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Italian Restrictions on Personal Freedom May Be Unconstitutional

June 12, 2020 • by Italian Coalition for Civil Liberties and Rights

Measures to stem the rate of coronavirus infection in Italy, including harsh home quarantines, are based only on decrees, not on laws, even though the penalties for breaching them include prison sentences.
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Italian Regulations May not be Robust Enough to Protect Rights as COVID-19 Tracking Apps Come in

June 11, 2020 • by Italian Coalition for Civil Liberties and Rights

Although many people seem to support the idea of relinquishing some rights to protect public health, the Italian government must ensure that the systems are strong enough to not let these changes become permanent.
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Racism, Xenophobia and Police Brutality on the Rise in Spain

June 09, 2020 • by Youssef Ouled, Rights International Spain

Rights International Spain and the Implementation Team of the International Decade for People of African Descent in Spain have published a report on racism and xenophobia during the COVID-19 state of alarm in Spain.
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COVID-19 Emergency in Italian Prisons: Antigone Releases Annual Report

June 09, 2020 • by Italian Coalition for Civil Liberties and Rights

Antigone has released its sixteenth annual report, which explores the situation in Italian correctional facilities during 2019 and the first months of 2020.
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Liberties Network Launches Campaign to Get Impact Analyses of Covid-19 Tracing Apps in 9 EU Countries

June 08, 2020 • by LibertiesEU

Liberties members in 9 EU countries filed Freedom of Information requests to their national authorities regarding the new contact-tracing, symptom-tracking and quarantine-enforcing applications introduced to control the spread of Covid-19.
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Hungary Deports Iranian Student Without Evidence, Based on a Single Claim

June 05, 2020 • by Gábor Medvegy, Hungarian Civil Liberties Union

The court did not even examine whether the medical student had, in fact, breached the quarantine.
New Election Law in Poland Means New Problems

June 04, 2020 • by Polish Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights

In an opinion presented to the Senate, the Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights has noted that the special electoral law passed by the Lower House (the Sejm) contains measures which undermine the equality of elections and legal certainty.
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How the European Commission Could Become a Leader on Fundamental Rights

June 03, 2020 • by Linda Ravo, LibertiesEU

The Commission is re-writing its strategy for implementing the Charter of Fundamental Rights. Liberties’ new policy paper sets out what new tools and practices the Commission needs to implement if it's going to bring the rights of citizens to life.
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Spain Must Guarantee Right to Access Information During Coronavirus Crisis

May 29, 2020 • by Access Info Europe , Rights International Spain

Spain has suspended many requests for access to information, but during times of crisis it is especially important that people can exercise this fundamental right.
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- freedom of information
Changes to Italian Criminal Justice may Affect Right to a Fair Trial

May 27, 2020 • by Italian Coalition for Civil Liberties and Rights

The Italian government has introduced a number of changes to the way that courts are administered, including postponements and video links. These amendments are having a detrimental effect of defendants and detainees and must be strictly temporary.
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