FRA
European Union Agency For Fundamental Rights
FRA is the independent centre of reference and excellence for promoting and protecting human rights in the European Union. It is located in Vienna, Austria and employs people from a plethora of desciplines, such as legal experts, political and social scientists, statisticians, and communication specialists. Their crucial work, towards ensuring that every individual gets the opportunity to enjoy their rights and freedoms, mainly consists of:
- Collecting and analyzing law and data, whilst providing independent, evidence-based support for and expertise on fundamental rights. These rights are enshrined in the EU’s Charter of Fundamental Rights.
- Working alongside EU institutions, Member States, national human rights institutions, equality bodies and other stakeholders, raising rights awareness and communicating their insights.
- Helping national policymakers understand how they can do more for their citizens.
Learn more about the Agency's work here.
One important initiative, inter alia, is the Fundamental Rights Forum – Europe’s leading human rights event – a space that nurtures dialogue on today’s human rights challenges and gives a platform for a diverse range of voices. Attendees from all over Europe come together to observe or partake in discussions, exchange knowledge and opinions, as well as raise further awareness on human rights and the ways in which they can be protected.
Most recently, on 11-12 October 2021 the Forum was held online, in
Vienna & other European cities. Through panel discussions, workshops,
networking sessions, practical demonstrations and exhibitions a varietry
of issues were addressed covering six distinct themes:
1. A human rights oriented digital age,
2. Social rights are human rights,
3. Fighting hate and discrimination,
4. Strengthening human rights practice,
5. People on the move, and
6. Defending the rule of law and securing access to justice.
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