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Chechen Refugees Unlawfully Refused Entry to Poland, Rules ECtHR

August 05, 2020 • by Polish Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights

Chechen asylum seekers, who had repeatedly been refused an opportunity to file applications for international protection by the Polish Border Guard, have successfully challenged Poland at the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg.
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Overly Long Court Procedures Are Systemic: HFHR Research

July 22, 2020 • by Polish Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights

In an attempt to assess the changes that have taken place in the justice system in the aftermath of Rutkowski case, the Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights has conducted a survey among lawyers on the excessive length of court proceedings.
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- HFHR
- Justice System
Racial Equity Impact Assessments: An Innovative Tool to Combat Discrimination

July 20, 2020 • by Rights International Spain

Institutional racism produces mutually reinforcing patterns of racial inequality in society as it provides unequal access to goods, services and rights according to ethno-racial belonging.
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CJEU: Employers Cannot Discriminate Between Disabled Employees

July 13, 2020 • by Polish Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights

In the opinion of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) Advocate General, EU law prohibits employers from favoring one set of employees over another within a group of disabled employees.
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Rights Organizations Are Still Pushing to Avoid Mandatory Upload Filters

July 10, 2020 • by Eva Simon, LibertiesEU

The Commission promised to release the draft guidelines by end of March. Four months later, the guidelines are still to be published. On the other hand, EU member states have already started the harmonization processes of the Copyright Directive.
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NJCM responds to EU White Paper on Artificial Intelligence

July 03, 2020 • by LibertiesEU

On the 14th of June, the NJCM (Netherlands Committee of Jurists for Human Rights) submitted a response to the European Commission’s White Paper on artificial intelligence (AI).
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- Netherlands
- Artificial Intelligence
Germany Assumes EU Presidency at Critical Juncture for Our Rights and Democracy

July 02, 2020 • by LibertiesEU

Germany gets to set the upcoming agenda for the EU Council, and we have a number of things we’d like them to work on in order to build a stronger, more democratic European community.
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To Create a Democratic, Fair & Innovative Digital Society, EU Must Protect Users’ Rights

June 30, 2020 • by Eva Simon, LibertiesEU

Human rights and digital rights groups issue a joint statement urging the European Commission to make human rights a priority for big online platforms.
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LDH Report: Belgian Police Abusing Power During Lockdown

June 25, 2020 • by Camille Van Durme, Belgian League of Human Rights

After being alerted by stories of police violence and misconduct on social media, in newspapers, and people on the ground, Police Watch, LDH’s observatory on police violence, decided to launch a campaign to raise awareness about police abuse.
Quiz: What Do You Know About Tracing Apps?

June 23, 2020 • by LibertiesEU

Coronavirus contact-tracing apps are being launched across Europe. Do you know more about the app than it knows about you?
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