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Equality, non-discrimination and racism
Hate crime
Racial and ethnic origin
Religion and belief

Council of the EU Working Party addresses racism and antisemitism

FRA addressed the Council of the EU’s Working Party on Fundamental Rights, Citizens Rights and Free Movement of Persons (FREMP) on 15 November in Brussels.
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Asylum, migration and borders
Child protection

Committee of the Regions seminar looks at protecting migrant children

On 22 November, FRA gave a presentation online on guardianship for unaccompanied children. The presentation was part of a seminar organised by the European Committee of the Regions and UNICEF to celebrate World Children’s Day.
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Data protection, privacy and new technologies
Artificial intelligence and big data

ESCAIDE discussion on digital transformation and AI

FRA will take part in the 2023 edition of the European Scientific Conference on Applied Infectious Disease Epidemiology (ESCAIDE) on 22 November in Barcelona.
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Asylum, migration and borders
Borders and information systems

Forced return monitoring across the EU – 2023 update

Every year, the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) updates its overview of national forced return monitoring systems across the EU. The overview for 2022 is now available.
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Justice, victims’ rights and judicial cooperation
Judicial cooperation and rule of law

FRA welcomes members from the École Nationale de la Magistrature

On 21 November, FRA will welcome members from the École Nationale de la Magistrature (ENM), the French national school for the judiciary.
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Asylum, migration and borders
Borders and information systems

Croatia’s border monitoring mechanism meets

On 14 November, the Advisory Board of the Independent Monitoring Mechanism of Croatia met in Zagreb. They discussed progress in implementing the activities agreed for 2023.
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Support for human rights systems and defenders

Fundamental rights and environmental protection: foresight workshop

On 17 November, FRA will conduct a pilot foresight exercise to identify emerging issues, trends, opportunities, and risks associated with safeguarding fundamental rights related to climate change and environmental protection.
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FRA welcomes the International Community NGO

On 17 November, FRA welcomes the International Community NGO. The NGO provides training and consultancy to young people in the field of international politics, peace and policy making.
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Asylum, migration and borders

Migration features in Justice and Home Affairs Agencies Network meeting

On 16 November, FRA took part in a seminar on information provision during the Justice and Home Affairs Agencies network meeting. The seminar covered information provision in different migratory contexts.
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Asylum, migration and borders
Michael O’Flaherty

Standing Up for the Rights of the People of Ukraine

FRA Director Michael O'Flaherty lecture to the Vienna Diplomatic Academy on 16 November 2023 recognises how Europe stands with Ukraine and calls for human rights to take centre stage in reconstruction plans.
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Support for human rights systems and defenders
Civil society

A thriving civic space for upholding fundamental rights in the EU

FRA will speak at the opening panel of the European Commission’s conference on ‘A thriving civic space for upholding fundamental rights in the EU: a framework for future action’.
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Equality, non-discrimination and racism
Hate crime
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ODHIR national contact points on combating hate crimes to meet

The OSCE’s Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) will hold its annual meeting of National Points of Contact on Combating Hate Crimes.
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Equality, non-discrimination and racism
People with disabilities

How can Equality Bodies support deinstitutionalisation?

The European Network of Equality Bodies (Equinet) will hold a workshop on how Equality Bodies can support deinstitutionalisation from a multi ground perspective.
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Data protection, privacy and new technologies
Artificial intelligence and big data
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FRA to speak at European AI Alliance Assembly

The Spanish Ministry of Economy and Digital Transformation, in cooperation with the European Commission, will host the 4th European AI Alliance Assembly.
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Support for human rights systems and defenders

FRA expert meeting on the right to environmental protection

FRA will host an expert meeting for its new project on ensuring the right to environmental protection.
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Equality, non-discrimination and racism
Hate crime
Racial and ethnic origin
Religion and belief

Anti-Muslim hatred database now updated

FRA has updated its anti-Muslim hatred database. It provides an easy-to-use overview of information on hate crime, hate speech and discrimination against Muslims across the EU, Albania, Serbia and North Macedonia.
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Judicial cooperation and rule of law
Civil society

Information session on EU annual rule of law cycle

On 15 November, FRA together with the European Commission will hold an online information session for its Fundamental Rights Platform on the EU's Annual Rule of Law Cycle and related consultation.
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Support for human rights systems and defenders

EU Justice and Home Affairs Agencies to meet

On 21 November, the representatives of the EU Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) Agencies’ Network will meet in Malta.
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Asylum, migration and borders
Trafficking and labour exploitation

Presenting FRA’s upcoming labour inspectors manual

On 9 November, FRA gave a presentation on its upcoming ‘Manual for labour inspectors on the protective elements of EU law for third-country workers’.
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Data protection, privacy and new technologies
Artificial intelligence and big data

FRA joins roundtable discussion on the AI Act

FRA joined a roundtable discussion on will the AI Act work for people and democracy? The European Centre for Not-for-Profit Law and European Digital Rights organised the event.