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Support for human rights systems and defenders
Civil society
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FRA joins first Eastern Partnership Civil Society Summit

FRA will take part in the 1st Eastern Partnership Civil Society Summit. It will take place from 19 to 21 November in Vienna.
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Support for human rights systems and defenders

Stakeholder board meeting on key social science infrastructure services

FRA will take part in the next Infra4NextGen Stakeholders Board online meeting on 18 November. The project is funded by the EU’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme.
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Equality, non-discrimination and racism
Children, youth and older people
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FRA presents key child protection findings to EU Child Rights Network

FRA will take part in a meeting of the EU Network for Children’s Rights. FRA will present insights and outputs from its integrated child protection systems project.
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Justice, victims’ rights and judicial cooperation
Victims’ rights

EU Victims’ Rights Platform discusses digitalisation and victims’ rights

The EU Victims’ Rights Platform will meet on 18 November. The online meeting aims to discuss and synchronise ongoing and planned actions in relation to the challenges and opportunities related to the new technologies and victims’ rights.
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Civil society

Fundamental Rights Platform holds Annual General Meeting

FRA hosted the Annual General Meeting of its Fundamental Rights Platform from 12 to 13 November. FRA Director Sirpa Rautio announced the Agency will pilot a Youth Advisory Panel and outlined the Agency’s strategic plans for the next years.
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Civil society

FRA Director meets Albanian civil society organisations

On 13 November, as part of her country visit to Albania, FRA Director Sirpa Rautio met with the leaders of 42 civil society organisations active in Albania.
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Support for human rights systems and defenders
National human rights systems and bodies

UN Human Rights Office consults with NHRIs on economic, social and cultural rights

FRA spoke about the economic, social and cultural rights situation in Europe and the impact of the cost-of-living crisis on fundamental rights. It drew from the focus chapter of the Agency’s fundamental rights report 2024.
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Support for human rights systems and defenders

Ljubljana University law students to visit FRA

On 15 November, a group of Slovenian and Erasmus students from the University of Ljubljana law faculty will visit FRA.
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Data protection, privacy and new technologies
Artificial intelligence and big data

FRA discusses its work with Independent Police Complaints Authorities’ Network

FRA presented its work on the use of new technologies by law enforcement at a hybrid seminar of the Independent Police Complaints Authorities’ Network (IPCAN). IPCAN members attended the 8 November event.
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Support for human rights systems and defenders
Inter-governmental human rights systems

FRA joins annual meeting of regional human rights mechanisms

FRA took part in the Annual Meeting of Focal Points of Regional Human Regional Human Rights Mechanisms. The UN Human Rights Office organised the meeting. It took place on 13 November.
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Hate crime
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Hate crime experts to convene at FRA

FRA and the OSCE’s Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) will hold a joint event for members of the OSCE’s national contact points network and the FRA-led EU Working Group on hate crime reporting, recording and data collection.
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Support for human rights systems and defenders
National human rights systems and bodies

FRA speaks to French local civil servants and elected representatives

On 13 November, FRA will speak at a seminar on human rights and local democracy in Europe in Strasbourg. FRA will contribute to a table discussion on actions from the Council of Europe and the European Union in human rights at the local level.
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Civil society
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Annual General Meeting of the Fundamental Rights Platform

The Annual General Meeting of the Fundamental Rights Platform will take place online on 12-13 November 2024.
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Equality, non-discrimination and racism

Equality data experts join Belgian country visit to exchange practices

FRA attended two meetings in Brussels in the framework of a country visit to Belgium of the EU Subgroup on Equality Data. The Belgian Equal Opportunities Division hosted and chaired the country visit to Belgium on 4. November.
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Asylum, migration and borders

Public authorities information session on FRA support to EU Migration and Asylum Pact

FRA held an information session for public authorities on FRA’s work to support the rights-compliant implementation of the EU’s Migration and Asylum Pact.
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Equality, non-discrimination and racism

FRA work feeds into Brussels antiracism and equality discussions

FRA took part in a series of meetings in Brussels on antiracism and equality from 16 to 18 October.
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Asylum, migration and borders
Artificial intelligence and big data
Business and human rights

FRA takes part in EU-UN OHCHR strategic dialogue

FRA participated in the 4th EU-UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR) strategic dialogue in Geneva on 21 October.
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Asylum, migration and borders

FRA joins roundtable on rights of migrant workers

FRA took part in a roundtable on the rights of third-country workers, organised by the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung in Brussels on 18 October.
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Asylum, migration and borders
Child protection

FRA participates in expert meeting on children in migration

FRA participated in the 11th expert meeting on children in migration, organised by the European Commission (DG Home) in Brussels on 25 October.
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FRA notes progress and challenges in forced return monitoring in 2023

The EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) issues an annual overview of national forced return monitoring systems across the EU. The overview for 2023 is now available.
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