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Title I: Dignity
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4 - Prohibition of torture and inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment
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20 - Equality before the law
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24 - The rights of the child
25 - The rights of the elderly
26 - Integration of persons with disabilities
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28 - Right of collective bargaining and action
29 - Right of access to placement services
30 - Protection in the event of unjustified dismissal
31 - Fair and just working conditions
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40 - Right to vote and to stand as a candidate at municipal elections
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48 - Presumption of innocence and right of defence
49 - Principles of legality and proportionality of criminal offences and penalties
50 - Right not to be tried or punished twice in criminal proceedings for the same criminal offence
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Human dignity
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Right to life
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Right to integrity of the person
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Prohibition of torture and inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment
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Slavery / Forced Labour
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Freedom of thought, conscience and religion
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Freedom to choose an occupation and right to engage in work
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Freedom to conduct a business
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Right to property
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Equality before the law
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Non-discrimination
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Cultural, religious and linguistic diversity
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Equality between women and men
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The rights of the child
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The rights of the elderly
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Integration of persons with disabilities
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Right of collective bargaining and action
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Right of access to placement services
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Protection in the event of unjustified dismissal
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Fair and just working conditions
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Prohibition of child labour and protection of young people at work
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Family and professional life
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Health care
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Access to services of general economic interest
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Environmental protection
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Consumer protection
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Right to good administration
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Right of access to documents
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Right to an effective remedy and to a fair trial
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Presumption of innocence and right of defence
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Principles of legality and proportionality of criminal offences and penalties
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Right not to be tried or punished twice in criminal proceedings for the same criminal offence
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09 November 2023
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10 November 2023
FRA and its National Liaison Officers meet in Vienna
On 9 and 10 November, FRA will organise a meeting of its National Liaison Officers in Vienna. The meeting will bring together government representatives from 27 Member States and three Candidates Countries (Albania, North Macedonia and Serbia).
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Asylum, migration and borders
Borders and information systems
Artificial intelligence and big data
09 November 2023
FRA presents its biometric identification project at the Biometrics Institute’s congress
FRA presented its project on remote biometric identification in law enforcement and the fundamental rights implications at the annual congress of the Biometrics Institute.
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Asylum, migration and borders
09 November 2023
Annual European asylum and migration law conference
FRA gave a presentation on enhancing the role of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights in asylum matters during the Academy of European Law’s (ERA) annual conference on European asylum and migration law.
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Civil society
09 November 2023
Reclaiming civic space
On 12 October, FRA presented an overview of civic space challenges in the EU at the conference ‘Where do we stand with the European civil society strategy?’. FRA gave a preview of the findings from its civic space report.
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Event
Justice, victims’ rights and judicial cooperation
Judicial cooperation and rule of law
07 November 2023
EESC debate on the European Commission's Rule of Law report
The agency will speak at the European Economic & Social Committee’s annual conference on fundamental rights and the rule of law. The event will look at the civil society's take on the European Commission’s 2023 Rule of Law report.
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Equality, non-discrimination and racism
Hate crime
Racial and ethnic origin
Religion and belief
07 November 2023
Harnessing data to effectively fight antisemitism
The annual overview of antisemitic incidents from the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) yet again reveals persistent gaps in the recording of antisemitism across Europe. Each country continues to collect data differently. Some still do not collect any data at all. This impedes efforts to effectively counter hatred towards Jews.
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Equality, non-discrimination and racism
Equality, non-discrimination and racism
Hate crime
Racial and ethnic origin
Religion and belief
Roma
07 November 2023
Tackling the scourge of racism: FRA calls for respect and condemns all expressions of racism, including hate speech and violence
FRA is aware of the recent reported increase in incidents of intolerance and racial discrimination in EU Member States. The Agency stands firmly against all expressions of intolerance and racial discrimination, including hate speech and violence.
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Equality, non-discrimination and racism
Hate crime
Racial and ethnic origin
Religion and belief
06 November 2023
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07 November 2023
Best practices in the tackling hate crime
FRA will take part in an international seminar organised by the Spanish National Office for Combating Hate Crimes. It falls under the Spanish presidency of the Council of the EU.
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Equality, non-discrimination and racism
Hate crime
Racial and ethnic origin
Religion and belief
02 November 2023
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03 November 2023
Anti-racism in the EU: People of African Descent: Recognition, Justice and Development
Racism remains a persistent problem in the EU. EU actions are driving laws and policies to tackle racial discrimination. To guide these efforts, a high-level conference on anti-racism in the EU will take place in Barcelona on 2 and 3 November 2023. It will explore what underpins structural racism in Europe, what the EU and its Member States are doing to address it, as well as how people of African descent are represented in public office and the media.
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Business and human rights
Civil society
02 November 2023
Visas as an EU tool for protection for human rights defenders at risk
FRA contributed to a conference hosted by the Spanish Presidency of the EU and ProtectDefenders.eu. The event focused on visas as an EU tool for providing a human rights defenders a safe haven.
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Equality, non-discrimination and racism
Racial and ethnic origin
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Roma
Michael O’Flaherty
31 October 2023
Healing our broken societies: Tackling the scourge of racism
FRA Director Michael O'Flaherty elaborates on the scourge of racism affecting society and the importance of fixing it. The speech was delivered as the Annual Human Rights Law Centre lecture on 31 October at the University of Nottingham.
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Hate crime
Racial and ethnic origin
Religion and belief
Equality, non-discrimination and racism
30 October 2023
Being Black in the EU – experiences of people of African descent
Findings from FRA’s Being Black in the EU report point to people of African descent experiencing widespread racism and discrimination in their daily lives.
Read the report
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Data protection, privacy and new technologies
Artificial intelligence and big data
27 October 2023
FRA joins Council of Europe AI Committee meeting
FRA took part in the plenary meeting of the Council of Europe’s Committee on artificial intelligence (CAI) on 24 October in Strasbourg.
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Equality, non-discrimination and racism
National human rights systems and bodies
25 October 2023
Equinet conference address antidiscrimination laws
FRA took part in the Other side of the law: Enforcement of antidiscrimination legislation Equinet conference in Brussels on 12 October.
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Asylum, migration and borders
Borders and information systems
25 October 2023
FRA supports fundamental rights compliance of new EU IT border systems
FRA took part in two Frontex working group meetings for Member States on screening rules for ETIAS, the European Travel Information and Authorisation System. FRA is a member of the ETIAS Fundamental Rights Guidance Board.
Press Release
Equality, non-discrimination and racism
Hate crime
Racial and ethnic origin
Religion and belief
25 October 2023
Black people in the EU face ever more racism
Almost half of people of African descent in the EU face racism and discrimination in their daily life – a rise since 2016. Racist harassment and ethnic profiling are also common, especially for young people, finds a new survey from the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA). FRA calls on EU countries to take urgent steps to tackle racial discrimination and harassment to ensure everybody is treated equally and with dignity.
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Event
Equality, non-discrimination and racism
People with disabilities
23 October 2023
High-level event explores ensuring electoral rights
FRA will speak on best practices for ensuring electoral rights for people with disabilities during the European Commission’s high-level event on elections in Brussels on 23 October.
Event
Equality, non-discrimination and racism
Children, youth and older people
22 October 2023
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23 October 2023
Finalising the new EU Children’s Participation Platform Work Programme
From 22 to 23 October, FRA will take part in the next Advisory Board meeting in Brussels of the EU Children’s Participation Platform.
News Item
Support for human rights systems and defenders
Inter-governmental human rights systems
20 October 2023
FRA Director holds regular meetings with the Council of Europe
The FRA Director visited the Council of Europe from 4 to 6 October.
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Child protection
Equality, non-discrimination and racism
Children, youth and older people
20 October 2023
Moving towards integrated child protection systems in the EU
FRA provided an update about its child rights research on 20 October to European Commission representatives and child rights experts.
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