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There is a vast array of human rights information. The trouble is, you often have to search through so many different places online. Much of it is relevant for the EU and its Member States. Now, help is at hand with FRA’s European Union Fundamental Rights Information System, EFRIS. It draws together information from these various sources, providing a much-needed single entry point.
FRA will present its work on women as victims of partner violence at a conference in Budapest on 9 December.
FRA and the Committee of the Regions’ Commission for Citizenship, Governance, Institutional & External Affairs (CIVEX) will hold their annual dialogue on 9 December in Brussels.
The agency’s Scientific Committee will meet on 6 December at FRA.
The handbook on European law relating to the rights of the child aims to illustrate how European law and case law accommodate the specific interests and needs of children.
The handbook on European non-discrimination law examines law stemming from the complementary systems of the EU non-discrimination directives and the European Convention on Human Rights, drawing on them interchangeably to the extent that they overlap, while highlighting differences where these exist.
The handbook on European data protection law is designed to familiarise legal practitioners not specialised in data protection with this emerging area of the law.
FRA’s guidance on Applying the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union in law and policymaking at national level is now also available in Swedish.
The Greek Ombudsman held a conference on the challenges for Greece and Europe in monitoring returns.
FRA met with the European Commission on 4 December in Brussels to discuss its preliminary LGBTI survey findings ahead of their launch in 2020.
Some 60 experts from EU institutions and civil society gathered at the European Parliament on 2 December to discuss compensation for exploitation and violence against migrant workers.
FRA took part in the annual conference marking European Day of Persons with Disabilities, organised by the European Commission and the European Disability Forum.
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The FRA Director Michael O’Flaherty will be in Berlin to prepare for the forthcoming German Presidency of the Council of the EU.
Missing Children Europe invited FRA to present its child protection guide focusing on victims of trafficking during a policy debate.
European Day of Persons with Disabilities is a time to remind ourselves of the urgent need to live up to our commitments to achieve equality for all. This is especially pressing since the European Disability Strategy will end in 2020.
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FRA will contribute to a UN’s Human Rights Council debate in Geneva on 3 December.
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FRA will take part in the meeting of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance in Luxembourg on 3 December
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FRA will present the situation of human rights defenders in the EU during the EU NGO Forum in Brussels from 3 to 4 December.
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EU Justice Ministers will meet on 3 December in Brussels.
Ensuring access to effective remedy is an important part of global efforts to encourage business conduct that respects human rights. A new Fundamental Rights Agency’s (FRA) paper looks at examples of business-related human rights abuse and identifies key factors facilitating access to remedy. A comparative report will follow in 2020, which will identify obstacles for victims seeking justice and put forward proposals to overcome them.