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Equality, non-discrimination and racism

FRA Director joins the 60th anniversary of the European Social Charter

FRA’s Director will virtually join celebrations of the 60th anniversary of the European Social Charter.
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Sex, sexual orientation and gender
Equality, non-discrimination and racism

Joining forces to promote and protect the rights of LGBTI people

FRA will present its LGBTI survey results during ECRI’s annual seminar.
Read report on LGBTI equality
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Support for human rights systems and defenders

FRA Director joins the 60th anniversary of the European Social Charter

FRA’s Director will virtually join celebrations of the 60th anniversary of the European Social Charter.
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Asylum, migration and borders

Frontex Management Board focuses on fundamental rights

FRA attended the extraordinary Frontex Management Board meeting which took place on 6 October.
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EU Charter of Fundamental Rights
Support for human rights systems and defenders

New Fundamental Rights Charter e-learning courses

FRA launched its new Charter e-learning courses. These courses provide judges and other legal practitioners with practical guidance on when and how the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights applies at the national level. It includes the Charter e-guidance.
Go to Charter e-Learning courses
Michael O'Flaherty, FRA Director, giving the Forum closing speech
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Support for human rights systems and defenders
EU Charter of Fundamental Rights
Inter-governmental human rights systems
National human rights systems and bodies
Civil society

#RightsForum21 - Where do we go from here?

Two days of stimulating discussions, over 145 different sessions, 6 locations – that was the Fundamental Rights Forum 2021 in a nutshell. With over 3,000 people joining the Forum in Vienna and online, it was the biggest human rights event in Europe this year.
Watch video - The power of arts
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Support for human rights systems and defenders
Inter-governmental human rights systems
National human rights systems and bodies
Civil society
Michael O'Flaherty

Fundamental Rights Forum closing speech

FRA Director, Michael O'Flaherty, gives his closing remarks during the Fundamental Rights Forum in Vienna on 12 October during the session 'Building a vision of hope: Where do we go from here?'
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Equality, non-discrimination and racism

International Forum on Holocaust Remembrance and combating antisemitism

The FRA Director will take part in the Malmö International Forum on Holocaust Remembrance and Combating Antisemitism.
Learn more on Malmö International Forum
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Support for human rights systems and defenders

FRA National Liaison Officers gather

On 13 October, FRA will hold a meeting with its National Liaison Officers.
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Support for human rights systems and defenders

Revamped '10 keys to effectively communicating human rights'

Speaking up for human rights has never been more important!

But how can we bring people together and cut through the noise?
International and regional human rights organisations across Europe have joined forces with the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights, united behind the '10 keys to effectively communicating human rights'.
Watch the playlist of all 10 keys on YouTube
Urban girl striding through city area
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Support for human rights systems and defenders
National human rights systems and bodies

How to become a Human Rights City: a new framework launched

Today at the Fundamental Rights Forum 2021, the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) together with representatives of several European cities unveils a new Framework for Human Rights Cities in the EU.
Download the framework
Watch the video on human rights cities
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Support for human rights systems and defenders

Human Rights cities

A clip on human rights cities upon launch of ‘Framework of commitments for human rights cities’
Download report on Human rights cities
Word hate written with keyboard buttons
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Equality, non-discrimination and racism
Hate crime

Countering hate crime – practical examples from across the EU

Hate crime is a persistent problem across the world. Millions experience violence because of racism and intolerance. Across the EU, many good practices are in place, tackling hate crime daily. An updated compendium of good practice, hosted by the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA), pools resources of what exists for others to draw on in their own work.
Access the compendium
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Support for human rights systems and defenders

European Parliament delegation visits FRA

An official delegation of the European Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs will visit FRA on 11 October.
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Asylum, migration and borders
Trafficking and labour exploitation

European Parliament to discuss FRA’s Employers Sanctions Directive report

FRA will present its study on role of the Employers Sanctions Directive on protecting irregular migrants from labour exploitation to the European Parliament.
Download the Employers Sanctions Directive report
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Support for human rights systems and defenders
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Fundamental Rights Forum 2021

The next Fundamental Rights Forum will take place in Vienna on 11 and 12 October 2021.
Previous Fundamental Rights Forum
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Artificial intelligence and big data
Data protection, privacy and new technologies

Business discusses trustworthy AI

FRA provided a keynote presentation on 1 October to a business workshop on trustworthy AI.
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Civil society

New European Commission Competence Center on Participatory and Deliberative Democracy

FRA joined the official online launch of the new European Commission Competence Centre on Participatory and Deliberative Democracy on 6 October. The centre provides services, guidance and tools to support the development of socially robust policy through citizen engagement practices.
Find more about the Fundamental Rights Platform
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Justice, victims’ rights and judicial cooperation
Judicial cooperation and rule of law

European Judicial Training Network's virtual study visit to FRA

The regular European Judicial Training Network study visit of judges and prosecutors to FRA will take place as a virtual visit on 4 October.
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Data protection, privacy and new technologies
Unlawful profiling

Public webinar explores ethnic profiling

FRA will participate in a public webinar on ethnic profiling.