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FRA and the Council of Europe met on 10 November to discuss updating the Handbook on European law relating to the rights of the child. The handbook covers relevant Council of Europe and European Union legal standards, as well as case law from the Court of Justice of the EU and the European Court of Human Rights.
FRA and the European Agency for the operational management of large-scale IT systems in the area of freedom, security and justice (eu-LISA) today signed off on a cooperation plan for the coming years.
FRA will conduct a training session on ensuring child-friendly proceedings for child victims of trafficking. It forms part of the CEPOL online course on child trafficking.
FRA’s report on ‘Strong and effective national human rights institutions’ will feature during a meeting of the European Parliament’s Democracy, Rule of Law and Fundamental Rights Monitoring Group.
On 11 November, FRA will host a virtual seminar for legal staff of the German Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection. It aims at providing expertise and an opportunity to exchange experiences on the practical application of the Charter of Fundamental Rights in Germany in selected areas.
FRA, in cooperation with the European Network of Equality Bodies (Equinet) will run a capacity-building workshop on 10 November on unlawful profiling. The workshop seeks to invite national equality bodies to jointly reflect on their roles in stepping up efforts to better combat unlawful police profiling.
FRA will take part in the annual EU-Israel high-level seminar on combating racism, xenophobia and antisemitism.
The third Euro-Mediterranean Communicators´ workshop will tackle the question what is next for the migration narrative in the Euro-Mediterranean region?
The FRA Director will participate in the Interparliamentary Committee Meeting organised by the European Parliament Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs Committee.
On 10 November, FRA will present the results of its EU LGBTI survey during the online workshop ‘LGBTI Discrimination: European and Local Perspectives and Actions’.
The wave of violent anti-Jewish pogroms on 9 November 1938 – the so-called ‘Kristallnacht’ – is a poignant reminder of why Europe needs to eliminate once and for all the persistent antisemitism that pervades society. Antisemitism makes many Jews question why remain in Europe. If Europe fails its Jewish community, the modern European project will have failed.
The FRA Director will take part in an informal exchange on 9 November on integration and social cohesion with EU interior ministers and members of the European Commission.
FRA will present findings from its recent report on ‘Strong and effective national human rights institutions’ during a leadership webinar on 9 November. This European Network of National Human Rights Institutions webinar will look at the role of and support for NHRIs in creating impacts from EU policies on rule of law, human rights and democracy.
The United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) regularly consults regional offices responsible for promoting and protecting human rights on how to coordinate their work better.
The FRA Director will have an informal exchange of views on 9 November on integration and social cohesion with EU interior ministers and members of the European Commission.
The United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) regularly consults regional offices responsible for promoting and protecting human rights on how to coordinate their work better.
People can now also order the 2018 edition of the handbook on European non-discrimination law in Bulgarian and Croatian.
The Estonian version of Handbook on European data protection law - 2018 edition is the latest language version of this popular handbook.
The ‘Children deprived of parental care found in another EU Member State other than their own’ guide is now available in all EU official languages.
On 30 October, FRA presented the fundamental rights implications of processing data in large-scale IT systems.