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FRA and the European Court of Human Rights have produced the latest in a series of joint thematic factsheets. This factsheet focuses on reasonable accommodation for people with disabilities within the context of EU law and the European Convention on Human Rights.
FRA attended the EU high-level group on combating hate speech and hate crime. The event focused on taking stock of achievements of the group. This includes the Working group on hate crime reporting, recording and data collection, which was facilitated by FRA.
On 20 and 21 October, the EU Special Representative for Human Rights, Kajsa Ollongren met with FRA Director Sirpa Rautio and FRA Management Team to discuss strengthening cooperation.
The EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) has released an updated version of its anti-Muslim hatred database. It includes information on recent incidents, legal measures, judicial trends and institutional responses. The database also tracks broader patterns anti-Muslim discrimination, hate crime and hate speech across Europe. The information collected spans from 2012 to 2024.
FRA hosted a webinar on 21 October to update its civil society stakeholders on its foresight project. Two practitioners -- Maiju Lehto of Deaconess Foundation from Finland and Thays Prado, a filmmaker and founder of Feminist Futures – shared best practices from their work making foresight participatory and accessible.
FRA spoke during the Academy of European Law (ERA) annual conference on European asylum and migration law. It gave a presentation on how to enhance compliance with fundamental rights under the EU Pact on Migration and Asylum.
FRA attended the General Assembly of the EU Asylum Agency’s Consultative Forum on 15 October. The Forum also had a session with the EUAA Fundamental Rights Officer.
FRA brought the perspective of a human rights-based approach to anti-poverty and social rights work during an expert roundtable on the EU Anti-Poverty Strategy. FRA shared its experience and contribution by data and research about the life experiences of rightsholders and the responses of duty bearers.
On 14 October, the EU Drugs Agency (EUDA) visited FRA to exchange good practices. They spoke about the challenges in building partnerships and institutional relations.