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As part of its work on civic space, every year FRA consults civil society organisations from across the EU about their experiences. The consultation covering 2020 is open from 9 December until 20 January 2021.
On 9 December, the FRA Director will address the EU-NGO Human Rights Forum. This year the focus is on the impact of new technologies on human rights. The forum provides a platform to elaborate recommendations on how the EU can further foster human rights compliance in the digital sphere.
Today, the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) publishes a report on fundamental rights issues at external land borders. The report looks at the main challenges of border management and puts forward proposals for actions to improve the current situation. The European Parliament requested FRA to prepare this report in January 2020. With the Coronavirus pandemic, the report could only be issued now.
This video statement by FRA Director Michael O’Flaherty was recorded for the online event "Union of Equality: achievements and challenges ahead".
The Council of the EU’s working party on Fundamental Rights, Citizens Rights and Free Movement of Persons will feature findings from FRA’s report report on strong and effective National Human Rights Institutions.
On 7 December, it will be 20 years since the proclamation of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights by the Presidents of the EU institutions. On that day, FRA, in partnership with the European Commission will hold a virtual conference ‘Reinforcing the EU Charter: Rights of people in the EU in the next decade’. European Commission Vice-President, Věra Jourová who is in charge of the revised Strategy for the Charter’s implementation, President of the Court of Justice of the European Union, Koen Lenaerts, and FRA Director, Michael O’Flaherty, will have a panel discussion on the need for collective efforts to reinforce application of the Charter.
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FRA asked 518 Travellers in Ireland about their life and experiences of discrimination.
Results from FRA’s survey of Traveller discrimination in Ireland will feature during a webinar on 7 December.
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During the eu-LISA annual conference, FRA spoke about the implications for fundamental rights of EU interoperability regulations.
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FRA discussed with the Eurodac Supervision Coordination Group future cooperation activities and how best to dissemination its guide for authorities on their duty to inform when taking fingerprints.
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The European Guardianship Network held an online meeting on 27 November to discuss child-related aspects in the EU Migration Pact. The Network, a European Commission initiative, is currently formed by representatives from 19 Member States, Switzerland and the United Kingdom, as well as representatives from UNHCR, EASO and FRA.
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Albania will join FRA’s Management Board as an observer for the first time on 10 December 2020.
On 4 December, FRA and the European Committee of the Regions’ Commission for Citizenship, Governance, Institutional & External Affairs (CIVEX) will hold their Annual Dialogue.
La pandémie risque probablement de marquer durablement de nombreuses personnes, en particulier les personnes handicapées. À tout le moins, elle met en évidence la nécessité pour l’Europe de respecter les droits des personnes handicapées et de préparer la stratégie européenne en faveur des personnes handicapées de l’année prochaine.
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This year, FRA again teams up with the This human world international human rights film festival.
FRA’s Director will address Heads of National Human Rights Insitutions during the Annual NHRIs conference on 2 December.
FRA will take part via videoconference in a Commemorative Act marking 20 years since the proclamation of the EU Charter for Fundamental Rights.
FRA will host an online discussion about findings from its Fundamental Rights Survey report on What do fundamental rights mean for people in the EU?
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FRA will join the online meeting of the European Parliament’s Employment and Social Affairs Committee to exchange views on the proposal for a European Child Guarantee.
Les droits à l’éducation, aux soins de santé et à des conditions de travail équitables figurent parmi les droits les plus touchés par la pandémie de coronavirus. Le dernier bulletin de l’Agence des droits fondamentaux (FRA) révèle les conséquences des restrictions dues à la COVID-19 sur les droits sociaux des personnes et les groupes les plus à risque.