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Asylum, migration and borders
Irregular migration, return and immigration detention

FRA takes part in return practitioners expert meeting

FRA took part in a meeting of the European Migration Network (EMN) Return Expert Group.
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Equality, non-discrimination and racism
Sex, sexual orientation and gender

FRA shares views with Council of Europe GREVIO expert group

On 8 February, FRA’s Director exchanged views with the Council of Europe’s GREVIO expert group on monitoring the implementation of the Istanbul Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence.
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Data protection, privacy and new technologies
Artificial intelligence and big data

FRA joins Council of Europe Artificial Intelligence Committee meeting

FRA actively took part in the plenary meeting of the Council of Europe Committee on Artificial Intelligence (CAI) from 1 to 3 February.
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Support for human rights systems and defenders
National human rights systems and bodies

FRA at the Human Rights Go Local conference 2023

FRA Director, Michael O’Flaherty, will deliver a video message at the closing conference of the 2023 edition of the Human Rights go local Winter Academy.
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Equality, non-discrimination and racism
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Equality and values in education and training working group to meet

From 8 to 9 February, FRA will take part virtually in a meeting of the Working Group on Equality and Values in Education and Training.
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Support for human rights systems and defenders
Inter-governmental human rights systems

FRA and the UN Human Rights Office further strengthen their cooperation

FRA’s Director will meet the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on 6 February in Geneva.
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Justice, victims’ rights and judicial cooperation
Inter-governmental human rights systems

Cooperation between FRA and the European Court for Human Rights

On 30 January, the Knowledge Sharing Unit of the European Court for Human Rights presented their newly-established ECHR Knowledge Sharing Platform to FRA.
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Support for human rights systems and defenders

EFRIS advisory group discusses project developments

The EFRIS advisory group brings together the main partners in the EU Fundamental Rights Information System (EFRIS) project.
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Asylum, migration and borders
Child protection

Discussing migrant children’s transition to adulthood

FRA took part in a workshop in Athens on 30 January on the transition to adulthood for unaccompanied children.
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Data protection, privacy and new technologies
Artificial intelligence and big data

Ethical and legal aspects of AI in law enforcement

FRA moderated a panel at a conference organised by major EU-funded research consortia dealing with AI technologies used by law enforcement.
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Justice, victims’ rights and judicial cooperation
Security

Presenting the fundamental rights impact of counter-terrorism law

FRA attended a meeting of the Criminal Law Committee of the Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE).
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Support for human rights systems and defenders

How did cities welcome displaced people from Ukraine?

Many cities throughout the European Union hosted people fleeing Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine. To gauge how cities addressed Europe largest humanitarian crisis since World War II, the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) approached selected cities in the EU.
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Justice, victims’ rights and judicial cooperation
Judicial cooperation and rule of law

FRA joins ELSA international strategy meeting

FRA will take part in ELSA’s International Strategy meeting.
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Support for human rights systems and defenders

FRA joins EU Justice and Home Affairs Ministers

FRA’s Director took part in the informal meeting of Justice and Home Affairs Ministers on 26 and 27 January in Stockholm.
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Data protection, privacy and new technologies
Artificial intelligence and big data

FRA to join Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights conference in Tallinn

The Estonian Human Rights Centre will host a conference on artificial intelligence and human rights on 26 January in Tallinn.
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Equality, non-discrimination and racism
Children, youth and older people
People with disabilities
Racial and ethnic origin
Roma

Equality and inclusion in European elections

FRA will take part in a webinar that will provide an overview of the state of knowledge on equality and inclusion in the European Parliament elections.
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Asylum, migration and borders

Migration seminar looks at fundamental rights at the EU’s external borders

FRA gave a presentation during a University of Szczecin migration seminar on pressing fundamental rights issues at the EU’s external borders.
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Equality, non-discrimination and racism
Hate crime
Racial and ethnic origin
Religion and belief

Major EU survey on antisemitism and Jewish life launched

A major survey measuring hate crime and discrimination against Jews across Europe opened on 25 January, led by the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA).
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Equality, non-discrimination and racism
Religion and belief

Article 17 dialogue on liberal democracy

FRA Director Michael O’Flaherty will give a speech on liberal democracy at the European Parliament’s Article 17 dialogue seminar.
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Support for human rights systems and defenders
Civil society

Protecting environmental defenders

The recently-elected Special Rapporteur on environmental defenders, Michel Forst, met FRA Director Michael O’Flaherty on 19 January in Vienna.