ENAR is joining over 100 civil society forces calling for an end to the expansion of EURODAC, the EU database for the registration of asylum-seekers. EURODAC, designed to collect and store migrants’ data, is being transformed into an expansive, violent surveillance tool that will treat people seeking protection as crime suspects. This will include children as young as 6 whose fingerprints and facial images will be integrated into the database. ENAR expresses deep concern over EURODAC being expanded to enforce the EU’s discriminatory and hostile asylum and migration policies: increasing deporta ..read more

In 2021, a young French citizen and her husband were illegally pushed back from Greece to Turkey, where they were imprisoned for over six years. ENAR is supporting front-LEX’s efforts in representing the victims in this first-ever case of an EU citizen pushback. As the trial unfolds at the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), it represents an opportunity to expose and legally challenge the fundamentally racist nature of the EU’s border policies. Read more about front-LEX’s strategic litigation work on the case in the update below: front-LEX_Advocacy_Racialized-Pushback The post 1st EU CITIZE ..read more

ENAR is seeking the services of a consultant with strong experience and excellent organisational skills to develop and implement a participatory strategic planning process. Deadline to apply: 17 December 2023. 1.-Call-for-consultant-SP-2026-2029 Download the call The post CALL FOR A CONSULTANT: Strategic Planning 2026 – 2029 appeared first on European Network Against Racism ..read more

The European Network Against Racism is joining 15 other civil society voices raising concerns about the EU’s AI Act trialogues, particularly the Council of EU’s refusal to address critical human rights issues. We urge the Council to reconsider its stance on prohibited AI practices (predictive policing and biometric surveillance), law enforcement exemptions, migration and national security in order to ensure that the AI Act effectively safeguards human rights. Read the full statement below: Council-risks-failing-human-rights-in-the-AI-Act_28-November-2023-1 The post JOINT STATEMENT: Council ris ..read more

The ENAR Member Spotlight is a monthly series highlighting the work of our member organisations across Europe. In this edition, we talked to Thamara Cruz, the Founder of Siempre, an anti-racist organisation working to enhance the life of Latin American women in Belgium. Tune in for a conversation on the invisibility of migrant women in Belgium, breaking the cycle of violence, and the role of civil society in achieving that. Is your organisation part of ENAR’s anti-racism network? Would you like to highlight your work in our next edition of Member Spotlight? Reach out to our Network Commu ..read more

Lisbon, Portugal, November 13-16 – At the 2023 edition of the Web Summit, Europe’s biggest tech festival, ENAR sparked up meaningful conversations about the societal impact of tech innovation. The event, bringing together over 70,000 attendees, helped us build new bridges between tech leaders, activists, and entrepreneurs who share ENAR’s anti-racist vision. Web Summit is regarded as the place to go to discover the future of technology in the world. ENAR was privileged to attend this year’s conference in Lisbon, and share our vision and mission for a more inclusive Europe, and the ro ..read more

Brussels, Belgium – The European Network Against Racism (ENAR), alongside 17 other European civil society and trade union voices, urges EU legislators to protect migrant workers from exploitation. To ensure migrant workers are not trapped in exploitation, lawmakers must ensure meaningful right to change employer, and ensure full equal treatment, particularly in private rented housing. The Spanish Presidency of the Council and European Parliament are working to reach a compromise on the revision of the EU Single Permit Directive, which creates a simplified application procedure for both work an ..read more

Barcelona, 2-3 November 2023 – At the Anti-Racism in the EU conference, ENAR Co-Director Ojeaku Nwabuzo called for genuine representation in public office, highlighting related issues of employment disparities and distrust in political institutions. Under the Spanish Presidency of the Council of the European Union, a high-level conference Anti-racism in the EU: People of African Descent: Recognition, Justice and Development brought together representatives from EU institutions and Member States, alongside leading civil society voices. The two-day event, organised by the Spanish Ministry of Equ ..read more

The ENAR Member Spotlight is a monthly series highlighting the work of our member organisations across Europe. In this edition, we talked to Hai Nguyen, the co-chair of FEM-R, a feminist anti-racist organisation amplifying the voices of racialised people and building a safer Finland for all. Tune in to a conversation on how deeply ingrained racism is in Finnish politics and society, how just a non-Finnish name poses a barrier to job security, and what it means to bring feminist perspectives to the fight against racism. Fem-R is run by racialised people for racialised people. All of its a ..read more

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