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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13842
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FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES / Fundamental rights

European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights sounds alarm over increasingly restricted civic space

In its report published on Tuesday 31 March, the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) states that “75% of responding civil society organisations (CSOs) active in the field of fundamental rights faced barriers in conducting human rights activities”.

The study, dedicated to civic space, shows that this “essential component of a functioning democracy” is diminishing throughout the European Union. As a result, civil society organisations (CSOs) are faced with an...