Some professional associations, journalists, lawyers and NGOs as well as representatives of Ministries of Justice have also expressed concerns that the EU has adopted instruments the emphasis of which is mainly repressive, without enough consideration for individual rights.
Certaines associations professionnelles, des journalistes, des avocats et des ONG ainsi que des représentants des ministères de la justice ont également fait part de leurs préoccupations, estimant que l'UE adoptait des instruments qui privilégient surtout les aspects répressifs, sans tenir suffisamment compte des droits individuels.