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FRA will present its report on fundamental rights issues at EU land borders to the Schengen Scrutiny Group of the European Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE).
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A Spanish version of the asylum and migration legal handbook is now available.
FRA presented findings from its COVID-19 impact bulletins during a conference on the state of EU citizens’ rights. It drew attention to the impact of the pandemic on the fundamental right to family life for citizens moving about the EU.
FRA held an online inception meeting of a new project looking into the fundamental rights situation of third-country nationals who are long-term residents in the EU. The meeting on will gather partners from FRA’s research network from nine EU Member States – Belgium, Czechia, France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Portugal, Spain and Sweden – covered by the research.
Nos données personnelles définissent la publicité que nous voyons. Elles permettent aussi aux autorités gouvernementales de mieux suivre la propagation de la COVID-19. Mais à mesure que la technologie progresse, les garanties en matière de protection des données devraient faire de même. À l’occasion de la Journée de la protection des données 2021, l’Agence des droits fondamentaux de l’Union européenne (FRA) met en évidence les défis à relever en matière de protection des données pour assurer le respect de nos droits.
On 28 January, FRA will meet Olivier De Schutter, UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights. It forms part of his visit to the EU Institutions. It will focus on the implementation of the Recovery and Resilience Facility. It will also look at whether the funds will be used in line with human rights and address vulnerable groups. The Special Rapporteur will examine the impact of EU policies on the eradication of poverty in the region. He will present the report to the Human Rights Council session in June 2021.
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FRA will hold an online inception meeting to mark the start of its research into procedural safeguards for children suspected and accused of crime. The meeting on will gather partners from FRA’s research network from nine EU Member States – Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Germany, Estonia, Italy, Malta, Poland and Portugal – covered by the research.
The European Parliament is convening a hearing on the consequences and lessons from the COVID-19 crisis for people living in residential institutions. It will focus on the social and human rights perspective.
La journée commémorative de l’Holocauste est l’occasion de prendre le temps d’honorer et de se souvenir des millions de Juifs, de Roms, d’handicapées, de gays et de lesbiennes, et des nombreuses autres personnes qui ont été victimes des horreurs de la persécution nazie. Promouvoir les valeurs d’inclusion et de tolérance contribue à leur rendre hommage, déclare l’Agence des droits fondamentaux de l’Union européenne (FRA).
During this year’s annual computer, privacy and data protection conference (CPDP 2021), FRA will host a panel on getting AI right.
The FRA Director will address the situation of unaccompanied migrant children during a European Parliament seminar.
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FRA will join discussions during the sixth ministerial meeting of the EU Internet Forum on countering terrorists’ use of the internet.
The Rumourless Cities will host a workshop on European and local perspectives and actions against LGBTI discrimination. FRA will present the results of the EU LGBTI survey II during the workshop. The online workshop takes place on 25 January.
On 25 January, the European Commission representation to Albania is hosting an event with key stakeholders to exchange information about FRA's work.
FRA's Director will speak at an event dealing with National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) hosted by FRA’s Italian Management Board member. He will draw on the Agency's 2020 report on NHRIs.
Six EU Member States volunteered to review the implementation of the sustainable development goals (SDGs) in their countries in 2021. These countries are Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Germany, Spain and Sweden.
FRA has today, 19 January, launched a new podcast, titled Fundamentally Right. The podcast charts how events inspired people dedicating their professional lives working for EU’s independent centre of reference and excellence for promoting and protecting human rights.
FRA will join an online seminar on 19 January organised by the Open Society Justice Initiative. During the webinar, researchers will present findings from a comparative evaluation of police reforms in the UK and US.
On 18 January, FRA will host the second meeting of working group on hate crime recording, data collection and encouraging reporting.