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FRA joined discussions at the Open Government Partnership (OGP) Steering Committee on how commitments in OGP national action plans could better support an enabling environment for civil society.
FRA outlined the main findings from its facial recognition technology paper during a European Parliament hearing in Brussels on 20 February.
FRA, in cooperation with its Hungarian National Liaison Officer, will launch the Hungarian translation of its handbook on European data protection law.
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FRA findings show that the Charter is not yet used to its full potential.
FRA’s Director Michael O’Flaherty will meet with Ingibjörg Sólrún Gísladóttir, the Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights in Vienna on 21 February.
The EU Justice Commissioner, Didier Reynders, will visit FRA on 21 February, for the first time.
Crimes violate people’s fundamental rights. Therefore, victims have a right to criminal justice. European Day for Victims of Crime, on 22 February, offers the chance to examine the protection Member States offer to safeguard victims’ rights.
Poor conditions in overcrowded receptions centres and violence against migrants are some of the main concerns the EU Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA) identifies in its latest migration quarterly report. An increase in arrivals of asylum seekers in Cyprus, Greece and Spain leads to further delays in processing asylum applications.
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The FRA Director will speak together with EU Equality Commissioner Dalli during the opening of the annual meeting of the National Roma Contact Points.
The European Commission is exploring the possibility of establishing an EU Child Guarantee.
In the latest edition of his video blog, FRA Director Michael O'Flaherty speaks about the publication of FRA's second LGBTI-survey on the 17th of March and how we can use the results to further battle discrimination.
How should the EU approach to artificial intelligence and facial recognition?
The European Commission held a meeting on the rule of law on 6 February in Brussels.
The Council of Europe is revising its 1997 recommendation on National Human Rights Institutions.
The Netherlands Helsinki Committee hosted a workshop on communicating rights in a post-truth area.
FRA’s Director and a delegation of its Management Team will meet the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on 7 February in Geneva.
FRA will speak at a judicial independence workshop in Florence on 14 February.
How can we strengthen citizen involvement in the EU’s cohesion funds?
On 5 February, FRA Director Michael O’Flaherty will meet EU Commissioners to better understand their priorities and explore how FRA can support their work.
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Accurately measuring violence against women is important to help governments prioritise the issue and create policies that work.