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FRA Charter developments presented to Council of Europe HELP seminar for EU Contact Points

FRA presented developments of its Charter tools, material and activities during a HELP seminar for EU Contact Points. These included new language translations of the Charter courses, updates of the Charterpedia and the case law database.

The seminar gathered EU Member States’ contact points for training about the Council of Europe’s HELP programme. This included including representatives of EU Member States judicial schools and bar/law societies training centres.

FRA also met with relevant Council of Europe counterparts to discuss FRA’s work on disability, in particular its upcoming reports on political participation of people with disabilities and on violence against people with disabilities in institutions.

The seminar took place from 29 February to 1 March.