Strengthening the links between business and human rights

Date of article: 12/05/2016

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12/05/2016
On 11 May in Amsterdam, the Dutch EU Presidency hosted, together with civil society organisations, a major event on what the EU could do to improve the responsibility of businesses in relation to human rights.
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Practices and problems with EU prisoner transfer instruments

Date of article: 12/05/2016

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12/05/2016
On 10 May, FRA presented tentative findings from its project related to detention and alternatives at an event in Brussels hosted by the European Commission in collaboration with EuroPris, the organisation for European prison services.
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Helping to mark Europe Day

Date of article: 12/05/2016

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12/05/2016
The FRA Director Michael O’Flaherty joined heads of the Vienna-based EU organisations at an event on 10 May at the EU-Haus to celebrate Europe Day.
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FRA Roma work presented at OSCE Human Dimension Committee Meeting

Date of article: 12/05/2016

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12/05/2016
On 10 May, FRA took part in the OSCE’s Human Dimension Committee Meeting on ‘Tolerance and Non-Discrimination’ in connection with the OSCE’s commitments and implementation of the OSCE Action Plan on improving the situation of Roma and Sinti.
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FRA discrimination surveys presented to UN expert group

Date of article: 12/05/2016

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12/05/2016
FRA presented its survey data collection methodology that it has developed and used to collect data concerning the experiences and opinions on discrimination.
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