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10 keys to effectively communicating human rights

This video, shot at the recent Human Rights Communicators' Network Workshop, highlights many comments from the inspirational discussions on how elements of FRA's 10 keys to effectively communicate human rights can influence our day-to-day work.
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Video blog by Michael O'Flaherty: antisemitism in Europe

In the latest edition of his video blog, FRA Director Michael O'Flaherty speaks about the alarming increase of antisemitism in Europe and how to combat it.
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Non-discrimination handbook also now in Finnish and Romanian

The 2018 edition of the handbook on European non-discrimination law examines law stemming from the complementary systems of the EU non-discrimination directives and the European Convention on Human Rights, drawing on them interchangeably to the extent that they overlap, while highlighting differences where these exist.
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Support for human rights systems and defenders

Drawing lines to the bigger picture - Sarah Wishart

Talk by Sarah Wishart of Rights Info at the Human Rights Communicators' Workshop held at FRA on 3-4 October 2019.
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Support for human rights systems and defenders

Interactive communication using augmented and virtual reality - Szczepan Orlowski

Talk by Szczepan Orlowski of Animorph at the Human Rights Communicators' Workshop held at FRA on 3-4 October 2019.
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Asylum, migration and borders
Children, youth and older people

Video blog by Michael O'Flaherty: situation in Greek hotspots

In this edition Michael O'Flaherty reports back from his visit to the asylum seeker facility in Lesbos and calls for the support of all EU Member States to improve in particular the situation of unaccompanied children.
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Support for human rights systems and defenders
Michael O'Flaherty

How to ensure the resilience of our societies in a changing European landscape

FRA's Director Michael O'Flaherty's keynote speech on the interaction between democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights for the opening session of conference on 10 September in Helsinki organised by the Finnish Presidency of the EU.
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Unlawful profiling
Data protection, privacy and new technologies
Equality, non-discrimination and racism
Michael O’Flaherty

Fundamental rights-based policing

FRA Director, Michael O'Flaherty delivers keynote speech in Paris on 17 October on fundamental rights-based policing during the opening of the 5th IPCAN seminar, ‘Relations of the police and population: challenges and practices’.
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Support for human rights systems and defenders

Political communication: a grassroots perspective - Flavia Kleiner

Talk by Flavia Kleiner of Operation Libero to the Human Rights Communicators' Workshop held at FRA on 3-4 October 2019.
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Human rights messages that work - Michael O'Flaherty

FRA Director Michael O'Flaherty gave the opening talk at the Human Rights Communicators' Workshop held at the Agency on 3-4 October 2019.
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FRA presents evidence of discrimination to Social Questions Working Party

On invitation of the Finnish Presidency of the Council of the EU, FRA presented evidence on discrimination to the Social Questions Working Party of the Council in Brussels on 7 October.
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Training on the European arrest warrant, mutual trust and criminal detention

On 1 October in the Hague, FRA presented its work in the area of the European arrest warrant, mutual trust and criminal detention to European Judicial Network contact points.
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Justice, victims’ rights and judicial cooperation

Access to justice: Defendants need more information and better access to legal assistance

Poor information and inadequate access to legal assistance often prevent defendants in criminal proceedings from full access to justice, as FRA latest report reveals. It points to where Member States should improve information flows and legal representation to uphold defendants’ rights.
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Justice, victims’ rights and judicial cooperation
Judicial cooperation and rule of law
Civil justice

Handbook on Access to Justice

This handbook provides an overview of key aspects of access to justice in Europe.
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Video blog by Michael O'Flaherty: human rights situation in Europe

In the latest edition of his video blog, FRA Director Michael O'Flaherty shares his view on the current human rights situation in Europe.
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Asylum, migration and borders
Support for human rights systems and defenders
Civil society
Borders and information systems

Video blog by Michael O'Flaherty: rescue in the Mediterranean

In the latest edition of his video blog, FRA Director Michael O'Flaherty focuses on the migration situation in the Mediterranean Sea and makes three proposals.
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Support for human rights systems and defenders
Michael O’Flaherty

Communicating rights

Speech delivered by Michael O'Flaherty at Council of Europe's Parliamentary Assembly side event on communicating rights on 10 April in Strasbourg.
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Hate crime
Equality, non-discrimination and racism

Young Jews face harassment in Europe, but nevertheless express their Jewish identity

Many young Jewish Europeans face antisemitic harassment in Europe, but are also very resilient as they clearly express their Jewish identity, finds a report published today by the European Commission and FRA. Rising hate speech and intolerance towards them shows the urgent need for continued concerted efforts to adequately address society’s longstanding and persistent hostility towards Jews.
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Support for human rights systems and defenders
Michael O'Flaherty

Fostering equality in the EU – legislation, policies and practice

The FRA Director delivers a keynote speech on 17 June 2019 during the 'Building the present, designing the future: public policies for a more equal society' seminar organised by the International University Menéndez Pelayo in Santander Spain.
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Michael O'Flaherty

From wrongs to rights - Ending severe labour exploitation - Presentation of the report on Severe labour exploitation in the EU – exploited migrant workers’ perspectives

We shouldn’t be here this morning. It shouldn’t be that 100 years after the Philadelphia Declaration and the founding of the ILO that we should talk about systemic, criminal exploitation of labour. It shouldn’t be that we should talk about it in, of all places, Europe.