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Asylum, migration and borders
Borders and information systems

EU Innovation Hub for internal security looks at biometrics

FRA joined the second meeting of the Biometrics Cluster of the EU Innovation Hub for Internal Security. The cluster is composed of various EU Justice and Home Affairs Agencies, including FRA, and representatives of the European Commission.
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Equality, non-discrimination and racism
Hate crime
Racial and ethnic origin
Religion and belief

FRA outlines its work at international antiracism conferences

FRA presented its work during two international antiracism conferences in Germany.
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Support for human rights systems and defenders
Civil society

Better support for environmental Human Rights Defenders

FRA contributed to an event organised by the Brussels office of the UN’s human rights office on better protecting environmental human rights defenders. The meeting looked into the situation of defenders in the wider Europe region.
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Equality, non-discrimination and racism

Expert meeting on implementing EU equality law

FRA contributed to a two-day expert meeting on the implementation of EU equality law. FRA was there alongside the European Gender Equality Institute (EIGE) and the European Network of Equality Bodies (EQUINET), as an observer.
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Equality, non-discrimination and racism
Roma

FRA joins pre-COP discussions

FRA took part in an event preceding the regular Conference of Parties on climate change that will later take place in Baku on 11-22 November. It brought together businesses and representatives of international organisations.
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Equality, non-discrimination and racism
Hate crime
Racial and ethnic origin
Religion and belief

FRA antiracism work presented to FREMP working party

FRA presented its work on antiracism and anti-Muslim hatred to the Council of the EU’s Working Party on Fundamental Rights, Citizens' Rights and Free Movement of Persons (FREMP).
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Artificial intelligence and big data
Inter-governmental human rights systems

FRA attends Council of Europe’s AI expert meetings

FRA joined the 2nd meeting of the Council of Europe’s Expert Committee on AI, Equality and Discrimination from 25 to 26 September in Strasbourg. The Committee discussed a draft recommendation on AI and Equality.
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Child protection
Children, youth and older people

Training of guardians in Member States

FRA took part in meetings of two projects focusing on training guardians of unaccompanied children. The online meetings took place on 17 September and 2 October.
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Equality, non-discrimination and racism
Children, youth and older people
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Protecting children: working in partnership across children’s services

FRA will speak at the European Social Network’s annual meeting in Bucharest, taking place from 30 September to 1 October. The seminar will focus on fostering effective coordination between universal and specialist services to ensure an integrated approach to child protection.
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Inter-governmental human rights systems

FRA and the UN’s Human Rights Office strengthen their cooperation

FRA’s Director will meet the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on 30 September at the Agency.
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Equality, non-discrimination and racism
Roma

FRA joins closing events of EEA and Norway Grants programme in Czechia

On 20 September, FRA attended the closing Cooperation Committee meeting under the EEA and Norway Grants in Czechia’s Programme on Human Rights, Roma Inclusion, and Domestic and Gender-based Violence. The committee discussing the final stage of the programme’s implementation.
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Artificial intelligence and big data

ENNHRI AI Working Group meets

FRA presented its work on artificial intelligence and fundamental rights at a meeting of the ENNHRI AI Working Group.
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Asylum, migration and borders
Borders and information systems
National human rights systems and bodies

FRA guidance on independent border monitoring mechanisms presented to ENNHRI Working Group

FRA presented key aspects of the nine building blocks of its new guidance on independent monitoring mechanisms under the EU Pact on Migration and Asylum to a European Network of National Human Rights Institutions (ENNHRI) working group.
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Support for human rights systems and defenders

FRA Management and Executive Boards to meet

FRA’s Executive Board and Management Board will convene on 27 September.
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Data protection, privacy and new technologies
Artificial intelligence and big data

Presidency conference looks at fundamental rights and AI

FRA was invited by the Hungarian Presidency of the Council of the EU to speak at a conference on ‘Fundamental rights in the age of AI’.
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Equality, non-discrimination and racism
Hate crime
Racial and ethnic origin
Religion and belief

FRA joins European Commission Antisemitism Working Group discussions

FRA joined a panel on effective prosecution of antisemitic incidents and the role of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance definition of antisemitism. It formed part of a meeting of the European Commission Working Group on antisemitism.
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Support for human rights systems and defenders
National human rights systems and bodies

Austrian Parliament Symposium on the role of Equality Bodies in creating an open and inclusive society

FRA will deliver a keynote speech at a symposium organised by the Austrian Parliament to mark the adoption of the new EU Directives on standards for equality bodies. FRA will speak about the role of equality bodies in providing access to justice for victims of discrimination.
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EU Charter of Fundamental Rights
Civil society

FRA Charter tools presented during CERV training session

FRA will present the EU Fundamental Rights Charter and related tools and material to an online training session on 25 September. The Netherlands Helsinki Committee in cooperation with the European Center for Not-for-Profit Law Stichting (ECNL) is organising the CERV-funded training.
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Equality, non-discrimination and racism
Children, youth and older people

Protecting and promoting the rights of children in alternative care

FRA’s Director delivered a keynote speech in the opening panel of the 28th Annual Conference of the European Network of Ombudspersons for Children. The focus was on protecting and promoting the rights of children in alternative care.
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EU Charter of Fundamental Rights

Charter training in the Council of the European Union

On 20 September, the Presidency of the Council convened a training session on the implementation of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights. Around 80 Councillors had registered for the training event.