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PiS & Fidesz Veto Reveal Lust for Power and Weakness

November 19, 2020 • by Israel Butler, LibertiesEU

Why are Fidesz and PiS so opposed to rule of law conditionality, and can the EU get its budget and corona recovery package through without them?
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Liberties and AccessNow Ask Commissioners About Interoperability of Tracing Apps

November 12, 2020 • by Eva Simon, LibertiesEU

Liberties and Access Now today sent a letter to the European Commission to inquire about the interoperability system for COVID-19 contact-tracing applications that was set up by the Commission.
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Liberties Report: Does Germany Have a Civic Space Problem?

November 05, 2020 • by Jascha Galaski, LibertiesEU

Germany’s legislation regulating the work of civil society organizations is outdated and vague, leaving them vulnerable to attacks by some politicians and commercial lobbyists, Liberties' new report finds.
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Upload Filters Are Back, and We Are Still Strongly Against Them

November 03, 2020 • by Eva Simon, LibertiesEU

Upload filters. Do they ring a bell? Do you remember the debate about the Copyright Directive, which was partly about mandatory upload filters to protect rightholders' creative works? Now they are back.
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- freedom of expression
- upload filters
Human Rights House to Open in Brussels Thanks to Successful Crowdfunding Campaign

November 02, 2020 • by Camille Van Durme, Belgian League of Human Rights

The campaign launched by the Belgium League of Human Rights (LDH) and Liga voor mensenrechten (Liga) to create a Human Rights House in Brussels ended on Monday 5 October, exceeding its goal for contributions.
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ECtHR: Belgium Acted Illegally in Sudanese Deportation Case

October 29, 2020 • by Camille Van Durme, Belgian League of Human Rights

Europe's human rights court has condemned Belgium for illegally returning a Sudanese national to his home country without assessing the risks of torture, and inhumane and degrading treatments. Belgium also violated his right to effective remedy.
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NGOs' Eviction During Curfew Is Another Blow to Democracy in Slovenia

October 28, 2020 • by LibertiesEU

The newly elected Slovenian government has a long track record on curbing criticism. Their latest move aims to silence civil society organisations. Raise your voice and join their petition.
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- Slovenia
- shrinking space
Europe's culture war on masks

October 19, 2020 • by Israel Butler, LibertiesEU

Why does anti-masking fit so well with the views of authoritarian voters and leaders?
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Italy Starts Using Ships to Quarantine Resident Migrants who Test Positive for Covid-19

October 16, 2020 • by Italian Coalition for Civil Liberties and Rights

CILD learned that a Covid-positive Gambian man with an Italian residence permit had been transferred to a quarantine ship, with no prior notice. Dozens of similar cases of migrants being quarantined in this way soon emerged.
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Why Facebook Is Wrong to Ban Holocaust Denial

October 15, 2020 • by Eva Simon, LibertiesEU

Holocaust denial is truly offensive and a clear lie. But Facebook got it wrong.
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