A former Dutch security service employee's right to a fair trial was violated by national courts in his trial for passing classified documents to unauthorised people, the Strasbourg court has ruled.
Today, Liberties published its report ‘Security through Human Rights’. The report finds that two commonly used counter-terrorism measures are killing democracy, are ineffective and counter-productive.
Atletico Diritti, a very special football team composed of refugees, people in the criminal system and students, takes the pitch for its fourth season, playing in the name of integration, anti-racism and human rights for all.
The Court of First Instance in Liège confirmed that the deportation of Sudanese nationals was an unlawful order made by the state secretary for asylum and migration.
As the Netherlands Institute for Human Rights celebrates its 5th Anniversary, its chairwoman, Adriana van Dooijeweert, notes that although they've had great achievements, "a lot remains to be done".
The new postgraduate program is promoted by the Italian Coalition for Civil Liberties and Rights in cooperation with Roma Tre University. Don't miss this amazing opportunity!
Mounting restrictions on NGOs in Poland are a further nail in the coffin of the Rule of Law, democracy and fundamental rights. We ask EU governments meeting to discuss the situation in Poland to protect the people.
Hungarian NGOs and Liberties recently asked the Commission to take three measures to protect the rule of law and the freedom of NGOs in Hungary and across the EU. Here's our assessment of the Commission's reply.
The Chamber of Deputies is set to take up debate on a bill to regulate the medical use of cannabis – but only after the original meaning of the proposal was radically changed.
As the legal representative for the Jewish congregation in Gothenburg, Sweden, Liberties member Civil Rights Defenders has appealed against the decision to allow a neo-Nazi protest there in September.
EU governments and the European Parliament are finalising new rules about television, on-demand and video sharing services. Our policy note covers the main problems and offers some solutions to EU decision-makers.
Journalists Wojciech Dorosz and Marcin Majchrowski were dismissed in December 2016 from Polish Radio for "disciplinary reasons". Both filed a court action against the dismissal.
Intelligence sharing is important to fight organised crime, but - without adequate monitoring - it can also lead to human rights abuses. Liberties member CILD has launched a new campaign for greater transparency around government intelligence sharing.
Hungary used to be a privacy protection pioneer in Europe, but that has changed. Here's the joint opinion of Access Now and HCLU on current Hungarian regulations related to the decree on data protection.
Liberties member the Belgian League of Human Rights is participating to an awareness-raising campaign that aims to encourage citizens who witness violent deportations to speak out and not remain indifferent.
After refusing to welcome migrants and then chasing them, Belgium is now cooperating with the Sudanese dictatorial regime to identify its nationals. Is there a limit that the secretary of state would not transgress in order to 'clean' the capital?
