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Rights Protection by the EU

All EU governments have promised to protect human rights, democracy and the rule of law. No country can join the EU until it has shown that it has laws, policies and institutions in place to uphold these fundamental values, such as a free media and an independent judiciary. Once a country is inside the EU, however, the Union has limited powers to make sure the government sticks to these promises. This topic covers the work we do to persuade the EU to create stronger powers to protect its fundamental values, and the work we do to persuade the EU to use the powers it already has to prevent governments inside the Union from abusing human rights.

Read our series of explainers on how fundamental rights are protected in the EU

Read our policy paper on how the European Parliament could better protect civil liberties

Read our policy paper on how the Council of the EU could better protect the rule of law

Read our policy paper on how the EU can require governments to protect the rule of law if they want EU funding

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LDH Open Letter: Coronavirus Powers Must Comply With the Rule of Law

April 09, 2020 • by Camille Van Durme, Belgian League of Human Rights

As Parliament is about to grant special powers to the government, the Belgium League of Human Rights (LDH) has sent an open letter to MPs and to the government to recall that respect for Human rights and the rule of law is vital.
Forces undermining democracy in the Czech Republic

March 20, 2020 • by The League of Human Rights

Hundreds of people protested against “forces undermining democratic institutions in the Czech Republic” in Prague on Sunday. The movement is demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Babiš over his alleged conflict of interest, and recently opposed t...
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Belgium: Counter-Terrorism Policies Must Not Impact Human Rights

March 19, 2020 • by Camille Van Durme, Belgian League of Human Rights

Last week, the Belgium Monitoring Committee on counterterrorism policies (T Committee) released its annual report before the Senate, highlighting the fact that the fight against terrorism must not affect human rights.
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Italian Prisons in a Time of Coronavirus: In Search of a Solution

March 18, 2020 • by Federica Brioschi, Italian Coalition for Civil Liberties and Rights

The penitentiary system is facing a grave situation with the coronavirus pandemic, with protests and riots exploding on 8 March and the Government failing to elaborate a solution to limit the spread of the virus in prisons.
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- italian prisons
- prison overcrowding