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FRA took part in the high-level conference in Paris from 26 to 27 September to mark the 25th Anniversary of the Council of Europe’s European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI).
FRA took part in the second meeting of the European Guardianship Network in Glasgow on 23 and 24 September.
Poor information and inadequate access to legal assistance often prevent defendants in criminal proceedings from full access to justice, as FRA latest report reveals. It points to where Member States should improve information flows and legal representation to uphold defendants’ rights.
The FRA Executive Board will meet at the Agency on 27 September.
Practitioners are often unsure whether or not the Charter of Fundamental Rights applies to a given situation, and how it adds value.
On 26 September, FRA will attend a conference in Budapest on LGBTI people and violence in Europe: studying attitudes, changing minds.
FRA took part in the fourth and last meeting of the Council of Europe’s expert meeting on the human rights dimensions of automated data processing and artificial intelligence in Strasbourg on 23 and 24 September.
On 19 and 20 September, FRA attended the 3rd EDEN Conference on Data Protection in Law Enforcement.
FRA presented the 10 keys to effectively communicating rights and its implementation during a roundtable discussion in Brussels on 18 September.
On 20 September, FRA took part in a National Contact Points meeting of the European Migration Network (EMN).
FRA gave a keynote presentation during the OSCE’s Annual Police Experts Meeting (APEM), which took place in Vienna on 23 and 24 September.
FRA will speak at a symposium, entitled ‘Somewhere beyond the rainbow’, organised by Vienna University and Ludwig Boltzman Institute.
FRA will welcome representatives of the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Permanent Mission of Norway to the International Organizations in Vienna and the Financial Mechanism Office on 24 September.
This handbook provides an overview of key aspects of access to justice in Europe.
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The Finnish Presidency of the Council of the EU and European Commission are organising a high-level conference in Brussels on advancing LGBTI equality in the EU.
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From 23 to 24 September, FRA will take part in a fact-finding workshop in Riga on children with disabilities.
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In Ghent from 19 to 21 September the annual conference of the European Society of Criminology will take place.
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Facial recognition technology has developed considerably over the past years resulting in a lot of discussion.
On 12 September, FRA Director Michael O’Flaherty presented the Fundamental Rights Report 2019 to the European Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs in Brussels.
On 6 September in Brussels, FRA presented its work in the area of the European arrest warrant, mutual trust and criminal detention to the Council of the EU’s working party on criminal cooperation (COPEN).