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Michael O'Flaherty

Europe is the place: promoting fundamental rights in cities and regions for building an open society in 2019 and beyond

Speech by the FRA Director Michael O'Flaherty on fundamental rights and the EU during the panel debate at the 134th Plenary Session of the Committee of the Regions, 11 April 2019.
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Justice, victims’ rights and judicial cooperation
Michael O'Flaherty

Rule of law focus at European Conference of Bar Associations and Law Societies

Speech by the FRA Director Michael O'Flaherty at the 47th European Conference of Presidents of Bar Associations and Law Societies in Vienna on 1 March focusing on rule of law.
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People with disabilities
Michael O’Flaherty

Remarks to European ministers responsible for people with disabilities

Remarks by Michael O’Flaherty, FRA Director, at the informal meeting of European ministers responsible for people with disabilities, Paris, 14 March 2019
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Data protection, privacy and new technologies
Hate crime
Michael O'Flaherty

Opening address – Artificial Intelligence and online hate speech

Many different actors are currently working on strategies, recommendations and guidelines on Artificial Intelligence but as we proceed to navigate this field I would emphasise the extraordinary importance of working together. Within the normative frame of human rights, we have to bring together different stakeholders and different expertise to get it right. Artificial intelligence can serve as a game-changing tool in the combat of corrosive hate speech. Let’s not miss, or worse abuse, this invaluable opportunity. ** CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY **
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Michael O'Flaherty

Speech to the European Parliament's LIBE Committee to mark the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Speech by the FRA Director Michael O'Flaherty to the European Parliament's LIBE Committee, 20 November 2018, as part of the European Parliament’s Human Rights Week marking the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
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Michael O'Flaherty

Launching the results of FRA's second antisemitism survey

Michael O’Flaherty, FRA Director, opening remarks ahead of the presentation of the findings of the agency's second antisemitism survey at a joint European Commission and Austrian EU Presidency event in Brussels on 10 December 2018.
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Michael O'Flaherty

FRA Director's remarks to the General Affairs Council Rule of Law dialogue

Michael O’Flaherty, FRA Director, speaks to European Affairs Ministers about trust in public institutions during the General Affairs Council's annual rule of law dialogue in Brussels on 12 November 2018.
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Equality, non-discrimination and racism
Children, youth and older people
Asylum, migration and borders
Michael O’Flaherty

Address to Council of Europe Committee of Ministers

Today we celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Agreement between the EU and Council of Europe on cooperation of the Council of Europe and our Agency. 10 years on from the Agreement, our collaboration has become a fixture in Europe’s human rights landscape. I am grateful to the Council of Europe for its support, and look forward to continuing our work together to ensure that the rights of everyone in the EU and in Europe are defended and respected. ** CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY **
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Equality, non-discrimination and racism
Roma
Michael O’Flaherty

Keynote address to the EU high-level group on combating racism, xenophobia and other forms of intolerance

In our politics, there has been a normalisation of the unacceptable in terms of word and deed. That includes racist and xenophobic words and deeds, which are now as pervasive as they are corrosive to democratic life in the European Union and around the world. Our Agency’s data show worsening conditions across all major areas of our work. ** CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY **
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Michael O’Flaherty

Speech to Justice and Home Affairs Council, Luxembourg, October 2018

The FRA Director delivered a speech to justice ministers from across the EU during the Justice and Home Affairs Council on 11 October in Luxembourg. His speech focused on some of the key challenges for the human rights system in the EU and pointed to possible ways of safeguarding fundamental rights for everybody in the EU. ** CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY **