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A toolkit promoting child-friendly justice for sentencers, child-rights practitioners and advocates to consider and protect the rights of children affected by a parent's imprisonment.

The European Union Fundamental Rights Information System (EFRIS) brings together information on human rights commitments and compliance of the 27 EU Member States, and Albania, North Macedonia and Serbia, which are EU candidate countries that participate in FRA’s work as observers. EFRIS is being constantly developed and feedback is welcome at efris@fra.europa.eu.

The handbook provides an overview of the EU’s and the CoE’s applicable legal frameworks. It also explains key case law, summarising major rulings of both the Court of Justice of the European Union and the European Court of Human Rights. In addition, it presents hypothetical scenarios that serve as practical illustrations of the diverse issues encountered in this ever-evolving field.

This report examines the EU’s main criminal law instrument in the field of counter-terrorism, Directive (EU) 2017/541. Specifically, it considers how the directive engages issues of fundamental rights, affecting individuals, groups and society as a whole.

This handbook is designed for non-specialist legal professionals, judges, public prosecutors, child protection authorities, and other practitioners and organisations responsible for ensuring the legal protection of the rights of the child. It explains key jurisprudence, summarising major rulings of both the Court of Justice of the European Union and the European Court of Human Rights.

The handbook is intended for lawyers, judges, prosecutors, border guards, immigration officials and others working with national authorities, as well as national human rights institutions, non-governmental organisations and other bodies that may be confronted with legal questions in the areas covered.

This handbook summarises the key European legal principles in the area of access to justice, focusing on civil and criminal law.

This course introduces restorative justice as a human rights–based approach to crime, conflict, and social harm. It explores dialogue, accountability, and reparation as alternatives to punitive systems, while ensuring compliance with international human rights standards and EU legal frameworks.

The ARISA Child online training programme is designed to support correctional staff in working effectively with convicted children in a child-friendly and rights-based manner. This comprehensive and interactive course provides essential knowledge and practical tools on key topics such as children’s rights, trauma-informed care, rehabilitation, and reintegration. The programme is available online in English, Bulgarian, Greek, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish, offering flexible and accessible learning for professionals in the correctional and judicial sectors.

This online course, available in English, Bulgarian, Greek, French, and Italian, is designed to help criminal justice practitioners identify and communicate more effectively with suspects or accused persons with intellectual or psychosocial disabilities. Early identification of such individuals enables authorities and lawyers to make informed decisions throughout criminal proceedings and to better safeguard their rights.