REMINDER / Save the date: Fundamental Rights Platform meeting 01 February 2021

Dear Members,

We received a reminder from the FRA Fundamental Rights Platform Team to participate in the Online Meeting “Human rights work in challenging times – ways forward”. Below is the full e-mail from FRA, which explains the reasoning behind the invitation.
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Dear civil society organisations,

The 2021 Fundamental Rights Platform (FRP) online meeting is fast approaching – please mark the date in your calendars:

01 February 2021 from 14:00-18:00
“Human rights work in challenging times – ways forward”

Please find the draft programme below. Along with FRA Director Michael O’Flaherty, European Commissioner for Equality Helena Dalli and UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders Mary Lawlor will address our meeting.

Registrations will open early next week, when you will receive a separate invitation email with a registration link.

Would your organisation like to host a breakout session?

We are inviting organisations to host one of our 60-minute breakout sessions, which will discuss how civil society has responded to current human rights challenges (whether in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic or beyond). Please consider sharing your experiences, good practices and recommendations on how to address the human rights challenges in your area of work. Those interested should contact frp@fra.europa.eu. Available slots will be distributed with the aim of ensuring a thematic and geographical balance.

We look forward to welcoming you on 1 February.

Best wishes,

Andreas Accardo,
Head of Unit Institutional Cooperation and Networks

	FRP meeting 2021: Human rights work in challenging times – ways forward
	PART I: Opening and breakout sessions
14:00	Opening and introductions Moderation: Andreas Accardo, FRA Head of Unit Institutional Cooperation and Networks and Waltraud Heller, FRA civil society officer
14:15	Keynote by FRA Director FRA Director Michael O’Flaherty
14:30	Breakout sessions In 15 parallel sessions, FRP organisations will share good practice examples on how civil society organisations are addressing current challenges o   presentation of good practice o   discussing key learnings: challenges, enablers, resources o   formulating messages towards policy-makers o   harvesting into shared document online
15:30	Coffee break
	PART II: High level panel and discussion
15:45	High-level panel ▪ Helena Dalli, Commissioner for Equality ▪ Mary Lawlor, UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders ▪ Michael O’Flaherty, FRA Director
16:10	Sharing key results from breakout sessions in plenary ▪ Rapporteursfrom breakout sessions
16:30	High level panel responds to points raised from the breakout sessions
17:00	Closure of plenary session
	PART III: Networking
17:10	Networking event This session will offer the opportunity to connect in breakout rooms with FRA experts and with other civil society and international organisations along different areas of interest.
18:00                  END