Articles

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  Hungary Restricts People's Right to Protest

  August 16, 2018 • by Hungarian Civil Liberties Union

  The space for public protests and assembly is severely limited under a new law recently adopted by the Hungarian Parliament.

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  • ECHR
  • Hungary
  • ECtHR
  • demonstration
  • protest
  • assembly
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  Quiz: Are You the Next Romanian Prime Minister?

  August 15, 2018 • by LibertiesEU

  Is corruption just a matter of perspective? What about police brutality? Find out if you've got what it takes to be Romania's next prime minister.

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  • Romania
  • police
  • corruption
  • quiz
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  EU silent as hundreds of anti-corruption protesters injured in Romania

  August 14, 2018 • by Israel Butler, LibertiesEU

  On the 10th August, tens of thousands of anti-corruption protestors gathered on the streets of Romania’s capital, Bucharest. According to reports, the crowd chanted “resign” and “thieves” in front of the main government building.

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  • European Commission
  • protests
  • European Commissioner of Justice
  • #romania
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  Positive Trends in Hopeful Mid-Year Report on Italy's prisons

  August 14, 2018 • by Flaminia Delle Cese, Italian Coalition for Civil Liberties and Rights

  Criminal activity has not increased. The number of foreign detainees is decreasing. The measures adopted to foster the inclusion of foreigners are showing results.

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  • Antigone
  • report
  • detention
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  ​Fighting Hate Speech With Love: The Case of Wajahat Abbas Kazmi

  August 13, 2018 • by Andrea Li, Italian Coalition for Civil Liberties and Rights

  The 32-year-old activist and filmmaker is also the co-founder of the LGBTI rights organisation behind the campaign ‘Allah Loves Equality’.

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  • hate speech
  • LGBTI
  • freedom of identity
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  Weekly Liberties Quiz - Which Dog Breed Are You?

  August 10, 2018 • by LibertiesEU

  Ah the life of a dog... cuddles, treats and long walks. Sounds good, right?
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  The Baobab Celebrates 3 Years of Welcoming Migrants in Rome

  August 09, 2018 • by Gabriela Villarejo, Italian Coalition for Civil Liberties and Rights

  Italy has issues dealing with migrants, but the Baobab center in Rome has been welcoming migrants and providing greatly needed services for over three years.

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  • asylum
  • migrants
  • Italy
  • Rome
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  Beyond Surrender: Issues Surround Use of European Arrest Warrant in Lithuania

  August 08, 2018 • by Human Rights Monitoring Institute

  A new study by Liberties member the Human Rights Monitoring Institute finds ongoing issues with the application of the European Arrest Warrant (EAW) in Lithuania.

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  • human rights
  • Lithuania
  • detention
  • European Arrest Warrant
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  Shutdown Risk Profiling System, Groups Tell Dutch Government

  August 07, 2018 • by Nederlands Juristen Comité voor de Mensenrechten

  The largest trade union of the Netherlands, FNV, joins a coalition of civil society organizations and individuals who are demanding the Dutch government put a stop to SyRI, a risk profile system.​

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  • privacy
  • surveillance
  • Netherlands
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  Dutch Tax Authority Violates Law by Processing Personal ID Numbers

  August 06, 2018 • by Nederlands Juristen Comité voor de Mensenrechten

  The Tax and Customs Administration has no legal basis to use the citizen service number in the VAT identification number of self-employed persons. This practice must be stopped as soon as possible.

  Tags:

  • privacy
  • the Netherlands
  • Tax and Customs Administration
  • citizen service number
  • personal identification