Seminar on policing and relations with the public, Paris - Main contents

date	October 17, 2019 - October 18, 2019
city	Paris, France
location	Paris, France
organisation	European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) i

Start date : 17/10/2019

End date : 18/10/2019

Where:

Paris, France

European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights, Other bodies and agencies,

Justice and citizens’ rights,

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  Events/Conf/Fairs

The European Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) and the French ‘Defender of Rights’ are jointly organising an international seminar on the challenges of relations between the police and the public, as well as current practices.

The seminar will bring together practitioners from different professional perspectives. These include police forces, public authorities, complaints bodies, lawyers, victim support services, civil society, academics and other experts, as well as representatives of international organisations and EU institutions.

The event will centre around 3 main topics:

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  discrimination and unlawful profiling, in particular during police stops and searches
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  the management of public demonstrations
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  the protection of victims and vulnerable groups

More information on the event

The EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) provides independent, evidence-based advice to EU and national decision makers, thereby helping to make debates, policies and legislation on fundamental rights better informed and targeted.

What it does

FRA advises EU institutions and national governments on fundamental rights, particularly in the areas of:

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  discrimination
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  access to justice
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  racism & xenophobia
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  data protection
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  victims’ rights
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  children's rights.