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Labor migration
[Events and Updates]

FRA: Six steps to better protect migrants from labour exploitation

Migrant workers are particularly vulnerable to labour exploitation and violations of European Union (EU) labour law. Under EU law, non-EU workers must be treated the same as workers from the Member ...

Last update 29 Aug 2024
FRA logo
[Events and Updates]

FRA: survey shows that Jews in Europe still face high levels of antisemitism

Antisemitism persists in the EU, affecting Jews both online and offline. Concerns over safety and frequent experiences of harassment force many to conceal their Jewish identity. These alarming ...

Last update 10 Aug 2024
Diritti delle persone con disabilità mani tese
[Events and Updates]

FRA: Political participation of people with disability in the EU

European citizens were once again asked to cast a vote for European Parliament elections. While for many people, this represented a simple task efficiently completed in a matter of minutes, for many ...

Last update 17 Jun 2024
[Publications]

Italian Yearbook of Human Rights 2020

AA.VV. (2021)

Annuario italiano / Italian Yearbook

Last update 25 Mar 2024
Café on the future of Europe 27th March 2024
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SET Padova: Café on the future of Europe, 27th March 2024

On Wednesday 27th March from 14:30 to 18:00 at the library of the Human Rights Centre “Antonio Papisca” the Student Engagement Team - SET Padova organizes a  Human Rights ...

Last update 26 Mar 2024
[Publications]

Italian Yearbook of Human Rights 2021

AA.VV. (2022)

Annuario italiano / Italian Yearbook

Last update 19 Mar 2024
Business and Human Rights
[Events and Updates]

UN Human Rights Chief urges EU leaders to approve key business and human rights legislation

The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, urged European leaders to approve a groundbreaking agreement on business and human rights, amid reports that the measure's ...

Last update 10 Apr 2024
 #Call4Peace initiative
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#Call4Peace initiative: Open letter to European Union, through the Belgian Presidency of the Council of the EU, "Peace for Israel and Palestine grounded in international law"

100 signatories, former ministers, high-ranking diplomats, prominent scholars, humanitarian leaders, writers, artists, spiritual leaders and Nobel Peace Prize laureates, are addressing an urgent ...

Last update 2 Feb 2024
An unidentified Coast Guard crew member aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Tahoma provides medical aid to an evacuated Haitian
[Events and Updates]

FRA: Published new report reviewing the European Border and Coast Guard Regulation (EU)

The European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) report delves into the significance of fundamental rights in European border management, emphasizing their impact on various activities such as ...

Last update 31 Dec 2023
[Events and Updates]

FRA: Children who fled Ukraine face rights challenges in the EU

The EU Fundamental Rights Agency's (FRA) latest bulletin focuses on the impact of the massive displacement caused by Russia's aggression against Ukraine, particularly on the 1.3 million children ...

Last update 9 Nov 2023
Older person in front of a laptop while he writes with a pen on a paper sheet
[Events and Updates]

FRA: new report on ‘Fundamental Rights of older persons: ensuring access to public services in digital society’

As the European ageing population increases, the growing digitalization of our society becomes an issue. Only 1 in 4 people between the ages of 65 and 74 possess basic digital skills, representing ...

Last update 1 Nov 2023
Hands surrounding people from different generations. Everything is surrounded by the European flag stars.
[Events and Updates]

FRA: report on protecting human rights defenders

As the director of the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA), Michael O'Flaherty, points out, “civil society is essential to respectful societies that uphold human dignity.” ...

Last update 18 Sep 2023
[Events and Updates]

The European Union deposited the instrument of approval of the “Istanbul Convention”

The European Union has ratified the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (CETS No. 210), known as “Istanbul ...

Last update 11 Sep 2023
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FRA: report on six steps to prevent future tragedies at sea

The EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) has published a short report advising the EU on what to do in order to preclude more deaths at sea. FRA asks for a comprehensive response, appealing to the ...

Last update 11 Sep 2023
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FRA: end discrimination and ethnic profiling

Racism and discrimination during police checks are still common in European countries. This is the conclusion of the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA)in ‘Your Rights Matter: Police ...

Last update 11 Aug 2023