The Fundamental Rights Research Centre (FRC) of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel is a specialised research centre at the Faculty of Law and Criminology focusing on fundamental rights. In recent years, the centre has been particularly active in the interaction between human rights and criminal law.
News
FRC Member presents FRC tasks at the HEROES Final Conference
On the 7th and 8th of November 2024, FRC member Nadine El-Dekmak represented FRC as a consortium partners of the HEROES project.Fieldwork on Access to Justice for Online Fraud Victims - European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA)
Have You Been a Victim of Online Fraud? We Want to Hear from You! Online fraud is on the rise, affecting countless individuals across Europe. Victims often encounter significant challenges when seeking justice, from navigating legal processes to accessing adequate support.
Call for Abstracts: "Thicker Notions of Human Rights Accountabilities" Conference
The Thicker Notions of Human Rights Accountabilities Conference revisits the questions of what qualifies as a human rights violation, who holds human rights duties and how to actually deliver human rights accountability in the context of pressing and complex challenges.
Events
Practical info-HEROES Final Review Meeting
On 12 February 2025, the European Commission hosted the final review meeting for the HEROES project in Brussels.
Practical info-FAIR Project Seminar: "The EU Charter in Action – Enhancing Rights Protection in the EU and Belgium"
On the 3rd of February 2025, FRC is organizing a seminar titled “The EU Charter in Action – Enhancing Rights Protection in the EU and Belg
Practical info-PhD defence of Júlia Zomignani Barboza: Undesirable unreturnables: the challenges of dealing with criminal migrants in need of protection.
On Wednesday 12 June 2024 at 4 p.m., FRC member Júlia Zomignani Barboza will defend her PhD thesis titled: ‘Undesirable unreturnables: the challenges of dealing with criminal migrants in need of protection.
