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Croatia Urged to Stop Expelling Migrants

October 15, 2018 • by Lovorka Šošić, Centre for Peace Studies - Croatia

The Council of Europe's Human Rights Commissioner sent a letter to the Prime Minister Andrej Plenković, expressing concern about allegations of collective expulsion of migrants, violence and other crimes committed by police officers.
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Quiz: Which Llama Are You?

October 12, 2018 • by LibertiesEU

Are you the type of person who is easy to be manipulated, or do you see through the cheap propaganda and differentiate it from what really matters for our democracies? Take our quiz you're a shrewd llama!
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Irish Civil Society Groups Launch Campaign to Save 'The People’s Voice'

October 11, 2018 • by Sinéad Nolan, The Irish Council for Civil Liberties

A coalition of Irish NGOs launched their campaign to reform the Electoral Act, which they say is stifling civil society by prohibiting international funding and domestic donations of over €2,500.
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Albanian Woman Granted Residence in Italy for "Deep Roots"

October 10, 2018 • by Italian Coalition for Civil Liberties and Rights

An Albanian citizen that has lived in Italy for 10 years has been granted a residence permit for humanitarian reasons, a measure that is no longer possible under the new Security and Immigration decree.
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Romanian Voters Boycott Gay Marriage Poll

October 09, 2018 • by Dollores Benezic, The Association for the Defense of Human Rights in Romania – the Helsinki Committee

Marriage remains defined as an union between spouses in the Romanian constitution, after only 20% of registered voters turned out in the referendum. A minimum of 30% was needed to validate the vote.
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UN Demands that Spain end Racial Profiling of African People

October 08, 2018 • by Rights International Spain

According to a UN working group, Spain's efforts to reduce racial profiling have not gone far enough and need to be stepped up to meet UN requirements.
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Quiz: Are You a Type A(uthoritarian) Personality?

October 05, 2018 • by LibertiesEU

What is more appealing to you – to live in an authoritarian regime, or a well-functioning democracy? Find our if your a dictator type with our weekly quiz!
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Landmark Mass Surveillance Ruling Affects Europeans Far Beyond UK Borders

October 04, 2018 • by Hungarian Civil Liberties Union

The European Court of Human Rights has brought a decision of key concern to the collection of data in Europe. The ECHR has declared that the mass surveillance by the United Kingdom violated the rights to privacy and family life.
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Madrid Straight Edge Case: Rebellion is not Glorification of Terrorism

October 03, 2018 • by Eduardo Gómez-Cuadrado, La Red Jurídica, LibertiesEU

This July, the first section of the Criminal Chamber of the National High Court cleared six Straight Edge youths on charges of glorification of terrorism on social media.
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More Than 80 Organisations Urge EU to Fund Rights and Democracy Groups

October 02, 2018 • by Israel Butler, LibertiesEU

Today Liberties sent a letter signed by 80 organisations to the European Commission and European Council asking the EU to create a new fund to support rights and democracy groups across Europe.
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