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The FRA Director will join EU Equality Commissioner Helena Dalli for a seminar on racism and discrimination in the EU during the COVID-19 pandemic.
FRA Director spoke at the Equality2020: 20 Years of Equality Bodies conference, on 29 June.
De nombreuses personnes âgées vivant dans des maisons de retraite ont été victimes du COVID-19. Nombre d’entre elles ont également été confrontées à plusieurs mois d’isolement et à des restrictions souvent plus strictes que celles imposées à d’autres parties de la population. L’Agence des droits fondamentaux de l’Union européenne (FRA) examine comment la pandémie a affecté les droits des personnes âgées. Elle souligne la nécessité d’une approche fondée sur les droits, tandis que les gouvernements élaborent leurs stratégies de déconfinement.
In this video message to the Equality2020 conference on 29 June, FRA Director Michael O'Flaherty speaks about our shared struggle for a Europe that honours everybody in their diversity, in their equality and in their dignity.
FRA will exchange views with the European Parliament’s Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs Committee on establishing an EU Mechanism on democracy, the Rule of Law and fundamental rights.
On 29 June, FRA will take part in EuroPCom, the European Public Communication Conference.
On 29 June, FRA will take part in the European preparatory meeting for the 2021 World Congress on Justice with Children.
On Saturday, 27 June, the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) joins the Global Pride - a virtual event that allows the LGBTI+ community to come together and celebrate diversity and equality during these challenging times. FRA takes this opportunity to renew its call on EU countries to step up their efforts and put in place lasting measures protecting the rights of LGBTI people across Europe.
In this video message FRA Director Michael O'Flaherty speaks about LGBTI equality on the occasion of the Global Pride 2020:
https://www.globalpride2020.org/
Hundreds of Pride marches and events were cancelled or postponed due to COVID-19.
FRA spoke at the annual meeting of the EU Framework for the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) and ENNHRI’s Working Group on the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities on 22 June.
FRA spoke about the fundamental rights implications of the storage and use of biometric data and algorithmic profiling in border management during an ODIHR expert consultation on 18 June.
On 26 June, FRA joined the first exchange of views of the Council of Europe’s Child Rights Steering Committee.
FRA will take part in a workshop to raise awareness on discriminatory and unlawful profiling.
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On 24 and 25 June, FRA will host interactive online sessions to mark the launch of the report ‘What do fundamental rights mean for people in the EU?’
La plupart des personnes estiment que les droits de l’homme peuvent façonner des sociétés plus justes, telle est la conclusion de l’enquête de l’Agence des droits fondamentaux de l’Union européenne (FRA) consacrée à cette thématique. Toutefois, les personnes économiquement vulnérables, les jeunes et les personnes en risque de précarisation sont nombreuses à juger que dans de nombreux cas, les droits de l’homme ne les protègent pas. L’enquête sur les droits fondamentaux de la FRA dévoile un clivage marqué dans les populations européennes. L’enquête attire l’attention des gouvernements sur la nécessité de rappeler la teneur des droits de l’homme aux Européens de sorte que chacun en tire un bénéfice équitable.
FRA, as co-chair of the Frontex Consultative Forum, will chair a meeting with Frontex Fundamental Rights Officer on 24 June.
On 23 June, in the run-up to the German Presidency of the EU Council, FRA will host a webinar for legal staff of the German Federal Foreign Office and the Permanent Representation of the Federal Republic of Germany.
On 23 June, FRA Director Michael O'Flaherty will present the key findings of the Fundamental Rights Report 2020 to the Working Party on Fundamental Rights, Citizens Rights and Free Movement of Persons (FREMP) of the Council of the EU.