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Justice, victims’ rights and judicial cooperation

FRA Director discusses COVID-19 impact with Western Balkan Justice ministers

The FRA Director participated in the EU-Western Balkans Ministerial Forum on Justice and Home Affairs on 22 October.
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Asylum, migration and borders
Legal migration and integration

Webinar focuses on integrating young refugees

FRA held a webinar with representatives from integration and youth welfare authorities on 20 October on integrating young refugees when turning 18.
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Support for human rights systems and defenders
Inter-governmental human rights systems

Conference focuses on corporate governance and human rights

From 22 to 23 October, the European Law Academy will run its Annual Conference on European Company Law and Corporate Governance.
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Unlawful profiling

Webinar explores police stops, searches and profiling

FRA will take part in an online seminar to introduce the challenges and principles linked to the use of profiling by law enforcement officers. FRA will draw on findings from its EU minorities and discrimination surveys in relation to stop and search and trust in police.
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Support for human rights systems and defenders
Inter-governmental human rights systems

Annual Meeting between the EEA and Norway Grants and FRA

On 20 October, the EEA and Norway Grants and FRA will have their annual meeting online.
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Asylum, migration and borders
Support for human rights systems and defenders
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FRA eMedia toolkit to feature at International Migration Reporting Congress

FRA’s migration reporting toolkit for journalists will feature in two workshops and be discussed with media partners during the III International Congress of Migration Reporting. The workshops will present how journalists’ knowledge of fundamental rights affects migration reporting.
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Equality, non-discrimination and racism
Sex, sexual orientation and gender

HELP Programme on fighting racism, xenophobia, homophobia and transphobia launches in Spain

On 8 October, FRA gave a presentation drawing from its research on the fight against Homophobia and Transphobia at the launch of the Council of Europe’s Human Rights Education for Legal Professionals (HELP) Programme in Spain.
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Asylum, migration and borders

FRA Director Michael O'Flaherty visits Moria migration facility

This video statement by FRA Director Michael O’Flaherty was recorded on 15 October 2020 at the Moria migration facility that was destroyed by fire in September 2020.
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Sex, sexual orientation and gender
Equality, non-discrimination and racism

Seminar explores FRA’s LGBTI report findings

The FRA Director, Michael O’Flaherty will deliver a video message to an online seminar discussing its ‘A long way to go for LGBTI equality’ report.
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Religion and belief
Equality, non-discrimination and racism

Rule of law, human rights and religious rights at G20 interfaith forum

FRA’s Director will address a panel discussion on rule of law, human rights, and religion. The discussion will take place on 16 October during the G20 interfaith forum.
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Borders and information systems
Asylum, migration and borders

FRA joins Frontex Entry- Exit training

FRA spoke about fundamental rights safeguards in the EU’s Entry-Exit system during training at Vienna Airport for Member States from 6 to 7 October. It drew on its biometrics, EU IT-systems and fundamental rights report.
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Artificial intelligence and big data
Data protection, privacy and new technologies

Second AI Alliance assembly

The European Commission held the second assembly of the AI Alliance on 9 October. It featured EU Internal Market Commissioner Thierry Breton, representatives of the German Presidency of the European Council, as well as other high-level participants.
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Asylum, migration and borders

FRA Director Michael O'Flaherty visits temporary camp at Mavrovouni, Lesbos

This video statement by FRA Director Michael O’Flaherty was recorded on 14 October 2020 at the temporary facility at Mavrovouni. This temporary camp was built to re-house people after the fire at the Moria migration facility on the island of Lesbos, in Greece.
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Support for human rights systems and defenders
National human rights systems and bodies
Inter-governmental human rights systems

Virtual key note address by FRA Director to the 2020 Annual Conference of the Geneva Human Rights Platform

This video statement by FRA Director Michael O’Flaherty was recorded for the Annual Conference of the Geneva Human Rights Platform: ''Connectivity between regional and global human rights mechanisms".
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Asylum, migration and borders

Frontex Consultative Forum to meet

The Consultative Forum of the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, Frontex, will meet on 15 October. FRA currently co-chairs the forum together with UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR).
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Equality, non-discrimination and racism

European Citizens Initiative to promote minorities, and linguistic and cultural diversity

On 15 October, the European Parliament will hold a public hearing on a European Citizens Initiative to promote minorities, and linguistic and cultural diversity. The organisers will present their initiative.
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Support for human rights systems and defenders
Inter-governmental human rights systems
National human rights systems and bodies

FRA at the Geneva Human Rights Platform

The FRA Director will give a keynote speech at the 2020 Annual Conference of the Geneva Human Rights Platform on 15 October. He will focus on ‘Where are we today in terms of connectivity between regional and global human rights mechanisms’.
Virtual key note address by FRA Director
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Children, youth and older people

Supporting young people from care to adulthood

FRA research on minimum age, guardianship and child protection underline the need to support young people as they leave care. For example, the vast majority of EU Member States do not apply minimum age requirements in institutional residential care.
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National human rights systems and bodies
Support for human rights systems and defenders

Towards an NHRI for Italy

On 13 October, FRA’s Management Board member for Italy, Oreste Pollicino and FRA Scientific Committee member, Francesco Palermo, will speak at an event on Sustainable Development Goal 16, peace, justice and strong institutions, and the role of National Human Rights Institutions.
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Data protection, privacy and new technologies
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FRA joins Global Privacy Assembly

FRA will take part in the annual closed session of the Global Privacy Assembly (GPA) as an observer.