FRA and ODIHR discuss closer cooperation, Vienna - Main contents

FRA’s Director Michael O’Flaherty will meet with Ingibjörg Sólrún Gísladóttir, the Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights in Vienna on 21 February. They will discuss how to further strengthen cooperation between FRA and ODIHR. They will also exchange views on respective current and future priorities. Discussion will focus on hate crime, human rights defenders, the National Human Rights Institutions Academy, Roma, artificial intelligence, the European Union Fundamental Rights Information System (EFRIS).

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.