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The Agency will attend the Council of Europe’s Ad hoc Committee of Experts on Roma and Travellers’ issues (CAHROM) in Athens on 22 May.
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On 22 and 23 May in Sofia, the Agency will give presentations to the Bulgarian EU Presidency seminar on ‘Holocaust, antisemitism the rise of hate crime and hate speech’
From 17 to 18 April, the Agency took part in the first expert meeting on Responses to Violence against Children established by the Ad hoc Committee for the Rights of the Child (CAHENF) in Strasbourg.
From 15 to 16 May, the Agency took part in the meeting of the Eurostat task force charged with developing a survey on gender-based violence.
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On 15 May, the Agency, together with ODIHR, facilitated a workshop in Bratislava for law enforcement officers and officials responsible for hate crime registration.
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The right to adequate housing and the link between the European Pillar for Social Rights and the European Social Charter was the focus of discussions during thematic platform meetings in Belfast.
Step-by-step advances are being made towards improving the equality of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and intersex (LGBTI) people in Europe. This year’s International day against homophobia, transphobia and biphobia, on 17 May, underlines the need to strengthen alliances to continue to build on this progress to help combat intolerance, hate and discrimination towards LGBTI people.
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This year the RightsCon Conference will take place in Toronto from 16 to 18 May.
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Cities can play a vital role in meeting today’s migration challenges, said FRA’s Director at this year’s State of the Union conference in Florence on 10 May.
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From 15 to 16 May, the Agency will take part in a Eurostat task force meeting on developing a gender-based violence survey.
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The Agency’s Management and Executive Boards will meet from 15 to 17 May.
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On 15 May, the Agency together with the OSCE’s Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights will facilitate a workshop for law enforcement officers and officials responsible for (hate) crime registration in Slovakia.
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The European Parliament is hosting a week of activities to honour people of African descent, between 14 and 17 May.
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The annual UN Crime Commission in Vienna takes place from 14 to 18 May.
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The FRA Director will address the European University Institute’s renowned State of the Union conference.
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A delegation from the European Parliament’s Employment and Social Affairs Committee (EMPL) visited the Agency on 9 May to explore how to further strengthen cooperation with FRA and how the Agency could support the Committee’s work.
The Agency gave a presentation at an expert seminar on its latest findings concerning the criminalisation of those who provide humanitarian assistance to irregular migrants on the move.
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The European Social Cohesion Platform established by the Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers met from 3 to 4 May in Strasbourg.
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On 8 May, FRA Director Michael O’Flaherty interacted with the EU Ambassadors to the UN in Geneva.
This video blog by FRA Director Michael O'Flaherty is released periodically and will address burning fundamental rights themes.