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On 26 March, FRA will host an online stakeholders’ consultation on the Roma Survey 2024. There will be breakout discussions in national languages.
FRA’s Director will speak at a public event on the role of human rights in the current political world order.
Sirpa Rautio
During a diplomatic dialogue for equality on 25 March, FRA Director, Sirpa Rautio, shares her views with the diplomatic community in Vienna on how to combat racism and online hate speech. The event was organised in cooperation with the Austrian civil society organization ZARA Civil Courage and Anti-Racism Work, the Austrian Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs (BMEIA), and the Dutch, Swedish, and Canadian embassies in Austria.
On 25 March, FRA will join a policy dialogue on strengthening Equality Bodies to safeguard human rights. It will look at national, regional, and EU perspectives.
FRA will contribute to the Luxembourg National Dialogue and consultation about the forthcoming action plan to promote LGBTIQ Equality.
FRA will join the regular meeting of the National Roma Contact Points. The European Commission-organised meeting takes place in Brussels on 20 March.
FRA took part in the second review of the EU’s implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CPRD) to which the EU is a Party. FRA participated as a member of the EU level monitoring framework and supported the CRPD Committee with data and research on people with disabilities.
FRA presented its ongoing project on remote biometric identification in law enforcement and the fundamental rights implications during an international conference on law enforcement technologies. The conference explored the regulatory framework of facial recognition technologies and the challenges posed by law enforcement authorities in deploying facial recognition.
FRA took part in a coordination meeting on combatting anti-Muslim hatred and racism, organised jointly by the European Commission and the Council of Europe. The event aimed at further facilitating dialogue among institutional stakeholders dedicated to combatting anti-Muslim hatred and racism.
Au fil des ans, l’Union a fait des progrès dans la protection de l’enfance, mais selon un rapport de l’Agence des droits fondamentaux de l’Union européenne (FRA), de sérieuses lacunes subsistent. Législation et politiques fragmentées, scission des responsabilités et limitation des ressources sont autant d’obstacles à la mise en place de systèmes pleinement intégrés de protection de l’enfant et de ses droits.
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FRA will join the annual meeting of the Infra4NextGen Consortium Meeting as member of its stakeholder board.
FRA’s Director will deliver a speech during the RIGHTS CITIES project train-the-trainer event and project meeting. The meeting takes place in Vienna on 17 March.
On 12 and 13 March, FRA hosted its regular meeting with its National Liaison Officers (NLOs). They are the main contact points for the Agency in Member States and in countries that participate as observers in the work of FRA.
FRA will contribute to a course organised by the European Institute of Public Administration for the Slovenian Managing Authority, and its Ministry of Cohesion and Regional Development.
FRA, together with the European Commission and ProtectDefenders.eu delivered online training for EU Delegations and consular staff in Member State embassies on the issue of visa for human rights defenders at risk.
On 11 and 12 March, FRA provided training on fundamental rights in connection with the use of biometrics. The training took place during an event organised by Frontex on vulnerabilities in automated border crossings at Milan airport.
FRA will speak on its work on EU funds and fundamental rights at a meeting of the ECHOFunds project. The meeting will cover how to implement the fundamental rights enabling condition on EU funds in Austria.
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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.
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.
Eurostat, FRA and EIGE will deliver a joint presentation to the Council of Europe on the results of the EU Gender-Based Violence survey.