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Hate crime
Equality, non-discrimination and racism

Event explores evidence-based actions against racism and hate crime

FRA will present key findings from its report on encouraging hate crime reporting during an online hate crime conference.
Go to the hate crime report
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Support for human rights systems and defenders

FRA to meet French civil society organisations

Against the background of the upcoming French EU Presidency, FRA will exchange views with French civil society organisations that are part of its civil society network, the Fundamental Rights Platform (FRP) on 20 October.
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Roma
Equality, non-discrimination and racism

Webinar addresses hate crime against Roma and Travellers

FRA will present results from its Roma and Traveller Survey and its hate crime work to a webinar organised by CEPOL, the EU’s law enforcement training agency.
Download the Roma and Travellers Survey report
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EU Charter of Fundamental Rights
Support for human rights systems and defenders
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The Fundamental Rights Charter’s role in the work of Equality Bodies and NHRIs

FRA, in cooperation with Equinet and ENNHRI, will host a virtual seminar for legal experts of Equality Bodies and National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) from across Europe.
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Data protection, privacy and new technologies
Artificial intelligence and big data
Security
Michael O’Flaherty

Data protection in policing

FRA Director Michael O'Flaherty delivers a speech at Europol’s Data Protection Experts Network (EDEN) conference on data protection in law enforcement. The conference took place in Rome on 18 October 2021.
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Asylum, migration and borders
Trafficking and labour exploitation

EU Agencies present first full overview of actions to detect and protect victims of human trafficking

The European Union agencies active in the field of justice and home affairs have presented the first full overview of actions to help victims of trafficking in human beings. The main operational activities are listed in a joint report of the Justice and Home Affairs Agencies Network (JHAAN) published today at the occasion of EU Anti-Trafficking Day under the leadership of Eurojust. The report is a key building block of the EU Strategy on combatting trafficking in human beings and serves as a key reference document for national authorities engaged in tackling human trafficking.
Download the joint report
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Support for human rights systems and defenders

FRA Director joins the 60th anniversary of the European Social Charter

FRA’s Director will virtually join celebrations of the 60th anniversary of the European Social Charter.
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Sex, sexual orientation and gender
Equality, non-discrimination and racism

Joining forces to promote and protect the rights of LGBTI people

FRA will present its LGBTI survey results during ECRI’s annual seminar.
Read report on LGBTI equality
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Equality, non-discrimination and racism

FRA Director joins the 60th anniversary of the European Social Charter

FRA’s Director will virtually join celebrations of the 60th anniversary of the European Social Charter.
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Asylum, migration and borders

Frontex Management Board focuses on fundamental rights

FRA attended the extraordinary Frontex Management Board meeting which took place on 6 October.
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EU Charter of Fundamental Rights
Support for human rights systems and defenders

New Fundamental Rights Charter e-learning courses

FRA launched its new Charter e-learning courses. These courses provide judges and other legal practitioners with practical guidance on when and how the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights applies at the national level. It includes the Charter e-guidance.
Go to Charter e-Learning courses
Michael O'Flaherty, FRA Director, giving the Forum closing speech
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Support for human rights systems and defenders
EU Charter of Fundamental Rights
Inter-governmental human rights systems
National human rights systems and bodies
Civil society

#RightsForum21 - Where do we go from here?

Two days of stimulating discussions, over 145 different sessions, 6 locations – that was the Fundamental Rights Forum 2021 in a nutshell. With over 3,000 people joining the Forum in Vienna and online, it was the biggest human rights event in Europe this year.
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Support for human rights systems and defenders
Inter-governmental human rights systems
National human rights systems and bodies
Civil society
Michael O'Flaherty

Fundamental Rights Forum closing speech

FRA Director, Michael O'Flaherty, gives his closing remarks during the Fundamental Rights Forum in Vienna on 12 October during the session 'Building a vision of hope: Where do we go from here?'
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Equality, non-discrimination and racism

International Forum on Holocaust Remembrance and combating antisemitism

The FRA Director will take part in the Malmö International Forum on Holocaust Remembrance and Combating Antisemitism.
Learn more on Malmö International Forum
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Support for human rights systems and defenders

FRA National Liaison Officers gather

On 13 October, FRA will hold a meeting with its National Liaison Officers.
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Support for human rights systems and defenders

Revamped '10 keys to effectively communicating human rights'

Speaking up for human rights has never been more important!

But how can we bring people together and cut through the noise?
International and regional human rights organisations across Europe have joined forces with the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights, united behind the '10 keys to effectively communicating human rights'.
Watch the playlist of all 10 keys on YouTube
Download the 10 keys Flip Cards
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Support for human rights systems and defenders
National human rights systems and bodies

How to become a Human Rights City: a new framework launched

Today at the Fundamental Rights Forum 2021, the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) together with representatives of several European cities unveils a new Framework for Human Rights Cities in the EU.
Download the framework
Watch the video on human rights cities
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Support for human rights systems and defenders

Human Rights cities

A clip on human rights cities upon launch of ‘Framework of commitments for human rights cities’
Download report on Human rights cities
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Equality, non-discrimination and racism
Hate crime

Countering hate crime – practical examples from across the EU

Hate crime is a persistent problem across the world. Millions experience violence because of racism and intolerance. Across the EU, many good practices are in place, tackling hate crime daily. An updated compendium of good practice, hosted by the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA), pools resources of what exists for others to draw on in their own work.
Access the compendium
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Support for human rights systems and defenders
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Fundamental Rights Forum 2021

The next Fundamental Rights Forum will take place in Vienna on 11 and 12 October 2021.
Previous Fundamental Rights Forum