Articles

Year in Review: HRMI Makes Strides to Combat Discrimination, Violence Against Women

January 22, 2020 • by Human Rights Monitoring Institute

In 2019, HRMI focused on the protection of fundamental human rights in Lithuania, the prevention of domestic violence, victims' rights, prohibition of discrimination at work, and mental health.
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Croatia "Cruel and Violent" in Handling Migration

January 20, 2020 • by Lovorka Šošić, Centre for Peace Studies - Croatia

Human rights violations of migrants are occurring daily across Croatia. Now organisations are calling for an end to these illegal practices.
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Hungarian Anti-Civil Society Law Takes a Blow in Luxembourg

January 15, 2020 • by Gábor Medvegy, Hungarian Civil Liberties Union

The Hungarian act requiring a part of civil society organizations to register as "foreign funded organizations" violates EU law, said the Advocate General competent in the matter at the Court of Justice of the European Union.
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More Transparency Needed During Copyright Debate

January 14, 2020 • by Eva Simon, LibertiesEU

The European Commission should be fully transparent as it creates guidelines for implementing the new Copyright Directive, which should include safeguards for fundamental rights.
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ECtHR Demands Explanation on Uncontrolled Polish Intelligence Practices

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

The European Court of Human Rights has demanded that the Polish Government explain why its intelligence agencies conduct uncontrolled surveillance of its citizens.
Open Letter: Privacy Cannot Be a Luxury

January 09, 2020 • by LibertiesEU

On the 8th January, over 50 organisations from every corner of the globe asked Google to stop manufacturers and vendors using android phones to exploit people who can’t afford the latest iPhone. Liberties was one of those organisations.
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- Google
- Digitale privacy
Spain Continued to Fail in Human Rights Protection in 2019

January 09, 2020 • by Rights International Spain

Rights International Spain has released its annual report on human rights, with the reports and resolutions by international bodies about the human rights and civil liberties situation in the country.
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LDH Report Looks at How to Improve Links Between Prisoners and their Loved Ones

January 07, 2020 • by Camille Van Durme, Belgian League of Human Rights

As most people were spending Christmas and New Year’s with their families, people in prison were not so lucky. Incarceration impacts not just prisoners but their loved ones as well.
Internet Companies Should Be Taking Their Fair Share of the Burden

January 02, 2020 • by Orsolya Reich, LibertiesEU

At Liberties we realize that some of our readers have concerns with our #YourDataYourBusiness campaign that many other people may share. So we decided to run an “advocacy officer replies” article series. Read the responses of our advocacy officer. Part 2.
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Lithuanian Organisations Can See How Well They Are Doing in Equal Opportunities

December 31, 2019 • by Human Rights Monitoring Institute

In autumn 2019, the Human Rights Monitoring Institute, together with the Office of the Equal Opportunities Ombudsperson, launched Equal Opportunities Wings. The campaign seeks to raise employer and employee awareness on preventing discrimination.
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- Lithuania
- equal opportunity