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In the framework of its cooperation with civil society in the Fundamental Rights Platform (FRP), the agency is hosting a peer exchange workshop on strategic litigation in human rights, with selected experienced organisations.
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The Police and Human Rights Programme of the Dutch section of Amnesty International will hold an expert meeting on predictive policing from 20 to 21 May in Amsterdam.
On 7 May in Brussels, FRA presented its work in the area of the European arrest warrant and mutual trust.
On 8 May, FRA’s Director participated via videoconference in a hearing of the Parliamentary Committee on Human Rights of the Chamber of Deputies of the Italian Parliament.
In the latest edition of his video blog, FRA Director Michael O'Flaherty focuses on press freedom and the importance of an independent media for the society.
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Michael O'Flaherty
Speech by the FRA Director, Michael O’Flaherty, at the 2019 Sheehy Skeffington School on Social Justice and Human Rights, Dublin, 10 May 2019.
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Speech during a UN panel debate in Geneva on Media for democracy: Journalism and Elections in Times of Disinformation to mark World Press Freedom Day on 3 May 2019.
Karoline Edtstadler, Staatssekretärin im österreichischen Bundesministerium für Inneres, und Ariel Muzicant, Vizepräsident des Europäischen Jüdischen Kongresses, sprechen bei einer Veranstaltung zum Thema Antisemitismus am 30. April in Wien.
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Michael O'Flaherty
Speech by the FRA Director Michael O'Flaherty on fundamental rights and the EU during the panel debate at the 134th Plenary Session of the Committee of the Regions, 11 April 2019.
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Die Mitgliedstaaten müssen mehr für den Schutz der Opfer von Gewaltdelikten tun, findet die Agentur der Europäischen Union für Grundrechte (FRA). In ihrer jüngsten Berichtsserie hinterfragt die FRA die gegenwärtigen Garantien zur Verteidigung der Rechte derer, die sich um Gerechtigkeit bemühen. Die FRA fordert positive Maßnahmen seitens der Polizei, der Unterstützungsdienste, der Staatsanwaltschaft und der Gerichte.
In the latest edition of his video blog, FRA Director Michael O'Flaherty talks about discrimination on the basis of age in the EU and calls for more respect for Human- and Fundamental Rights of older people.
In the light of the events in New Zealand, Michael O'Flaherty talks about discrimination and hate crime against Muslims in the EU and makes 4 proposals on how to make Muslims feel more safe.
Michael O'Flaherty
Speech by the FRA Director Michael O'Flaherty at the 47th European Conference of Presidents of Bar Associations and Law Societies in Vienna on 1 March focusing on rule of law.
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Remarks by Michael O’Flaherty, FRA Director, at the informal meeting of European ministers responsible for people with disabilities, Paris, 14 March 2019
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Michael O'Flaherty focuses on European values in the context of the 10th anniversary of the Charter of Fundamental Rights.
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Many different actors are currently working on strategies, recommendations and guidelines on Artificial Intelligence but as we proceed to navigate this field I would emphasise the extraordinary importance of working together. Within the normative frame of human rights, we have to bring together different stakeholders and different expertise to get it right. Artificial intelligence can serve as a game-changing tool in the combat of corrosive hate speech. Let’s not miss, or worse abuse, this invaluable opportunity. ** CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY **
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Michael O'Flaherty
Speech by the FRA Director Michael O'Flaherty to the European Parliament's LIBE Committee, 20 November 2018, as part of the European Parliament’s Human Rights Week marking the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Michael O'Flaherty focuses on the situation of the Jewish community living in the EU.
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Michael O'Flaherty
Michael O’Flaherty, FRA Director, opening remarks ahead of the presentation of the findings of the agency's second antisemitism survey at a joint European Commission and Austrian EU Presidency event in Brussels on 10 December 2018.
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