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Fundamental Rights Platform Annual General Meeting

The meeting will take place online on Monday 2 October 2023 from 11:00-15:30 CEST.
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FRA Management and Executive Boards to meet

FRA's Executive Board and Management Board will convene on 29 September.
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Asylum, migration and borders

Children who fled Ukraine face rights challenges in the EU

The scale of displacement resulting from the Russian aggression against Ukraine is immense; of the 4 million displaced people receiving temporary protection in the European Union, 1.3 million are children. The latest Ukraine bulletin from the EU Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA) explores the fundamental rights impact of the war on these children, the practical challenges they face and possible ways forward in their best interests. It highlights particular instances where the needs of children are not being met and their rights not fully respected, protected or fulfilled.
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Data protection, privacy and new technologies
Equality, non-discrimination and racism
Children, youth and older people

Realising social rights in the digital age

A Collaborative Platform on Social and Economic Rights will meet to discuss realising social rights in the age of digitalisation.
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Justice, victims’ rights and judicial cooperation

Fundamental rights training for Europol officers

On 19 September, FRA delivered a presentation on fundamental rights for Europol’s guest officers who will be deployed in Cyprus, Greece, Romania, and Slovakia.
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Asylum, migration and borders
Borders and information systems

Training Schengen evaluators in return and border management

FRA contributed to the training of Schengen evaluators in the field of return and management of external borders.
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Asylum, migration and borders

Exploring the EU’s migration challenges

On 27 September, FRA took part in an international conference on migration challenges in the EU.
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Asylum, migration and borders

EU migration flow network meets

On 26 September, FRA attended the plenary meeting of the EU Migration Preparedness and Crisis Blueprint.
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Data protection, privacy and new technologies
Artificial intelligence and big data
Michael O’Flaherty

Protecting Human Rights in the Digital Age

A strongly human rights compliant, human rights respectful AI, that ultimately supports human development is going to be the most trustworthy AI. Trusted by consumers, by citizens, by everybody, says FRA Director Michael O'Flaherty in his talk on protecting human rights in the digital age at the IIEA in Dublin on 26 September. He discusses the implications of AI for human rights, the new AI Act, as well as the wider challenges facing human rights standards in an age of rapid digitalisation.
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Support for human rights systems and defenders
National human rights systems and bodies

Towards establishing a NHRI in Czechia

On 18 September, FRA took part in roundtable discussions on establishing a National Human Rights Institution (NHRI) in Czechia.
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Asylum, migration and borders
Child protection
Children, youth and older people

FRA joins the European Child Guarantee Coordinators meeting

FRA took part in the 12th meeting of the national child guarantee coordinators. The European Commission held the meeting on 21 September.
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Equality, non-discrimination and racism

A human rights-based approach to equality data for policy and monitoring

FRA delivered a keynote speech at the opening of the German Society for Evaluation’s annual conference.
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EU Charter of Fundamental Rights

The implications of the Fundamental Rights Charter for the EU legislator

On 11 September, the Secretariat of the Council of the EU hosted a training session on the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights for Justice and Home Affairs Councillors.
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Inter-governmental human rights systems

Expert roundtable looks at digital human rights tracking tools

FRA took part in the Digital Human Rights Tracking Tools and Databases Expert Roundtable online. The Geneva Human Rights Platform held the meeting on 14 and 15 September.
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Asylum, migration and borders
Trafficking and labour exploitation

Access to justice for exploited migrant workers

FRA attended the International Organization for Migration's International exchange on access to justice for migrant workers subject to labour exploitation.
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Asylum, migration and borders
Borders and information systems

Establishing national mechanisms to monitor fundamental rights compliance at EU borders

On 20 September, FRA will take part in a roundtable meeting in Sofia on establishing national independent mechanisms to monitor fundamental rights compliance at EU external borders.
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Civil society

FRA contributions to OECD work on civic space

FRA joined the OECD’s Civic Space Advisory Group meeting on 8 September.
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Asylum, migration and borders

Launching FRA’s migration handbook in Slovenian

Together with the Ljubljana Faculty of Law, FRA held a hybrid roundtable discussion about its Handbook on European on asylum, borders and immigration.
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Asylum, migration and borders
Irregular migration, return and immigration detention

FRA speaks at a workshop on irregular migration data

FRA provided input during a workshop on collecting and using data on irregular migration.
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EU Justice and Home Affairs Agencies meet

FRA took part in a meeting of the Justice and Home Affairs Agencies’ Network at EU Asylum Agency in Valetta on 5 September.