FRA opinions
Supporting other human
rights actors
FRA’s fieldwork underlines that national human rights
institutions, civil society organisations and, in some
cases, ombudsperson institutions can play a crucial
role in an enhanced intelligence services accountability
system. However, FRA’s fieldwork also shows that civil
society organisations often lack adequate resources,
with few able to offer comprehensive services to
victims of alleged unlawful surveillance.
FRA opinion 16
EU Member States should broaden the operational
space for national human rights bodies and
institutions and civil society organisations, which can
play a strong role as ‘watchdogs’ in the oversight
framework.
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