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On 19 January, FRA held the third meeting of the Working Group on improving hate crime recording, data collection and reporting.
On 21 January, FRA took part at a conference on border management in Vilnius.
If we are serious about protecting fundamental rights, we need to start listening to young people and what they have to tell us. This message came through very strongly at the Fundamental Rights Forum 2021. As we kick off the European Year of Youth 2022, let’s look at why listening to young people is key to protecting their rights.
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FRA will take part in two European Commission workshops that aim to help prepare a legislative proposal on binding standards for Equality Bodies.
A new report looks at how EU agencies address the socioeconomic effects of sustainable development.
On 20 January, FRA will take part in the second meeting of the Working Group on Equality and Values in Education and Training.
On 18 January, FRA will speak about the fundamental rights implications of the large-scale EU IT systems used in migration.
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FRA will present its capacity-building resources during the network conference of the Council of Europe’s Human Rights Education for Legal Professionals (HELP) Programme.
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FRA wishes you a wonderful break. See you again in 2022. Don't forget to check out our 2021 publications overview!
Michael O’Flaherty
FRA Director Michael O'Flaherty delivers a speech at Europol’s Data Protection Experts Network (EDEN) conference on data protection in law enforcement. The conference took place in Rome on 18 October 2021.
In this vlog, FRA Director Michael O’Flaherty highlights the important role young people have in creating solutions and addressing challenges in our societies. FRA will establish dialogues between policymakers and young people in 2022 so that we find a way forward together.
The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) launched its policy brief Border Management and Human Rights.
The Handbook on European non-discrimination law – 2018 edition is now also available in Swedish.
FRA contributed to training Schengen evaluators on 6-10 December in Lisbon in the field of return and external borders.
On 8 December, FRA presented Charterpedia, the agency’s database on information related to the EU’s Fundamental Rights Charter to the staff at the European Union’s Court of Justice (CJEU).
On 8 and 10 December, FRA participated in two panels at the 16th Internet Governance Forum 2021.
The Fundamental Rights Forum is the space for dialogue on human rights challenges facing the EU today.
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Le sort des migrants aux frontières de l’UE reste une préoccupation majeure en matière de droits fondamentaux. Les décès récurrents sur terre et en mer rappellent tragiquement qu’il est urgent de trouver des solutions respectueuses des droits fondamentaux, affirme l’Agence des droits fondamentaux de l’Union européenne (FRA) à la veille de la Journée internationale des migrants, le 18 décembre.
On 8 December, the Agency presented its various criminal justice work to the Council Working Party on Judicial Cooperation on Criminal Matters (COPEN).
The Director of the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights, Michael O’Flaherty, welcomes the launch of the Philanthropy Europe Association (Philea), the merger of the European Foundation Centre (EFC) and the Donors and Foundations Networks in Europe (Dafne), on 7 December 2021.