The current report is part of the evaluation of the European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights (EIDHR) 2014-2020, which itself is part of a series of evaluations of the European Union’s (EU) External Financing Instruments (EFIs) designed to feed into the Mid-Term Review of the EFIs...

The European Union (EU) recognises the need to address the threat of terrorism, and further develop cooperation within both its neighbourhood and external regions to prevent or counter violent extremism (P/CVE). The EU’s Counter-Terrorism (CT) Strategy comprises four pillars – Prevent,...

The agency organised a high-level expert meeting in Vienna on 29-30 May 2017, bringing together participants from different EU Member States and horizons, including: human rights and fine arts academics; museum staff; curators; representatives of civil society organisations focusing on artistic...

In order to communicate well with the public, institutions need to communicate unlike institutions. They must acquire qualities of speed, agility, flexibility, imagination and novelty, and experiment boldly with new approaches, especially in the rapidly evolving sphere of social media. To this...

This meeting report distils the discussions held during a high-level expert meeting organised by FRA, which explored the shared space between religion and human rights. Religious scholars, clerics, representatives of religious communities and human rights experts sought to identify the untapped...

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...

With terrorism, cyber-attacks and sophisticated cross-border criminal networks posing growing threats, the work of intelligence services has become more urgent, complex and international. Such work can strongly interfere with fundamental rights, especially privacy and data protection. While...

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...

Integrating migrants, refugees and their descendants is of critical importance for the future of the European Union. This report examines Member States’ integration policies and action plans for promoting their participation in society, focusing on non-discrimination, education, employment,...

Protecting the public from security threats and safeguarding fundamental rights involves a delicate balance. Brutal terror attacks and technological innovations making possible large-scale communications data monitoring have further complicated the matter, triggering concerns about violations of...

This report provides a general overview of the transposition of EU gender equality law in the 28 Member States of the European Union, as well as Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway (the EEA countries) and four candidate countries (the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and...

This Final report is the final deliverable of the Study on the Temporary Protection Directive (2001/55/EC), an assignment undertaken by ICF Consulting Services Limited (“ICF”), on behalf of DG Migration and Home Affairs (“the Commission”). The Final Report contains the purpose, scope,...

The European Union (EU) has commissioned ADE to conduct a strategic evaluation of its cooperation with Pakistan over the period 2007-2014. The objectives were to provide an overall independent assessment of the EU’s past and current cooperation and to identify key lessons and recommendations...

This Joint Country Evaluation of the development cooperation of Denmark, Sweden and the European Union with Bangladesh has a dual objective of firstly providing accountability through an overall independent assessment of the cooperation strategy and delivery of the Evaluation Partners in...

The purpose of this review is to determine whether the European Consensus on Development (ECD) was instrumental in shaping the development policies and strategies of the EU and its Member States after 2005. To what extent were the values, objectives and principles reflected in the EU Member...

This review of the strategic evaluations carried out on behalf of the European Commission’s Directorate-General for International Co-operation and Development (DG DEVCO) is part of a DG DEVCO and European External Action Service (EEAS) exercise aimed at updating the European Consensus on...

These reports from EU Member States provided the background for the second volume of FRA’s report on National intelligence authorities and surveillance in the EU: Fundamental rights safeguards and remedies. The country studies were prepared by FRA’s research network, FRANET. These studies...

EU Member States have largely implemented, and started applying, three instruments on transferring prison sentences, probation measures and alternative sanctions, as well as pre-trial supervision measures, to other Member States. This report provides an overview of their first experiences with...

Protecting the human rights of individuals subject to criminal proceedings is an essential element of the rule of law. Persons who are suspected or accused of crimes in countries other than their own are particularly vulnerable, making appropriate procedural safeguards especially crucial. The...

Franz Segbers hat 2015 ein Buch veröffentlicht, das den Titel trägt: „Ökonomie, die dem Leben dient. Die Menschenrechte als Grundlage einer christlichen Wirtschaftsethik“. Ich habe zu diesem Buch mehrere Stellungnahmen verfasst. Auf meine 2015 im ORDO-Jahrbuch (Band 66) erschienene...

We use endogenous treatment-regression models to estimate the causal average treatment effect of US economic sanctions on four types of human rights. In contrast to previous studies, we find no support for adverse effects of sanctions on economic rights, political and civil rights, and basic...

We use endogenous treatment-regression models to estimate the causal average treatment effect of US economic sanctions on four types of human rights. In contrast to previous studies, we find no support for adverse effects of sanctions on economic rights, political and civil rights, and basic...

Bericht über Arbeitsbedingungen in der Schuhindustrie Osteuropas. Die Realität hinter Schuhen "Made in Europe". "Made in Europe” klingt besser als "Made in China”. Doch was steckt wirklich dahinter? Unsere neueste, innerhalb unserer Kampagne Change Your Shoes erarbeitete Recherche zeigt:...

Change Your Shoes initiated this shoe company assessment to get a snapshot of where the shoe industry stands in regard to social sustainability and to provide a resource for consumers on which brands are doing more and which are doing less to combat problems occurring throughout the global...

This paper analyses the health-improving effects of introducing four different constitutional social and environmental human rights (health, free education, adequate living (or welfare), and environment) and the American Convention on Human Rights (ACHR) into national constitution and...

Die Globalisierung verwandelt politische Machtverhältnisse. Die Regulationskraft der Nationalstaaten ist- tendenziell wieder abnehmend, das Gewicht Fakten erschaffender international agierender Firmen und Konzerne und der Stimmen anderer nichtstaatlicher Akteure hat zugenommen. Die...

We use endogenous treatment-regression models to estimate the causal average treatment effect of US economic sanctions on four types of human rights. In contrast to previous studies, we find no support for adverse effects of sanctions on economic rights, political and civil rights, and basic...

Franz Segbers hat 2015 ein Buch veröffentlicht, das den Titel trägt: "Ökonomie, die dem Leben dient. Die Menschenrechte als Grundlage einer christlichen Wirtschaftsethik". Ich habe zu diesem Buch mehrere Stellungnahmen verfasst. Auf meine 2015 im ORDO-Jahrbuch (Band 66) erschienene Rezension...

Violence against women remains a major social, public health, and human rights problem in the EU. Violence against women is a complex phenomenon that needs to be understood within the wider social context and within the social and cultural norms that permeate it. Public attitudes and responses...