These reports from EU Member States constitute the background material for a comparative analysis for the report ‘Challenges facing civil society organisations working on human rights in the EU’. The country studies were prepared by FRA’s research network, FRANET. The information in the...

The present report is an evaluation of the projects aiming at the abolition of the death penalty (ADP), financed under the European Initiative on Democracy and Human Rights (EIDHR). The evaluation, undertaken between November 2006 and February 2007, covers a portfolio of 28 projects, some dating...

The evaluation has three objectives: Provide an assessment on the attained results, their impact and sustainability, the good practices and pitfalls in Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance I(IPA I), European Neighbourhood Partnership Instrument (ENPI), Development Cooperation Instrument (DCI)...

The Civil Society Facility (CSF) was established in 2008 under the Instrument for Pre-accession, with the purpose of supporting the development of an active civil society capable of participating in public debate on democracy, human rights, social inclusion and the rule of law. The CSF aims to...

On January 17, 2006, Russia adopted a new federal law amending the legal framework governing non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and giving the government greater control over NGO activity. On July 8, 2005, the President of Kazakhstan signed a new Law on National Security introducing criminal...

This analytical report addresses the interesting theme of participation in civil society, exploring the diverse range of activities that constitute active participation. A central part of the analysis involves identifying factors that influence participation, or in other words understanding why...

This reflection document presents an assessment of the human rights consultations between the EU and Russia, placed in the more general context of their cooperation, as well as proposals and suggestions not only to improve their progress, but also to reshape their direction and objectives. It is...