Among its main objectives are questions relating to democracy, external policy, governance, integration, peace and human rights.The European Parliament also closely monitors the work of the UN Human Rights Council set up in June 2006.
Ar na trí phríomhchuspóir atá aige tá ceist an daonlathais, an bheartais eachtraigh, an rialaithe, an lánpháirtithe, na síochána agus chearta an duine Déanann Parlaimint na hEorpa faireachán dlúth freisin ar obair na Comhairle um Chearta an Duine de chuid na NA a bunaíodh i mí an Mheithimh 2006.