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Asylum, migration and borders
Irregular migration, return and immigration detention

European Migration Network explores how to make returns more effective

FRA actively participated in a high-level conference of the European Migration Network. Organised by the Hungarian Presidency of the EU Council it looked at how to make returns more effective.
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Asylum, migration and borders
Trafficking and labour exploitation

Safeguarding the rights of non-EU workers in the EU

FRA was a trainer during a training course on labour exploitation trafficking. The training addressed police officers and labour inspectors from different EU Member States.
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Asylum, migration and borders

FRA signposts fundamental rights safeguards in the EU’s Migration and Asylum Pact

The European Migration Forum in Brussels from 28 to 29 November focused on the role of civil society in implementing the EU’s Migration and Asylum Pact. FRA spoke during a panel on the fundamental rights of migrants, together with the EU Asylum Agency.
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Equality, non-discrimination and racism
People with disabilities

FRA joins disability week at the European Parliament

FRA presented the indicators on political participation of people with disabilities at the Disability Week at the European Parliament on 4 December. It focused on the most recent data on political participation of people with intellectual disabilities.
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Support for human rights systems and defenders
National human rights systems and bodies

Vienna marks 10 years of being a Human Rights City

FRA Director Sirpa Rautio will be the keynote speaker at a public event to mark Vienna’s 10th anniversary as human rights city. Vienna became a human rights city in 2014, with a declaration, an action plan and subsequent opening of a human rights office.
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Support for human rights systems and defenders
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FRA Management and Executive Boards to meet

The Agency’s Executive Board and Management Board will meet from 12 to 13 December.
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Justice, victims’ rights and judicial cooperation

FRA joins Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe discussions

On 22 November, FRA participated in the Plenary event of the Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe in Brussels.
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Support for human rights systems and defenders
Inter-governmental human rights systems

Celebrating 25 years of the Council of Europe’s Human Rights Commissioner

On 21 November, FRA’s Director took part in a high-level conference in Strasbourg marking the 25th Anniversary of the Council of Europe’s Human Rights Commissioner.
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Information session for National Liaison Officers on the FRANET network

FRA held an information session for National Liaison Officers on FRANET – FRA’s multidisciplinary research network.
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Asylum, migration and borders

New language versions of FRA’s asylum handbook

FRA’s handbook on European law relating to asylum, borders and immigration is now also available in Finnish, Latvian and Romanian.
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