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Title I: Dignity
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26 - Integration of persons with disabilities
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29 - Right of access to placement services
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Title I: Dignity
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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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Right to liberty and security
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Respect for private and family life
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Protection of personal data
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Right to marry and right to found a family
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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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Workers' right to information and consultation within the undertaking
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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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Social security and social assistance
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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 vote and to stand as a candidate at elections to the European Parliament
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Right to vote and to stand as a candidate at municipal elections
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Right to good administration
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Right of access to documents
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Right to petition
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Freedom of movement and of residence
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Diplomatic and consular protection
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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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Equality, non-discrimination and racism
People with disabilities
10 March 2025
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12 March 2025
UN Disability Convention Committee meeting to review EU disability commitments
FRA will take part in a CRPD Committee review meeting from 10 to 12 March in Geneva of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). FRA is a member of the EU’s CRPD Monitoring Framework.
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Equality, non-discrimination and racism
Data protection, privacy and new technologies
Support for human rights systems and defenders
10 March 2025
Fundamental Rights Forum 2024 - one year on
As human rights and democracy come under increasing pressure worldwide, the discussions at the latest Fundamental Rights Forum remain as relevant as ever. On 11-12 March 2024, the Forum gathered diverse voices to tackle some of the most pressing human rights challenges of our time. The Forum’s videos on FRA’s YouTube channel offer insights into issues, such as democratic resilience, freedom of expression, and challenges to the rule of law - all critical in today's shifting political landscape.
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Event
Equality, non-discrimination and racism
Sex, sexual orientation and gender
07 March 2025
Presenting the EU Gender-Based Violence survey results to the Council of Europe
Eurostat, FRA and EIGE will deliver a joint presentation to the Council of Europe on the results of the EU Gender-Based Violence survey.
Speech
Justice, victims’ rights and judicial cooperation
Sirpa Rautio
07 March 2025
Application of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights: Funding to promote, protect and enforce fundamental rights
The FRA Director, Sirpa Rautio, addressed the EU's Justice and Home Affairs Council on 7 March 2025 in Brussels. She delivered a speech on the application of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights with a particular focus on funding to promote, protect and enforce fundamental rights.
News Item
Support for human rights systems and defenders
National human rights systems and bodies
06 March 2025
Towards an NHRI in Italy
On 7 March, FRA spoke at a national event on setting up the National Human Rights Institution in Italy. The discussion focused on challenges and perspectives of setting up NHRI in Italy.
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Asylum, migration and borders
Child protection
06 March 2025
Discussing guardianship and age assessment for unaccompanied children in Romania
FRA took part in a workshop in Bucharest 27 and 28 February on enhancing Romania’s child protection system. FRA presented different models of guardianship in EU Member States based on its research and its handbook, and the new elements strengthening guardianship in the Pact on Migration and Asylum.
Download the report
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Asylum, migration and borders
Borders and information systems
06 March 2025
Advisory Board to Croatia’s border monitoring mechanism meets
On 25 February, the Advisory Board of the Independent Border Monitoring Mechanism of Croatia met in Zagreb. They discussed the monitoring mechanism’s latest report covering activities in 2023 and early 2024 and monitoring plans for 2025.
News Item
Support for human rights systems and defenders
06 March 2025
FRA’s Executive Board meets
FRA’s Executive Board meeting took place online on 4 March. The Board was updated on most recent FRA’s work.
Event
Equality, non-discrimination and racism
Sex, sexual orientation and gender
06 March 2025
Luxembourg Ministry to discuss EU Gender-Based Violence survey results
FRA and EIGE will give a presentation on the EU Gender-Based Violence survey results to the Luxembourg Ministry of Gender Equality and Diversity. The coordination committee that deals with measures to combat violence against women and domestic violence will also attend.
Event
Equality, non-discrimination and racism
Roma
05 March 2025
Roma survey Technical Working Group meets
Members of the Roma survey Technical Working Group for Ukraine, Moldova, Georgia as well as survey implementing agencies will meet online on 5 March. . The members are the UN Development Programme, the World Bank and FRA.
Event
Justice, victims’ rights and judicial cooperation
05 March 2025
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06 March 2025
Eurostat working group on crime and criminal justice statistics to meet
Eurostat working group on crime and criminal justice statistics will meet to discuss their data needs. They will collect input from various other European Commission Directorates-General.
Event
Justice, victims’ rights and judicial cooperation
04 March 2025
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05 March 2025
High-Level Forum on the future of EU criminal justice
The European Commission and the Polish Presidency of the Council of the European Union will host a High-Level Forum on the Future of EU Criminal Justice.
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Support for human rights systems and defenders
Civil society
28 February 2025
Launch of FRA’s annual civic space consultation
FRA invites views from all civic society organisations working in an EU Member State or in Serbia, Albania and North Macedonia or at the EU level for its annual civic space consultation.
Join the consultation
News Item
Support for human rights systems and defenders
National human rights systems and bodies
26 February 2025
Supporting equality bodies in their use of AI
On 5 February, FRA took part in a seminar in Helsinki organised by the Council of Europe and the Finnish Non-discrimination Ombudsman. The event was part of a EU-Council of Europe funded technical support project on upholding equality and non-discrimination by equality bodies regarding the use of artificial intelligence in public administrations.
Learn more about the project
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Asylum, migration and borders
Borders and information systems
26 February 2025
Frontex Consultative Forum on fundamental rights
FRA and the UN Refugee Agency chaired the Frontex Consultative Forum meeting last week from 18 to 19 February in Warsaw.
Event
Support for human rights systems and defenders
Inter-governmental human rights systems
21 February 2025
FRA presents the Justice and Home Affairs Agencies network programme to the Council of the EU
FRA will present the programme and activities for the EU Justice and Home Affairs Agencies network that the Agency chairs this year.
Event
Justice, victims’ rights and judicial cooperation
Victims’ rights
21 February 2025
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22 February 2025
Criminal detention conditions feature during legal experts’ conference
FRA will present its work on the conditions of criminal detention during the Legal Experts Advisory Panel Annual Conference.
Speech
Hate crime
Racial and ethnic origin
Religion and belief
Sex, sexual orientation and gender
Victims’ rights
Sirpa Rautio
20 February 2025
Fundamental Rights at the Heart of Policing
FRA’s Director Sirpa Rautio's keynote speech at Europol’s conference “Fundamental rights at the heart of policing”. The conference, organised by Europol’s Fundamental Rights Officer, took place on 20 February 2025 at the Europol HQ in The Hague.
Event
Justice, victims’ rights and judicial cooperation
EU Charter of Fundamental Rights
20 February 2025
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21 February 2025
Charter training for members of the judiciary
The European Judicial Training Network (EJTN) is organising training for the members of the judiciary on the EU’s Charter of Fundamental Rights.
News Item
Support for human rights systems and defenders
10 February 2025
FRA chairs the Justice & Home Affairs Agencies Network in 2025
The EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) is honoured to chair the EU Justice & Home Affairs Agencies Network (JHAAN) this year. Together, the JHAAN Agencies work tirelessly on promoting rights, freedom, security and justice across the EU.
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