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  Romanian Boy Bullied for Having Special Educational Needs Takes Case to ECtHR

  August 19, 2019 • by Polish Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights

  ​The Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights and the Forum for Human Rights intervened in a case before the European Court of Human Rights. The case concerns a boy with special educational needs who experienced discrimination at a public school in Romania.

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  • amicus curiae
  • disabled rights
  • disabled children
  • human rights violations
  • Polish Helsinki Foundation of Human Rights
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  Hungary Wages Propaganda War Against Finland as Article 7 Looms

  August 16, 2019 • by LibertiesEU

  The Hungarian government is waging a propaganda war against Finland in order to undermine the latter's credibility when the EU resumes Article 7 proceedings against Hungary.

  Tags:

  • democracy
  • Hungary
  • rule of law
  • Finland
  • Article 7
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  Polish Court Reforms: Judges Under Pressure From All Sides

  August 15, 2019 • by Polish Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights

  Changes in the Polish justice system introduced over the last four years are being used to increase pressure on judges, according to the HFHR study “The Time of Trial. How do changes in justice system affect Polish judges?”

  Tags:

  • Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights
  • Poland
  • rule of law
  • judiciary in Poland
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  Hungary To Pay Compensation to HCLU Client Who Was Forcefully Catheterised

  August 14, 2019 • by Anna Kertész, Hungarian Civil Liberties Union

  In an important judgement delivered in July, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) stated that forced catheterisation was a violation of Article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights on the prohibition of torture.

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  • Hungary
  • Police Brutality
  • Justice for all
  • European Court of Human Rights​
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  Man Who Was Denied a Court Refund Wins on Appeal

  August 12, 2019 • by Polish Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights

  A Polish appeals court has changed the verdict of the District Court and ruled in favour of the claimant, who had been forced to take out loans as the lower court refused to return his money.

  Tags:

  • Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights
  • fair trial
  • length of trial
  • court case
  • court of appeal
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  Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights Opposes Attacks on LGBTQI in Poland

  August 09, 2019 • by Polish Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights

  Recent months have seen a rise in attacks on the LGBTQ community in Poland. In response to this alarming trend, the Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights has published a statement strongly opposing such actions.

  Tags:

  • human rights violations
  • LGBT rights
  • Polish Helsinki Foundation of Human Rights
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  ​German Authorities to Be Challenged on Refugee Phone Searches

  August 08, 2019 • by Society for Civil Rights

  The Society for Civil Rights (GFF) is conducting a comprehensive study on the invasive search and inspection of asylum seekers' mobile phones by the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF).

  Tags:

  • immigration
  • Germany
  • mobile phone
  • asylum seekeers
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  Report: Lithuania Continues to Infringe Prisoners' Rights

  August 07, 2019 • by Human Rights Monitoring Institute

  Following its 2018 visit to Lithuanian prison facilities, the Committee Against Torture found that the state was continuing to violate the rights of prisoners.

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  • Lithuania
  • CPT
  • CPT annual report
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  Groundbreaking Lawsuit Targets Violations at Controversial Psychiatric Facility in Poland

  August 05, 2019 • by Polish Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights

  An HFHR client filed a lawsuit against the State Treasury, seeking damages for multiple violations at the National Centre for the Prevention of Dissocial Behaviours, including the use of coercion, impeded contact with family and poor access to healthcare.

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  • detainee rights
  • human rights violations
  • Polish Helsinki Foundation of Human Rights
  • conditions of detention
  • inhumane treatment
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  Romania: Does Everyone Really Have the Right to a Lawyer?

  July 31, 2019 • by Dollores Benezic, The Association for the Defense of Human Rights in Romania – the Helsinki Committee

  The justice system in Romania seemed stacked against people who can't afford a private lawyer, as court appointed counsel are blocked from serving their clients properly.

  Tags:

  • Romania
  • pre-trial detainment