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The Advisory Board for FRA’s Fundamental Rights Forum held their first meeting on 2 June online.
FRA Director Michael O'Flaherty presented insights from the agency’s Roma and Travellers survey and its second minorities and discrimination survey during a meeting of the European Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs on 4 June.
On 28 May, the FRA Director took part in a virtual meeting of the Democracy, Rule of Law and Fundamental Rights Monitoring Group of the European Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs.
Le harcèlement et la violence à caractère raciste ainsi que le profilage ethnique discriminatoire sont courants en Europe. Compte tenu des manifestations qui se déroulent actuellement sur tout le continent, l’Agence des droits fondamentaux de l’UE (FRA) en appelle aux États membres pour qu’ils intensifient leurs efforts et luttent efficacement contre la discrimination, le harcèlement et la violence à l’égard des personnes noires.
On 4 June, FRA will discuss the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on the justice system and on detainees with EU Justice Ministers.
FRA is producing practical guidance (’dos’ and ‘don’ts’) for border guards on how to fully comply with fundamental rights when controlling the EU’s external land borders.
The 2018 edition of the Handbook on European data protection law is now also available online in Croatian.
On 26 May, FRA presented key fundamental rights considerations emerging from the second edition of its COVID-19 Bulletin during a webinar on privacy and using technology to control the pandemic.
On 27 May, FRA participated in the annual EEA and Norway Grants International Partner Organisations meeting.
FRA discussed the main findings of its relocating unaccompanied children report with its civil society cooperation network, the Fundamental Rights Platform, in a targeted online meeting on 28 May.
De nombreux gouvernements sont à la recherche de technologies susceptibles de les aider à suivre et tracer la diffusion de la COVID-19, comme le montre un nouveau rapport de l’Agence des droits fondamentaux de l’UE (FRA). Les gouvernements qui utilisent la technologie pour protéger la santé publique et surmonter la pandémie se doivent de respecter les droits fondamentaux de chacun.
La surpopulation dans des centres d’accueil qui n’offrent aucune possibilité de pratiquer la distanciation physique ou de respecter les mesures d’hygiène est l’un des principaux sujets d’inquiétude mis en évidence par l’Agence des droits fondamentaux de l’Union européenne (FRA) dans son dernier bulletin trimestriel sur la migration. Dans le même temps, la fermeture des frontières multiplie les difficultés pour les réfugiés désireux de pénétrer dans l’UE afin d’y trouver la sécurité et en laisse certains à l’abandon, bloqués en mer. La suspension des procédures d’asile laisse bon nombre d’entre eux dans une totale incertitude.
FRA will take part in discussions during the EU’s high-level group on non-discrimination, equality and diversity on 26 May.
The FRA Director will join a Facebook live meeting on 26 May to discuss the situation of fundamental rights in Europe.
In this vlog Michael O'Flaherty outlines fundamental rights considerations when developing technological responses to public health, as he introduces the focus of FRA's next COVID-19 bulletin.
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On 25-26 May, FRA will host the second meeting of the relaunched Roma Working Party.
On 19 May, the European Network of National Human Rights Institutions (ENNHRI), European Network of Equality Bodies (Equinet) and FRA will hold the fourth annual Principals meeting.
The FRA Director will address the Bureau of the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) on 19 May.
On 18 May, FRA will take part in an online meeting with representatives of different European Commission Directorates-General and EU Agencies to update each other on ongoing child rights work.