Climate change affects the daily lives of everyone in the EU and has significant environmental, economic, social and health impacts. To tackle this, the European Green Deal was adopted in 2019. This report examines the Green Deal from a fundamental rights perspective, with the aim of protecting the right to a safe, clean, healthy and sustainable environment for all. It highlights the lack of fundamental rights in EU climate policy and the need to incorporate these rights into future legislation. It also considers how applying a human-rights-based approach to climate policy could support a fair and inclusive transition.
Ahead of the EU elections, this report explores the political participation of people with disabilities. Although some Member States removed restrictions on the right to vote and to stand for elections, barriers still exist. This report is an update of new developments following FRA’s last report published in 2014. It sets out ways forward to ensure people with disabilities have equal opportunities, in line with the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights and the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
People fleeing from Ukraine received protection in EU law under the Temporary Protection Directive. Local authorities took the lead in ensuring access to fundamental rights under temporary protection. This report explores the measures to ensure access to housing, education, employment and healthcare in 26 cities and regional authorities across 12 EU Member States. Unprecedented coordination helped overcome challenges, but many uncertainties remain and long-term solutions may be needed. Based on the information collected, this report identifies 12 priority actions, building on FRA’s previous reports concerning people displaced from Ukraine.
Civil society organisations struggle to maintain an environment safe from threats and attacks. FRA’s sixth annual update on civic space explores the challenges for organisations across the EU. While there has been significant development since FRA began monitoring the situation in 2018, civil society organisations remain under immense pressure. Abusive lawsuits and attacks against those involved in migrant search and rescue at sea are just some of the challenges identified. This report presents ways forward to protect civil society and human rights.
Europe’s ageing population is ever-increasing, and our societies are becoming more digitalised. Many public services are now available online, with many more services in the process of being digitalised. But the digitalisation of public services poses a risk of exclusion for older persons. In this new report, FRA explores the impact of digitalisation on the fundamental rights of older persons. The report maps the current legislation, policies and practices fostering digital inclusion. It provides an overview of the laws at the national level that provide for equal access to public services, both online and offline. The findings show how Member States safeguard older person’s rights to access services undergoing digitalisation. It outlines how Member States can support digital skills and ensure older people can fully participate in public life.
FRA Opinion 1/21 illustrates the extent and nature of lived experiences of inequality and discrimination across the EU. It does so with reference to the grounds of discrimination and areas of life covered by the racial and employment equality directives, as well as by the proposed Equal Treatment Directive. It was issued on 30 April 2021. This summary presents the main recommendations (‘Key findings and opinions’) outlined in FRA Opinion 1/21.
L’avis 1/2021 de la FRA illustre l’étendue et la nature des expériences vécues en matière d’inégalité et de discrimination à travers l’UE. Ce faisant, il se réfère aux motifs de discrimination et aux domaines de la vie couverts par la directive sur l’égalité en matière d’emploi et par la directive sur l’égalité raciale, ainsi que par la proposition de directive sur l’égalité de traitement. Cet avis a été publié le 30 avril 2021. Le présent résumé rassemble les principales recommandations («Points clés et avis») décrites dans l’avis 1/2021 de la FRA.
This report outlines to what extent legal aid is available to those held in pre-removal detention in the 27 EU Member States, and in North Macedonia and Serbia, during procedures related to their return. These involve decisions on return, on detention pending removal, the removal itself and on bans on entry. The report also examines when people are entitled to free legal aid and how this aid is funded, as well as who provides representation and various factors that limit the scope of legal aid.
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.
Civil society organisations play a vital role in promoting fundamental rights, but they face diverse challenges across the European Union. This report presents FRA’s findings on a range of such challenges. The findings are based on research, and on two online consultations with civil society organisations, carried out in 2020.
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.
This opinion illustrates the extent and nature of lived experiences of inequality and discrimination across the EU. It does so with reference to the grounds of discrimination and areas of life covered by the racial and employment equality directives, as well as in relation to the grounds and areas covered by the proposed Equal Treatment Directive.
Докладът на FRA относно изкуствения интелект и основните права представя конкретни примери за начина, по който дружествата и държавните администрации в ЕС използват или се опитват да използват ИИ. В настоящото резюме се представят основните заключения от доклада. Те могат да послужат за информация при създаване на политики на равнището на ЕС и на национално равнище за регламентиране на използването на инструменти с ИИ в съответствие с правата на човека и основните права.
Zpráva agentury FRA o umělé inteligenci a základních právech uvádí konkrétní příklady toho, jak společnosti a orgány veřejné správy v EU používají nebo se pokoušejí používat umělou inteligenci. Toto shrnutí předkládá hlavní poznatky zprávy. Ty mohou sloužit jako podpůrné informace pro úsilí tvůrců politik na úrovni EU i jednotlivých států v oblasti regulace používání nástrojů umělé inteligence v souladu s lidskými a základními právy.
I FRA’s rapport om kunstig intelligens og grundlæggende rettigheder gives der konkrete eksempler på, hvordan virksomheder og offentlige forvaltninger i EU bruger eller forsøger at bruge kunstig intelligens. Dette resumé indeholder hovedresultaterne fra rapporten. Disse kan danne grundlag for EU’s og medlemsstaternes politiske bestræbelser på at regulere brugen af AI-værktøjer i overensstemmelse med menneskerettighederne og de grundlæggende rettigheder.
Der Bericht der FRA über künstliche Intelligenz und Grundrechte präsentiert konkrete Beispiele dafür, wie Unternehmen und Behörden in der EU künstliche Intelligenz einsetzen oder einzusetzen versuchen. Diese Zusammenfassung stellt die wichtigsten Erkenntnisse aus dem Bericht vor, die sowohl auf Unionsebene als auch auf nationaler Ebene für die Politikgestaltung auf dem Gebiet des menschen- und grundrechtskonformen Einsatzes von KI-Tools genutzt werden können.
Η έκθεση του FRA σχετικά με την τεχνητή νοημοσύνη και τα θεμελιώδη δικαιώματα παρουσιάζει συγκεκριμένους τρόπους με τους οποίους οι εταιρείες και οι δημόσιες διοικητικές αρχές στην ΕΕ χρησιμοποιούν, ή προσπαθούν να χρησιμοποιήσουν, την ΤΝ. Η παρούσα σύνοψη περιέχει τα βασικά σημεία της έκθεσης. Οι εν λόγω πληροφορίες μπορούν να αποτελέσουν τη βάση για τη χάραξη πολιτικής σε ενωσιακό και εθνικό επίπεδο σχετικά με τη χρήση εργαλείων ΤΝ που σέβονται τα ανθρώπινα και τα θεμελιώδη δικαιώματα.
FRA’s report on artificial intelligence and fundamental rights presents concrete examples of how companies and public administrations in the EU are using, or trying to use, AI. This summary presents the main insights from the report. These can inform EU and national policymaking efforts to regulate the use of AI tools in compliance with human and fundamental rights.
En el informe de la Agencia de los Derechos Fundamentales de la Unión Europea sobre inteligencia artificial (IA) y derechos fundamentales se presentan ejemplos concretos de cómo las empresas y las administraciones públicas de la Unión Europea están utilizando o tratan de utilizar la IA. En este resumen se presentan las perspectivas más destacadas del informe. Esto puede servir como fundamento para el intento de las políticas nacionales y de la Unión por regular el uso de las herramientas de IA respetando los derechos fundamentales y humanos.