Fundamental Rights Report 2025: Electoral manipulation, violence against women, online hate

Threats to democracy, stark levels of violence against women and rights abuses at the EU’s borders - these are some of the key challenges detailed in FRA’s Fundamental Rights Report 2025. The report provides telling evidence of fundamental rights under threat across Europe.

Fundamental rights in Europe are facing growing and serious challenges. Geopolitical tensions, rising intolerance and threats to election integrity are testing the resilience of our democratic institutions. At the same time, calls for simplification and deregulation risk undermining the vital safeguards that protect people’s rights. This must act as a wake-up call for Member States and EU Institutions to prevent the erosion of rights and stop democratic backsliding.

It highlights major developments and trends in 2024. It also presents FRA’s opinions on these developments as a call to action, urging Member States and EU institutions to stand up for fundamental rights and to address the gaps and challenges.

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