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Systems

Sostegno ai sistemi e ai difensori dei diritti umani

EU Charter of Fundamental Rights

Highlights

  • Urban girl striding through city area
    Report / Paper / Summary
    11
    October
    2021

    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.
    Watch video on Human rights cities
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    EU Fundamental Rights Information System

    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.
    Access the database
  • Report / Paper / Summary
    18
    January
    2018

    Challenges facing civil society organisations working on human rights in the EU

    Civil society organisations in the European Union play a crucial role in promoting fundamental rights, but it has become harder for them to do so – due to both legal and practical restrictions. This report looks at the different types and patterns of challenges faced by civil society organisations working on human rights in the EU.
  • Handbook / Guide / Manual
    23
    October
    2018

    Applicazione della Carta dei diritti fondamentali dell’UE nella legislazione e nell’elaborazione delle politiche a livello nazionale

    Essendo un catalogo dei diritti umani molto moderno, che contiene molti diritti non
    reperibili nelle carte dei diritti consolidate, la Carta sembra davvero buona a livello
    teorico. Coloro che conoscono i principi fondamentali del diritto dell’UE possono di
    solito recitare rapidamente che la Carta è sempre vincolante per l’UE e per gli Stati
    membri solo quando «attuano il diritto dell’UE». Ma che cosa significa in realtà questa
    espressione spesso citata dall’articolo 51 della Carta?
Prodotti
Handbook / Guide / Manual
Support for human rights systems and defenders
Asylum, migration and borders
February
2020

E-Media Toolkit on Migration ― Trainer's Manual

In today’s media landscape the way in which journalists
and editors receive, process and publish news
is constantly changing. Journalists face immense
time pressure, as news frequently breaks online To facilitate training on the coverage of migration
news, this Trainer’s Manual is a tool to be used together
with the e-Media Toolkit.
Access the e-Media Toolkit
Video
Data protection, privacy and new technologies
Security
Support for human rights systems and defenders
Sex, sexual orientation and gender

Video blog by Michael O'Flaherty: hope in 2020

In the latest edition of his video blog, FRA Director Michael O'Flaherty speaks about the importance and power of hope accompanying the work of FRA in 2020. Particularly after a troubled start of the year.
Video
Support for human rights systems and defenders
EU Charter of Fundamental Rights

Fundamental Rights Charter: Freedoms

Check out the EU's modern human rights catalogue and its chapter about Freedoms.
Video
Support for human rights systems and defenders
EU Charter of Fundamental Rights

Fundamental Rights Charter: Equality

Check out the EU's modern human rights catalogue and its chapter about Equality.
Video
Support for human rights systems and defenders
EU Charter of Fundamental Rights

Fundamental Rights Charter: Solidarity

Check out the EU's modern human rights catalogue and its chapter about Solidarity.
Page
Support for human rights systems and defenders
Inter-governmental human rights systems

EU Fundamental Rights Information System

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.
Access the database
Video
Support for human rights systems and defenders
EU Charter of Fundamental Rights

Fundamental Rights Charter: Call for action

Improve law and policies by always checking the applicability of the Charter!
Video
Support for human rights systems and defenders
EU Charter of Fundamental Rights

Fundamental Rights Charter: Dignity

Check out the EU's modern human rights catalogue and its chapters starting with Dignity.
Video
Support for human rights systems and defenders
EU Charter of Fundamental Rights

Celebrating 10 years of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights!

Check out the EU's modern human rights catalogue! The Charter celebrates this year its 10th anniversary since it became legally binding!
Report / Paper / Summary
National human rights systems and bodies
Support for human rights systems and defenders
EU Charter of Fundamental Rights
Civil society
12
November
2019

The EU Charter of Fundamental Rights on its 10th anniversary: views of civil society and national human rights institutions

The Charter is most effective, and has a real impact on people’s lives, when parliaments, governments and courts at local, regional and national levels all actively apply it. The national sphere is particularly relevant. A strong fundamental rights architecture and committed national governments and parliaments are key to letting the Charter unfold its potential at this level. Civil society organisations (CSOs) and national human rights institutions (NHRIs) are also crucial given their contributions to the protection and promotion of Charter rights.
Video
Support for human rights systems and defenders

10 keys to effectively communicating human rights

This video, shot at the recent Human Rights Communicators' Network Workshop, highlights many comments from the inspirational discussions on how elements of FRA's 10 keys to effectively communicate human rights can influence our day-to-day work.
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Download our 10 keys
Video
Support for human rights systems and defenders

Drawing lines to the bigger picture - Sarah Wishart

Talk by Sarah Wishart of Rights Info at the Human Rights Communicators' Workshop held at FRA on 3-4 October 2019.
Video
Support for human rights systems and defenders

Interactive communication using augmented and virtual reality - Szczepan Orlowski

Talk by Szczepan Orlowski of Animorph at the Human Rights Communicators' Workshop held at FRA on 3-4 October 2019.
Video
Support for human rights systems and defenders

Political communication: a grassroots perspective - Flavia Kleiner

Talk by Flavia Kleiner of Operation Libero to the Human Rights Communicators' Workshop held at FRA on 3-4 October 2019.
Video
Support for human rights systems and defenders

Human rights messages that work - Michael O'Flaherty

FRA Director Michael O'Flaherty gave the opening talk at the Human Rights Communicators' Workshop held at the Agency on 3-4 October 2019.
Video
Asylum, migration and borders
Support for human rights systems and defenders
Civil society
Borders and information systems

Video blog by Michael O'Flaherty: rescue in the Mediterranean

In the latest edition of his video blog, FRA Director Michael O'Flaherty focuses on the migration situation in the Mediterranean Sea and makes three proposals.
Infographic
People with disabilities
Equality, non-discrimination and racism
Support for human rights systems and defenders
Inter-governmental human rights systems

Putting the UN’s Disability Convention into practice

Fundamental Rights Report 2019: Ten years after the UN’s Disability Convention entered into force, 2018 saw it continue
to drive advances in disability rights across the EU.
Infographic
EU Charter of Fundamental Rights
Support for human rights systems and defenders

The Charter’s untapped potential, nationally

Fundamental Rights Report 2019: The Charter of Fundamental Rights is the EU’s bill of human rights. These rights and principles have to be respected and promoted by EU institutions and Member States whenever they act within EU law. Approaching the Charter’s 10th anniversary, Member States do not yet make full use of the potential it offers.
Infographic
Inter-governmental human rights systems
Support for human rights systems and defenders

Sustainable Development Goals and human rights in the EU

Fundamental Rights Report 2019: Implementing fundamental and human rights helps create a sustainable future.
Here the EU plays a key role.
Report / Paper / Summary
Asylum, migration and borders
Borders and information systems
Support for human rights systems and defenders
Civil society
19
June
2019

2019 update - NGO ships involved in search and rescue in the Mediterranean and criminal investigations

In 2018, some 2,299 people are estimated to have died or gone missing at sea while crossing the sea to reach Europe to escape war or persecution or to pursue a better life. This is on average more than six people per day. Before mid-2017, a significant share of migrants in distress at sea have been rescued by civil society vessels deployed with a humanitarian mandate to reduce fatalities and bring rescued migrants to safety. In 2018, however, authorities in some Member States viewed civil society-deployed rescue vessels with hostility. As a reaction, they seized rescue vessels, arrested crew members, and initiated legal procedures against them (more than a dozen altogether). In some cases, rescue vessels were blocked in harbours due to flag issues.