights of people with disabilities. FRA calls on EU countries to take urgent action to prevent violence, protect victims and hold institutions accountable.
Judicial authorities across Europe are embracing digital transformation by adopting AI tools, remote hearings and electronic case systems. These advances offer significant opportunities to enhance the efficiency of and access to justice, but their success hinges on strong safeguards that uphold fundamental rights and ensure equal access to justice for all, as a new report of the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) shows. By identifying risks early, by investing in skills and training, and by embedding protections from the outset, policymakers and practitioners can build effective justice systems. This will empower judicial professionals to use new digital tools with confidence and competence.
Roma and Travellers in the EU have more jobs and better housing than before, but poverty, discrimination and segregation remain widespread, shows a new survey from the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA). FRA warns that significant gaps remain between Roma inclusion targets set by the EU and the lived experiences of Roma and Traveller communities. EU countries are not likely to meet the targets by 2030.
Being intersex in the EU means facing alarming levels of violence, harassment and discrimination in daily life, finds the latest report from the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA). Many intersex people have been forced to undergo ‘conversion’ practices or medical procedures without their informed consent, amounting to serious fundamental rights violations. FRA calls on EU countries to address the specific needs of intersex people to protect them from hate, discrimination and medical interventions without their free and fully informed consent.
Some non-EU countries increasingly use migrants and refugees to put pressure on the EU and its external borders. As EU countries react by building fences and restricting asylum procedures, a new position paper from the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) underlines how countries can deal with such pressures in a legal and legitimate way. It highlights that the EU must respond by punishing the actors responsible for instrumentalisation, rather than migrants and refugees who are often unaware that they are being used.
Threats to democracy, stark levels of violence against women and rights abuses at the EU’s borders - these are some of the key challenges detailed in FRA’s Fundamental Rights Report 2025. The report provides telling evidence of fundamental rights under threat across Europe. This must act as a wake-up call for Member States and EU Institutions to prevent the erosion of rights and stop democratic backsliding.
The EU’s plans to set up centres in non-EU countries (so-called ‘return hubs’) must respect fundamental rights law, warns a new Position Paper from the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA). The paper sets out the safeguards that need addressing under EU law before establishing such hubs. These include compliance with fundamental rights, securing legally binding agreements to protect people’s rights, and setting up independent human rights monitoring systems.
A third of women in the EU have experienced violence at home, at work or in public. Young women report having experienced higher levels of sexual harassment at work and other forms of violence than older women. Yet violence against women often remains invisible as only every fourth woman reports incidents to the authorities (the police, or social, health or support services). These are some of the findings of the EU survey on gender-based violence conducted from 2020 to 2024 by Eurostat (the statistical office of the EU), the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) and the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE).
One in two Muslims in the EU face racism and discrimination in their daily life – a sharp rise since 2016. Muslim women, men and children are targeted not just because of their religion, but also because of their skin colour and ethnic or immigrant background. Young Muslims born in the EU and women wearing religious clothing are especially affected. These are some of the findings of the latest report from the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA).
Antisemitism persists in the EU, affecting Jews both online and offline. Concerns over safety and frequent experiences of harassment force many to conceal their Jewish identity. These alarming insights come from the latest survey by the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA). The EU and some of its Member States have put in place measures and action plans to tackle antisemitism. EU countries need to build on these efforts to ensure Jews can live their lives with dignity, free from hate and fear. This is especially important given the impact that the ongoing conflict in the Middle East has had on Jewish communities in Europe.