📅 9 September 2025 🕑 14:00 – 16:00 📍 Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) and online (We encourage participants to join physically if possible.) 🗣️ Language: English
As part of our participation in the FAIR Project, we are pleased to invite you to a dedicated workshop for rights defenders. The event will explore traditional and emerging forms of discrimination, with a particular focus on the impact of algorithmic decision-making in the public sector.
🔍 About the FAIR Project The FAIR project “EU Charter of Fundamental rights: Awareness raising and Instruments to promote a culture of Rights” (FAIR), is promoted by a consortium of nine organisations based in nine different EU countries – Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Greece, Italy, Portugal, Slovenia, and Spain. FAIR steps in the framework of – is a direct response to the solicitations enshrined in the European Commission’s 2020 “Strategy to Strengthen the Application of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights“. This strategy, launched on the 20th anniversary of the EU Charter, outlines significant progress and persistent challenges in its implementation across EU Member States.
🗣️ Workshop Objectives:
- Engage rights defenders (e.g. NHRIs, ombuds institutions, equality bodies, data protection authorities) in critical discussion on discrimination risks
- Explore ethical implications of algorithmic and data-driven systems in public administration
- Examine how traditional and structural forms of discrimination may evolve through technology
- Foster peer learning and discussion through applied casework
For any questions, please contact: 📧 sibel.top@vub.be or anna.maria.totokotsi@vub.be
We look forward to welcoming you to a rich and engaging exchange.
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