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Justice

Teisingumas, aukų teisės ir teisminis bendradarbiavimas

<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>

EU Charter of Fundamental Rights

Highlights

  • Road to post covid
    Fundamental Rights Report
    10
    June
    2021

    Fundamental Rights Report 2021

    FRA’s Fundamental Rights Report 2021 reviews major developments in the field in 2020, 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. This year’s focus chapter explores the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on fundamental rights. The remaining chapters cover: the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights; equality and non-discrimination; racism, xenophobia and related intolerance; Roma equality and inclusion; asylum, borders and migration; information society, privacy and data protection; rights of the child; access to justice; and the implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
  • Handbook / Guide / Manual
    22
    June
    2016

    Handbook on European law relating to access to justice

    Access to justice is an important element of the rule of law. It enables individuals to protect themselves against infringements of their rights, to remedy civil wrongs, to hold executive power accountable and to defend themselves in criminal proceedings. This handbook summarises the key European legal principles in the area of access to justice, focusing on civil and criminal law.
  • Page

    Criminal Detention Database

    The Criminal Detention Database 2015-2019 combines in one place information on detention conditions in all 28 EU Member States.
  • Report / Paper / Summary
    25
    June
    2019

    Protecting migrant workers from exploitation in the EU: workers’ perspectives

    This report is the EU Fundamental Rights Agency’s fourth on the topic of severe labour exploitation. Based on interviews with 237 exploited workers, it paints a bleak picture of severe exploitation and abuse. The workers include both people who came to the EU, and EU nationals who moved to another EU country. They were active in diverse sectors, and their legal status also varied.
Produktai
Handbook / Guide / Manual
Asylum, migration and borders
Asylum, migration and borders
Access to asylum
Borders and information systems
Child protection
Irregular migration, return and immigration detention
Legal migration and integration
Trafficking and labour exploitation
Data protection, privacy and new technologies
Artificial intelligence and big data
Borders and information systems
Data protection
Unlawful profiling
Equality, non-discrimination and racism
Children, youth and older people
People with disabilities
Hate crime
Racial and ethnic origin
Religion and belief
Roma
Sex, sexual orientation and gender
Justice, victims’ rights and judicial cooperation
Victims’ rights
Defendants’ rights
Civil justice
Judicial cooperation and rule of law
Security
Business and human rights
Support for human rights systems and defenders
EU Charter of Fundamental Rights
Inter-governmental human rights systems
National human rights systems and bodies
Civil society
6
September
2024

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Report / Paper / Summary
Security
Justice, victims’ rights and judicial cooperation
18
November
2021

Directive (EU) 2017/541 on combating terrorism ― Impact on fundamental rights and freedoms

This report examines the EU’s main criminal law instrument in the
field of counter-terrorism, Directive (EU) 2017/541. Specifically, it
considers how the directive engages issues of fundamental rights,
affecting individuals, groups and society as a whole.
Fundamental Rights Report
Lygybė, nediskriminavimas ir rasizmas
Prieglobstis, migracija ir sienos
Duomenų apsauga, privatumas ir naujos technologijos
Teisingumas, aukų teisės ir teisminis bendradarbiavimas
Parama žmogaus teisių sistemoms ir gynėjams
10
June
2021

2021 m. ataskaita apie pagrindinių teisių būklę - FRA Nuomones

2020 m. pagrindinių teisių apsaugos srityje padaryta
pažanga, tačiau neišvengta ir nesėkmių. Europos
Sąjungos pagrindinių teisių agentūros (angl. FRA)
2021 m. ataskaitoje apie pagrindinių teisių būklę
apžvelgiami svarbiausi šios srities pokyčiai, taip
pat aptariami laimėjimai ir neišspręsti susirūpinimą
keliantys klausimai.
Road to post covid
Fundamental Rights Report
Asylum, migration and borders
Data protection, privacy and new technologies
Equality, non-discrimination and racism
Justice, victims’ rights and judicial cooperation
Support for human rights systems and defenders
10
June
2021

Fundamental Rights Report 2021

FRA’s Fundamental Rights Report 2021 reviews major developments in the field in 2020, 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. This year’s focus chapter explores the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on fundamental rights. The remaining chapters cover: the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights; equality and non-discrimination; racism, xenophobia and related intolerance; Roma equality and inclusion; asylum, borders and migration; information society, privacy and data protection; rights of the child; access to justice; and the implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
Fundamental Rights Report
Equality, non-discrimination and racism
Asylum, migration and borders
Data protection, privacy and new technologies
Justice, victims’ rights and judicial cooperation
10
June
2021

The coronavirus pandemic and fundamental rights: A year in review

This focus looks at COVID-19’s impact on fundamental
rights. It underscores that a human rights-based
approach to tackling the pandemic requires balanced
measures that are based on law, necessary, temporary
and proportional. It also requires addressing the
pandemic’s socio-economic impact, protecting the
vulnerable and fighting racism.
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Report / Paper / Summary
Defendants’ rights
Justice, victims’ rights and judicial cooperation
31
March
2021

Presumption of innocence and related rights – Professional perspectives

This report looks at the practical implementation of the presumption of innocence in criminal proceedings, and related rights, in 9 EU Member States (Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Germany, Italy, Lithuania, Poland and Portugal). Article 48 of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights guarantees the presumption of innocence – but, as FRA’s research underscores, it can be undermined in many ways.
Report / Paper / Summary
Aukų teisės
Teisingumas, aukų teisės ir teisminis bendradarbiavimas
8
March
2021

Nusikaltimai, saugumas ir aukų teisės - Santrauka - Pagrindinių teisių tyrimas

Šioje santraukoje pateikiamos pagrindinės FRA
antros pagrindinės ataskaitos, grindžiamos
pagrindinių teisių tyrimu, įžvalgos. Tyrimo metu iš
maždaug 35 000 asmenų surinkti duomenys apie jų
patirtį, suvokimą ir nuomonę tam tikrais klausimais,
įvairiai susijusiais su žmogaus teisėmis.
Video
Justice, victims’ rights and judicial cooperation
Victims’ rights

Event recording - Crime, victims, and rights: what can EU countries do to strengthen victims’ rights?

On Friday 19 February 2021, FRA presented the results of its first-ever EU-wide survey on victims of crime.
Download report on victims of crime
Video
Justice, victims’ rights and judicial cooperation
Victims’ rights

Short video clips on Crime, safety and victims' rights

Crime can touch any of us – as witnesses or as victims. But no matter who you are, we all have rights when it comes to justice. These three short clips show some aspects of working together for justice, rights of victims of crime and rights of witnesses of crime.
Download report on Crime, safety and victims' rights
FRA Director Michael O'Flaherty
Video
Justice, victims’ rights and judicial cooperation
Victims’ rights

Michael O’Flaherty on crime, safety, and victims’ rights

We don’t all experience crime in the same way, and we might deal with it differently. But it’s vital – as victims or witnesses – that our rights are guaranteed, because access to justice is our fundamental right. Watch FRA Director Michael O’Flaherty speaking on the Fundamental Rights Survey report on crime, safety and victims’ rights.
Download the report
Video
Justice, victims’ rights and judicial cooperation
Victims’ rights

Crime, safety and victim’s rights

Crime can touch any of us – as witnesses or as victims. But no matter who you are, we all have rights when it comes to justice. It is for this reason that the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights asked 35,000 people across Europe about their experiences of crime in its Fundamental Rights Survey, and the results are in.
Download report on Crime, safety and victims' rights
Report / Paper / Summary
Victims’ rights
Justice, victims’ rights and judicial cooperation
19
February
2021

Crime, safety and victims' rights – Fundamental Rights Survey

This is the second main report from FRA’s Fundamental Rights Survey, which collected data from 35,000 people on a range of issues. This report focuses on respondents’ experiences as victims of selected types of crime, including violence, harassment, and property crime. The report also examines how often these crimes are reported to the police, and presents further details relating to harassment and violence, such as the perpetrators and where the incidents took place.
Access the data explorer
Download all survey reports
Watch videos
Report / Paper / Summary
Business and human rights
Justice, victims’ rights and judicial cooperation
6
October
2020

Business and human rights – access to remedy

Business activity affects not just customers, employees, and contractors along supply chains, but often entire communities and the environment. This makes it vital that every business complies with human rights. This comparative report looks at the realities victims face when they seek redress for business-related human rights abuses. It presents the findings of fieldwork research on the views of professionals regarding the different ways people can pursue complaints. The findings highlight that obstacles to achieving justice are often multi-layered.
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Periodic updates / Series
Support for human rights systems and defenders
Asylum, migration and borders
Data protection, privacy and new technologies
Equality, non-discrimination and racism
Justice, victims’ rights and judicial cooperation
29
July
2020

Coronavirus pandemic in the EU - Fundamental Rights Implications - Bulletin 4

As we enter the second half of 2020, the constraints on our daily lives
brought about by the Coronavirus pandemic have become a firm reality.
New local lockdowns and the reintroduction of restrictive measures
prompted by fresh outbreaks of the virus are a stark reminder that
COVID-19 continues to shape our lives – and our enjoyment of fundamental
rights – in profound ways. There is compelling evidence of how the
pandemic has exacerbated existing challenges in our societies. This FRA
Bulletin outlines some of the measures EU Member States adopted to
safely reopen their societies and economies while continuing to mitigate
the spread of COVID-19. It highlights the impact these measures may have
on civil, political and socioeconomic rights.
Read news item
Download country research
Download all bulletins
Video
Justice, victims’ rights and judicial cooperation
Support for human rights systems and defenders

The Fundamental Rights Survey

This video was produced for the launch of the Fundamental Rights Survey in June 2020 and gives an overview of the main results.
Download report
Watch the event recording
Report / Paper / Summary
Security
Data protection, privacy and new technologies
Justice, victims’ rights and judicial cooperation
22
July
2020

Your rights matter: Security concerns and experiences

This paper presents people’s concerns and experiences relating to security. It covers worry about crime, including terrorism and online fraud; experience of online fraud; experience of cyberharassment; and concern about illegal access to data.
Watch videos
More survey info
Access all Survey reports
Video
Data protection, privacy and new technologies
Justice, victims’ rights and judicial cooperation

FRA Director Michael O'Flaherty video statement to Access to Justice Conference, 16 July 2020

What are the next steps in the digitalisation of justice and of access to justice? This impulse video statement by FRA Director Michael O’Flaherty was recorded for the online conference “Access to Justice in the Digital Age”. The conference takes place on 16 July and is organised by the German Federal Ministry for Justice and Consumer Protection during the German Council Presidency.
Watch event live stream
MDX Dataset
Asylum, migration and borders
Irregular migration, return and immigration detention
Justice, victims’ rights and judicial cooperation
26 September 2017

Forced return monitoring systems – State of play in EU Member States

The EU Return Directive introduced an important fundamental rights safeguard for third-country nationals ordered to leave the EU because they do not or no longer fulfil the conditions for entry and/or stay. According to the Directive, Member States must provide for an effective forced-return monitoring system.
Fundamental Rights Report
Lygybė, nediskriminavimas ir rasizmas
Prieglobstis, migracija ir sienos
Duomenų apsauga, privatumas ir naujos technologijos
Teisingumas, aukų teisės ir teisminis bendradarbiavimas
Parama žmogaus teisių sistemoms ir gynėjams
11
June
2020
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12 August 2020

2020 m. ataskaita apie pagrindinių teisių būklę. FRA nuomonės

2019 m. pagrindinių teisių apsaugos srityje padaryta
pažanga, tačiau neišvengta ir nesėkmių. Europos
Sąjungos pagrindinių teisių agentūros (angl. FRA)
2020 m. ataskaitoje apie pagrindinių teisių būklę
apžvelgiami svarbiausi šios srities pokyčiai, taip pat
aptariami laimėjimai ir neišspręsti susirūpinimą
keliantys klausimai. Šiame leidinyje pateikiamos FRA
nuomonės apie pagrindines nagrinėjamų teminių sričių
naujoves ir trumpa faktinių duomenų, kuriais
grindžiamos šios nuomonės, apžvalga. Jame glaustai,
tačiau informatyviai apžvelgiamos didžiausios ES ir jos
valstybėse narėse kylančios su pagrindinėmis teisėmis
susijusios problemos.
Fundamental Rights Report
Equality, non-discrimination and racism
Asylum, migration and borders
Data protection, privacy and new technologies
Justice, victims’ rights and judicial cooperation
Support for human rights systems and defenders
11
June
2020

Fundamental Rights Report 2020

FRA’s Fundamental Rights Report 2020 reviews major developments in the field in 2019, 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. This year’s focus chapter explores how to unlock the full potential of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights.
Read the press release
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