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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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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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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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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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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.
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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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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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Roma
Equality, non-discrimination and racism

Towards a new strategic EU framework for Roma equality, inclusion and participation

The FRA Director will address the launch conference of the new EU Roma strategic framework for equality, inclusion and participation. He will draw on FRA’s Roma surveys underlining the persistent circle of poverty and discrimination many Roma and Travellers continue to endure.
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Defendants’ rights

FRA presents criminal detention conditions database to Council working party

On 12 October, FRA will present the Conditions of Criminal Detention database during a meeting of the Council of the EU’s Working Party on Cooperation in Criminal Matters (COPEN).
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Equality, non-discrimination and racism
Hate crime
Racial and ethnic origin
Religion and belief

Justice ministers focus on combating antisemitism and hate speech

The FRA Director exchanged views with justice ministers from across the EU on 9 October on combating antisemitism and hate speech.
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Justice, victims’ rights and judicial cooperation
Victims’ rights
Defendants’ rights
Civil justice
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Eurostat’s Statistics on Crime and Criminal Justice Working Group to meet

On 8-9 October, FRA will present an overview of its activities at the Eurostat Working Group meeting on Statistics on Crime and Criminal Justice.
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Justice, victims’ rights and judicial cooperation
Civil justice

EU regions week workshop to look at freedom of movement rights

The European Citizen Action Service (ECAS) will host a session during EU Regions Week to discuss how best to safeguard the rights of mobile EU citizens in post-pandemic times.
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Data protection, privacy and new technologies
Artificial intelligence and big data
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Fundamental rights considerations in Artificial intelligence

FRA will discuss the fundamental rights considerations of using Artificial intelligence during a meeting of the European Commission’s Digital Criminal Justice Expert Group.
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Support for human rights systems and defenders
EU Charter of Fundamental Rights
National human rights systems and bodies

Charter capacity-building webinar at the NHRI Academy 2020

This year’s NHRI Academy focuses on framing migration from a human rights perspective.
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Support for human rights systems and defenders
Inter-governmental human rights systems

Presenting EFRIS to civil society

FRA will present its European Fundamental Rights Information System (EFRIS) tool to civil society via its Fundamental Rights Platform (FRP) on 7 October.
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Justice, victims’ rights and judicial cooperation
Victims’ rights
Business and human rights

Do victims of corporate human rights violations get justice?

Holding big business responsible for its human rights violations is difficult and many victims never get justice, finds a new report from the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA). This is due to the complexity of multinational corporations spanning different countries with networks of subsidiaries and supply chains. The report identifies practical, procedural and financial barriers the EU and its Member States should eliminate to ensure victims of such violations have access to effective remedies.
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Justice, victims’ rights and judicial cooperation
Business and human rights
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Conference to explore corporate responsibility along global supply chains

FRA will present its new report on business and human rights during a workshop at conference entitled ‘Global Supply Chains, Global Responsibility’
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Support for human rights systems and defenders
Business and human rights
Inter-governmental human rights systems

International organisations explore business and human rights

On 29 September, international organisations exchanged information on business and human rights-related activities.
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Support for human rights systems and defenders
Civil society

Protecting human rights defenders

Staff from intergovernmental organisations and EU institutions responsible for cooperation with civil society and for supporting human rights defenders met online on 28 September to exchange information about ongoing and upcoming activities.
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Asylum, migration and borders
Access to asylum
Child protection

EASO network discusses asylum seekers’ vulnerability

FRA took part in the EASO vulnerability network annual conference, which took place through four online meetings during September.