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European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights

European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights. Human Rights Education And Training and the FRA. Human Rights Education And Training For The Civil And Public Service FRA-IHRC Conference Dublin – 24th June 2011. Short introduction to the FRA. Created : 2007, Council Regulation 167/2007.

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European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights

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  1. European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights Human Rights Education And Training and the FRA Human Rights Education And Training For The Civil And Public Service FRA-IHRC Conference Dublin – 24th June 2011

  2. Short introduction to the FRA Created: 2007, Council Regulation 167/2007. Provide assistance and expertise to EU institutions and Member States to support them in fully respecting fundamental rights when implementing EU law. Collecting and analysing objective, reliable and comparable data on a variety of fundamental rights issues in the EU. Networking with partner organisations and ensuring that the research carried out by the FRA is relevant to their needs. Communicating its evidence-based advice to partner organisations and the general public and raising awareness of fundamental rights.

  3. Areas of work of the FRA: Multi-annual Framework Asylum, immigration and integration Border control and visa policy Information society and data protection The rights of the child and protection of children Equality and non-discrimination Racism and ethnic discrimination Participation of EU citizens in the Union's democratic functioning Access to efficient and independent justice Protection of victims

  4. Frontex/FRA Cooperation Arrangement – 27 May 2010 • Strengthen the respect of fundamental rights in the field of border management. • Including, but not limited to: • Joint Operations; • Risk Analysis; • Training on Fundamental Rights for border guards; • Research; • Return; • Training on fundamental rights for Frontex staff; • Work programmes and action plans.

  5. Human rights education and training for police • Pilot training on anti-discrimination, diversity and other fundamental rights topics, Lyon, 30 June 2011. • Relevant FRA publications: • EU-MIDIS Data in Focus 4: Police stops and minorities, published in October 2010. • Understanding and preventing discriminatory ethnic profiling: A guide, published in October 2010.

  6. Three dimensions of discussion for today Determine what Civil and Public Service would find useful in development and delivery of human rights training, and how this can be incorporated into organisational practice for improved protection and promotion of fundamental rights; Determining how enhanced service delivery can be fed into policy-making processes; Discussing how to maximise the roles of FRA and NHRIs in delivery of human rights education and training to Civil and Public Service.

  7. Thank you for your attention! ALL PUBLICATIONS AVAILABLE AT: fra.europa.eu

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