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On 20 March, FRA provided training on fundamental rights in the context of ETIAS operations online in a training course organised by Frontex for ETIAS national units.
FRA spoke during an ERA seminar on protecting victims of violence in the justice system. FRA covered the EU legal landscape on rights and presented its findings on protecting women and other victims of violence.
On 3 April, FRA will speak during the mid-term review conference of the Council of Europe’s child rights strategy (2022-2027). The event in Strasbourg looks towards a child justice system which guarantees the respect and the effective implementation of children’s rights.
Sirpa Rautio
During a diplomatic dialogue for equality on 25 March, FRA Director, Sirpa Rautio, shares her views with the diplomatic community in Vienna on how to combat racism and online hate speech. The event was organised in cooperation with the Austrian civil society organization ZARA Civil Courage and Anti-Racism Work, the Austrian Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs (BMEIA), and the Dutch, Swedish, and Canadian embassies in Austria.
FRA took part in the second review of the EU’s implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CPRD) to which the EU is a Party. FRA participated as a member of the EU level monitoring framework and supported the CRPD Committee with data and research on people with disabilities.
FRA presented its ongoing project on remote biometric identification in law enforcement and the fundamental rights implications during an international conference on law enforcement technologies. The conference explored the regulatory framework of facial recognition technologies and the challenges posed by law enforcement authorities in deploying facial recognition.
FRA took part in a coordination meeting on combatting anti-Muslim hatred and racism, organised jointly by the European Commission and the Council of Europe. The event aimed at further facilitating dialogue among institutional stakeholders dedicated to combatting anti-Muslim hatred and racism.
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FRA will host a foresight workshop that will bring together selected experts from EU institutions, Member States, academia and think tanks. It is part of a FRA project that aims to integrate a fundamental rights perspective into strategic policy foresight by the EU and its Member States.
On 27 March, FRA will participate virtually in a meeting of the EU Translation Centre’s Management Board.
FRA will contribute to the Luxembourg National Dialogue and consultation about the forthcoming action plan to promote LGBTIQ Equality.
On 26 March, FRA will host an online stakeholders’ consultation on the Roma Survey 2024. There will be breakout discussions in national languages.
On 25 March, FRA will join a policy dialogue on strengthening Equality Bodies to safeguard human rights. It will look at national, regional, and EU perspectives.
FRA’s Director will speak at a public event on the role of human rights in the current political world order.
On 12 and 13 March, FRA hosted its regular meeting with its National Liaison Officers (NLOs). They are the main contact points for the Agency in Member States and in countries that participate as observers in the work of FRA.
FRA’s Director will deliver a speech during the RIGHTS CITIES project train-the-trainer event and project meeting. The meeting takes place in Vienna on 17 March.
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FRA will join the annual meeting of the Infra4NextGen Consortium Meeting as member of its stakeholder board.
FRA will join the regular meeting of the National Roma Contact Points. The European Commission-organised meeting takes place in Brussels on 20 March.
FRA, together with the European Commission and ProtectDefenders.eu delivered online training for EU Delegations and consular staff in Member State embassies on the issue of visa for human rights defenders at risk.
On 11 and 12 March, FRA provided training on fundamental rights in connection with the use of biometrics. The training took place during an event organised by Frontex on vulnerabilities in automated border crossings at Milan airport.
Der Schutz von Kindern in der EU hat sich im Laufe der Jahre zwar verbessert, es bestehen jedoch nach wie vor erhebliche Lücken, so ein Bericht der Agentur der Europäischen Union für Grundrechte (FRA). Zersplitterte Gesetze und politische Maßnahmen, Aufteilung von Zuständigkeiten und begrenzte Ressourcen bilden Hindernisse für die Schaffung vollständig integrierter Kinderschutzsysteme, welche die Rechte der Kinder garantieren.