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THE CHARTER OF FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS Even before the EU was founded in 1957, all of the founding Member States had already signed the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms. This Convention was drawn up in 1950 and commits its signatories to guarantee certain civil and political rights and freedoms within their countries, including the protection from discrimination. 47 countries have now signed up to the Convention and some of its additional protocols. The countries that have ratified the Convention make up the Council of Europe which is separate from the European Union, although all EU countries are also part of the Council of Europe. For the European Union, the Charter of Fundamental Rights extended these rights and set them out in greater detail. The Charter includes the RIGHT to good administration, worker’s rights, social security, environmental protection and much more. In a total of 6 chapters
Dignity, Freedoms, Equality, Solidarity, Citizens’ Rights a n d Justice 54 articles define the fundamental values and civil, political, economic and social rights of all EU citizens. |
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European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) The European Union has come a long way in protecting the human rights of its citizens. However, more needs to be done. Discrimination occurs in all aspects of our everyday life such as school, sports, work, healthcare and entertainment. The 27 Member States of the European Union have established the Agency for Fundamental Rights to monitor fundamental rights and to help promote and protect these rights for all of us. The tasks of the Agency for Fundamental Rights are: - Information and data collection and analysis - Co-operation with civil society and awareness-raising - Advice to EU institutions and Member States If you want to know more, visit our general site on http://fra.europa.eu
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