Articles

Sentences for Catalan Leaders Disproportionate, Argue Italian Organisations

October 18, 2019 • by Flaminia Delle Cese, Italian Coalition for Civil Liberties and Rights

Antigone and the Italian Coalition for Civil Liberties and Rights (CILD) have expressed their concerns over the verdict of the Spanish Supreme Court, saying the sentences are way too harsh for non-violent crimes.
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Lithuanians: Open Dialogue May Help Change Distorted Views on Gender Roles

October 15, 2019 • by Human Rights Monitoring Institute

In Lithuania, it is still acceptable to think that a wife has a duty to obey her husband. According to an equal opportunities expert, the public has a distorted view on gender roles, which increases the risk of violence.
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Bulgarian Helsinki Committee Under Pressure From Far-Right Government Party

October 11, 2019 • by LibertiesEU

The attempt to dissolve Bulgaria’s largest human rights organization is the latest attack against civil society – and European values – by an EU government.
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Lithuanian Parliament Aims to Criminalize Stalking

October 10, 2019 • by Human Rights Monitoring Institute

The draft bill will introduce Article 167¹ to the Criminal Code, providing that systematically stalking people by attempting to contact them directly, through others, in writing or via electronic communications devices, is a misdemeanour.
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Journalists Cannot be Barred from Hungarian Refugee Camps

October 09, 2019 • by Gábor Medvegy, Hungarian Civil Liberties Union

The Hungarian state violated a journalist's rights by not letting him enter the territory of any of the country's refugee camps, affirmed the European Court of Human Rights. The journalist, Illés Szurovecz, was represented by HCLU in Strasbourg.
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Bodies Under Suspicion: the Human Cost of Racial Profiling

October 09, 2019 • by Rights International Spain

A recent report based on personal experiences, denounces how racial profiling is a common police practice in Spain and proposes measures to tackle it.
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Jourová Promises to Stand Up for the Media

October 08, 2019 • by The League of Human Rights

Czech EU Commissioner Věra Jourová expressed concerns about how some politicians verbally attack journalists. During the three-hour hearing before the committee, she said that the role of journalists is to make life uncomfortable for politicians.
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Police Lawsuit Threatens Freedom of Expression in Belgium

October 07, 2019 • by Camille Van Durme, Belgian League of Human Rights

Belgian police are suing three associations over an exhibition protesting police repression, in which Brussels police officers were showed in photographs.
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Commissioner Vera Jourova to Face Grilling on Babis Links

October 04, 2019 • by The League of Human Rights

The proposed Czech Vice-President of the European Commission, Vera Jourova in charge of the rule of law portfolio, will have to prepare for questions related to Prime Minister Andrej Babis during a grilling in the European Parliament.
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Words Matter. So Do Job Titles.

October 03, 2019 • by LibertiesEU

The decision to create a commissioner for “protecting our European way of life” is a regrettable start to Usrula von der Leyen’s term as European Commissioner.
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