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FRA’s Director Michael O’Flaherty will visit the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights for the first time on 25 November in Warsaw.
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The next Internet Governance Forum (IGF) takes place in Berlin from 25 to 29 November.
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On 22 November, the Heads of the nine EU Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) agencies met at Europol’s headquarters in The Hague. The discussions focused on the implementation of the New Strategic Agenda 2019-2024, the state-of-play of the interoperability project and the common efforts in reinforcing diversity and inclusion in the workplace.
Check out the EU's modern human rights catalogue and its chapters starting with Dignity.
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EUROCITIES and the Citiy of Amsterdam organised a workshop and panel debate about inclusion of Muslim communities and prevention of discrimination in cities.
The European Judicial Training Network recently signed a Letter of Intent with FRA.
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) invited several EU agencies to discuss results of their project on possible uses of artificial intelligence by EU agencies.
On 14 November, FRA’s Director spoke at the European Network of National Human Rights Institutions’ 2019 Annual Conference ‘Realising Economic and Social Rights in Europe: the role of National Human Rights Institutions’.
On 21 November in Helsinki, FRA will participate in an event to discuss how to achieve deinstitutionalisation for people with disabilities in Finland.
Am 18. November vor 30 Jahren wurde das Übereinkommen der Vereinten Nationen über die Rechte des Kindes, die UN-Kinderrechtskonvention, verabschiedet. Dieser wegweisende Menschenrechtsvertrag veränderte die Art und Weise, wie Erwachsene Kinder sehen und behandeln. Jedoch bleiben trotz der beachtlichen Fortschritte in Europa elementare Herausforderungen bestehen, wie etwa Kinderarmut.
Vienna City Hall will host a full-day event dedicated to child rights with activities for and by children and young people to mark the 30th anniversary of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.
This year marks the 30th Anniversary of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.
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FRA will run the first meeting of the working group on hate crime recording, data collection and encouraging reporting.
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FRA Director, Michael O'Flaherty keynote address to the EASO Consultative Forum Plenary Meeting on the the initial steps of the asylum procedure that took place in Brussels on 12 November.
Verzögerungen und hohe Hürden bei der Integration junger Menschen, die vor Krieg und Verfolgung geflohen sind, drohen eine verlorene Generation zu erzeugen. Zu diesem Schluss kommt ein neuer Bericht der Agentur der Europäischen Union für Grundrechte (FRA). Der Bericht identifiziert auch einige bewährte Praktiken und fordert Österreich und andere Mitgliedstaaten dringend auf, voneinander zu lernen, um diesen jungen Menschen eine angemessene Chance im Leben zu bieten.
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FRA is the current chair of the EU Agencies Network on Scientific Advice (ANSA).
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FRA will take part in the first meeting of European Network of Equality Bodies’ Working Group on Research and Data Collection.
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FRA will take part in the plenary meeting of the Council of Europe’s Convention 108 Committee.
On 19 November the Annual Rule of law dialogue - as established by the Council and the Member States end of 2014 - takes place in a General Affairs Council meeting in Brussels.
Check out the EU's modern human rights catalogue! The Charter celebrates this year its 10th anniversary since it became legally binding!