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Roma
Sex, sexual orientation and gender
Michael O’Flaherty

The Role and Status of Women in Modern Society: Between Empowerment, Leadership and Gender Discrimination

FRA Director's speech to a high-level Romanian Presidency conference on the role and status of women in modern society: Between empowerment, leadership and gender discrimination given on 29 May 2019 in Bucharest.
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Michael O'Flaherty

Rediscovering Democracy and the Common Good: The Contribution of Human Rights

Speech by the FRA Director, Michael O’Flaherty, at the 2019 Sheehy Skeffington School on Social Justice and Human Rights, Dublin, 10 May 2019.
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Support for human rights systems and defenders
Michael O’Flaherty

Media for democracy: Journalism and Elections in Times of Disinformation

Speech during a UN panel debate in Geneva on Media for democracy: Journalism and Elections in Times of Disinformation to mark World Press Freedom Day on 3 May 2019.
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Michael O'Flaherty

Europe is the place: promoting fundamental rights in cities and regions for building an open society in 2019 and beyond

Speech by the FRA Director Michael O'Flaherty on fundamental rights and the EU during the panel debate at the 134th Plenary Session of the Committee of the Regions, 11 April 2019.
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Justice, victims’ rights and judicial cooperation
Michael O'Flaherty

Rule of law focus at European Conference of Bar Associations and Law Societies

Speech by the FRA Director Michael O'Flaherty at the 47th European Conference of Presidents of Bar Associations and Law Societies in Vienna on 1 March focusing on rule of law.
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People with disabilities
Michael O’Flaherty

Remarks to European ministers responsible for people with disabilities

Remarks by Michael O’Flaherty, FRA Director, at the informal meeting of European ministers responsible for people with disabilities, Paris, 14 March 2019
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Data protection, privacy and new technologies
Hate crime
Michael O'Flaherty

Opening address – Artificial Intelligence and online hate speech

Many different actors are currently working on strategies, recommendations and guidelines on Artificial Intelligence but as we proceed to navigate this field I would emphasise the extraordinary importance of working together. Within the normative frame of human rights, we have to bring together different stakeholders and different expertise to get it right. Artificial intelligence can serve as a game-changing tool in the combat of corrosive hate speech. Let’s not miss, or worse abuse, this invaluable opportunity. ** CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY **
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Michael O'Flaherty

Speech to the European Parliament's LIBE Committee to mark the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Speech by the FRA Director Michael O'Flaherty to the European Parliament's LIBE Committee, 20 November 2018, as part of the European Parliament’s Human Rights Week marking the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
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Michael O'Flaherty

Launching the results of FRA's second antisemitism survey

Michael O’Flaherty, FRA Director, opening remarks ahead of the presentation of the findings of the agency's second antisemitism survey at a joint European Commission and Austrian EU Presidency event in Brussels on 10 December 2018.
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Michael O'Flaherty

FRA Director's remarks to the General Affairs Council Rule of Law dialogue

Michael O’Flaherty, FRA Director, speaks to European Affairs Ministers about trust in public institutions during the General Affairs Council's annual rule of law dialogue in Brussels on 12 November 2018.