Reports & Papers

Regulating the Political Ads In The EU: Policy Paper

pdf • June 22, 2022

Adjusting To The New Normal - Our journey in the second year of the pandemic - LIBERTIES ANNUAL REPORT 2021

pdf • May 10, 2022

Digital Services Act Human Rights Alliance: Don’t compromise on the protection of fundamental rights in the ongoing negotiations

pdf • April 22, 2022

Joint NGO Letter to The DSA Negotiation Team (Article 7 and 27 of the Digital Services Act)

pdf • March 29, 2022

Policy Recommendations For The Media Freedom Act

pdf • March 22, 2022

Media Freedom Report 2022

pdf • March 22, 2022

Open letter: Civil society call for a Digital Services Act that benefits people and is compatible with human rights

pdf • March 02, 2022

Joint Statement on Stakeholder Inclusion in the Code of Practice on Disinformation Revision Process

pdf • February 25, 2022

Sweden: Rule of Law Report 2022

pdf • February 17, 2022

Spain: Rule of Law Report 2022

pdf • February 17, 2022

Slovenia: Rule of Law Report 2022

pdf • February 17, 2022

Slovakia: Rule of Law Report 2022

pdf • February 17, 2022

Romania: Rule of Law Report 2022

pdf • February 17, 2022

Poland: Rule of Law Report 2022

pdf • February 17, 2022

Netherlands: Rule of Law Report 2022

pdf • February 17, 2022

Italy: Rule of Law Report 2022

pdf • February 17, 2022

Ireland: Rule of Law Report 2022

pdf • February 17, 2022

Hungary: Rule of Law Report 2022

pdf • February 17, 2022

Germany: Rule of Law Report 2022

pdf • February 17, 2022

France: Rule of Law Report 2022

pdf • February 17, 2022

Estonia: Rule of Law Report 2022

pdf • February 17, 2022

Czech Republic: Rule of Law Report 2022

pdf • February 17, 2022

Croatia: Rule of Law Report 2022

pdf • February 17, 2022

Bulgaria: Rule of Law Report 2022

pdf • February 17, 2022

Belgium: Rule of Law Report 2022

pdf • February 17, 2022

Sweden: Rule Of Law Country Report 2020

pdf • January 31, 2022

Croatia: Rule Of Law Country Report 2020

pdf • January 31, 2022

Czech Republic: Rule Of Law Country Report 2020

pdf • January 31, 2022

Bulgaria: Rule Of Law Country Report 2020

pdf • January 31, 2022

Romania: Rule Of Law Country Report 2020

pdf • January 31, 2022

Italy: Rule Of Law Country Report 2020

pdf • January 31, 2022

Slovakia: Rule Of Law Country Report 2020

pdf • January 31, 2022

Slovenia: Rule Of Law Country Report 2020

pdf • January 31, 2022

Liberties Rule of Law Report 2022

pdf • January 27, 2022

SLAPPs In Europe: How The EU Can Protect Watchdogs From Abusive Lawsuits

pdf • January 13, 2022

Informing the Disinfo Debate: A Policy Guide for Protecting Human Rights

pdf • December 17, 2021

How To Talk About Civic Space: A Guide For Progressive Civil Society Facing Smear Campaigns

pdf • December 10, 2021

Joint NGO letter to the General Affairs Council meeting on 14 December 2021

pdf • December 09, 2021

Policy ​Recommendations On Tackling Disinformation Online

pdf • November 22, 2021

A Short Messaging Guide For The Proponents of The Rule of Law Guide

pdf • November 15, 2021

Liberties Annual Report 2017 - 2019

pdf • November 10, 2021

LIberties Annual Report 2020

pdf • November 10, 2021

Watchdogs Urge Commission And EU Anti-Fraud Office To Release Report On Hungarian Corruption Case - Open Letter by Atlatszo, K-Monitor, TASZ, Liberties to the Commission, OLAF

pdf • November 08, 2021

Solutions For Regulating Microtargeted Political Advertising On Online Platforms

pdf • October 29, 2021

Do EU Governments Continue To Operate Contact Tracing Apps Illegitimately?

pdf • October 27, 2021

One Year Under COVID-19 Contact Tracing Apps: What Has Europe Learned?

pdf • October 12, 2021

COVID-19 Contact Tracing Apps in the EU: Lessons from Germany

pdf • August 31, 2021

Recommendations on EC draft AI regulation

pdf • July 13, 2021

Submission to the European Commission in the framework of the 2nd Annual Rule of Law Review Cycle

pdf • June 24, 2021

HUNGARY 2020: Country Report on Democratic Records

pdf • June 15, 2021

How to Talk About Ethnic Profiling: A Guide for Campaigners - A Guide For Campaigners

pdf • June 08, 2021

COVID-19 Technology in the EU: A Bittersweet Victory For Human Rights?

pdf • June 01, 2021

ePrivacy: Letter To MEPs To Ban Cookie Banners

pdf • June 01, 2021

Policy Brief for the Trialogue Negotiations on the Digital Green Certificate (EU COVID-19 Certificate)

pdf • May 31, 2021

Slovenia: Rule Of Law Country Report 2020

pdf • May 13, 2021

How the EU Can Mitigate Disinformation Without Harming Fundamental Rights

pdf • April 27, 2021

Digital Green Certificate - Open Letter to MEPs

pdf • April 26, 2021

FRANCE 2020: Country Report on Democratic Records

pdf • April 15, 2021

SPAIN 2020: Country Report on Democratic Records

pdf • April 15, 2021

IRELAND 2020: Country Report on Democratic Records

pdf • April 15, 2021

GERMANY 2020: Country Report on Democratic Records

pdf • April 15, 2021

POLAND 2020: Country Report on Democratic Records

pdf • April 15, 2021

ePrivacy: Letter To MEPs To Protect Freedom & Privacy Online

pdf • April 14, 2021

Digital Green Certificate: Concerns With The European Commission's Proposal For Regulation And Suggestions For Amendment - Policy Brief

pdf • March 24, 2021

Open Letter By NGO Coalition To MEPs Urging Them To Vote Against The Proposal On Regulating Terrorist Content Online

pdf • March 22, 2021

Security Through Human Rights

pdf • March 17, 2021

Participatory Democracy Under Threat: Growing Restrictions On The Freedoms of NGOs In The EU

pdf • March 17, 2021

Analysis of Hungarian Parliament Bill T/14967 In Light of EU Rules on Anti-Money Laundering And Terrorist Financing And Free Movement of Capital

pdf • March 17, 2021

How The European Parliament Can Protect the EU’s Fundamental Values: An Inter-parliamentary Rights Dialogue

pdf • March 17, 2021

The Rule of Law Dialogue: Five Ideas For Future EU Presidencies

pdf • March 17, 2021

Digital Green Pass: What The European Commission And Members States Should Do to Make 'Green Pass' Safer And More Inclusive

pdf • March 15, 2021

Liberties Rule of Law Report 2021: Demanding on Democracy - Country & Trend Reports on Democratic Records by Civil Liberties Organisations Across the European Union

pdf • March 08, 2021

Enforcing the EU Court of Justice's Judgment on the Hungarian NGO Law: 3 Key Recommendations to the European Commission

pdf • December 18, 2020

Liberties - Solutions for Microtargeted Political Advertising

pdf • December 07, 2020

Letter to Chancellor Merkel - Rule of Law and the General Regime of Conditionality for the Protection of the Union Budget

pdf • December 04, 2020

Protecting Public Watchdogs Across the EU: A Proposal for an EU Anti-SLAPP Law

pdf • November 30, 2020

EU Harmonized Rules to Protect Public Watchdogs Against SLAPPS: Some Preliminary Reflections

pdf • November 16, 2020

Letter to the EC - Information Regarding the Interoperability of COVID 19 Contact-Tracing Apps in the European Union

pdf • November 12, 2020

Open Letter on Behalf of Civil Society Groups Regarding the Proposal for a Regulation on Terrorist Content Online

pdf • November 10, 2020

Liberties Civic Space Report: Germany’s Civic Space Problem

pdf • November 02, 2020

Locking Down Critical Voices - Liberties & Greenpeace EU Report

pdf • September 22, 2020

Copyright consultation - Liberties Survey

pdf • September 17, 2020

A Comprehensive Plan to Innovate Democracy in Europe - Civil Society Vision for the European Democracy Action Plan

pdf • September 15, 2020

DSA Consultation - Liberties Position Paper

pdf • September 08, 2020

Joint Statement - Online Political Advertising Transparency

pdf • September 08, 2020

Democracy, the Rule of Law and Fundamental Rights in EU Policy Backgrounders for the Germany Presidency of the EU

pdf • July 02, 2020

Joint Statement in Response to the Inception Impact Assessments on a New Competition Tool Ex Ante Regulatory Instrument for Large Online Platforms Acting as Gatekeepers

pdf • June 30, 2020

Consultation on the “White Paper on Artificial Intelligence - A European Approach to Excellence and Trust”

pdf • June 16, 2020

Joint Letter to the EU Council on Telecommunications

pdf • June 04, 2020

A Response to the European Commission Consultation on Rule of Law in the EU

pdf • June 03, 2020

A New Fundamental Rights Strategy for the EU: Recommendations from Liberties

pdf • June 02, 2020

Amicus Brief: Mandl and Others v. Hungary

pdf • May 25, 2020

Joint NGO letter to the EU Commission: Hungarian Decree on GDPR and the Media

pdf • May 14, 2020

Principles of the Guidelines Elaborated for the Transposition of Article 17

pdf • May 13, 2020

Joint Letter to EDPB - Hungary GDPR Decree - Access Now, Liberties, HCLU

pdf • May 11, 2020

A Response to the European Commission Consultation on Rule of Law in the EU

pdf • May 07, 2020

Onepager - How to Talk About Human Rights During COVID-19

pdf • April 14, 2020

GUIDE - How to Talk About Human Rights During COVID-19

pdf • April 14, 2020

EC Reply to Open Letter from Liberties and Partners

pdf • February 18, 2020

Copyright Implementation Open Letter

pdf • January 14, 2020

Letter to Google on ePrivacy

pdf • January 09, 2020

Backgrounders for the Von der Leyen Commission - Democracy, the Rule of Law and Fundamental Rights in EU Policy

pdf • November 21, 2019

Model Ethical Funding Policy for NGOs

docx • September 02, 2019

Countering Populist Authoritarians - A Guide for Funders and Civil Society Organisations

pdf • June 13, 2019

A Response to the Commission Communication on Further Strengthening the Rule of Law within the Union - Liberties Policy Paper

pdf • June 07, 2019

AdTech Ryan Report: Full Version

pdf • June 06, 2019

AdTech Complaint Ireland - final

odt • June 04, 2019

AdTech Complaint UK - final

odt • June 04, 2019

AdTech Ryan Report (English)

pdf • June 03, 2019

Copyright Open Letter to the EC

pdf • May 17, 2019

Under Siege - Why Polish Courts Matter for Europe

pdf • March 20, 2019

Brief Overview and Analysis of Tools Available to the EU to Protect Pluralist Democracy, the Rule of Law and Fundamental Rights

pdf • February 12, 2019

Mozilla Open Letter to Facebook - Political Ads Transparency

pdf • February 11, 2019

Copyright Directive Council Compromise

pdf • February 06, 2019

Countering Populist Authoritarians - Liberties Publication - Executive Summary

pdf • November 30, 2018

Countering Populist Authoritarians - Liberties Publication - e-Book

epub • November 29, 2018

Countering Populist Authoritarians - Liberties Publication

pdf • November 28, 2018

Fake News Report - Informing the Disinformation Debate

pdf • October 17, 2018

European Values Instrument - Open Letter

pdf • October 01, 2018

Opinion on the Proposal for the Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Protection of Persons Reporting on Breaches of Union Law

pdf • July 26, 2018

Analysis of the Commission's Proposal for a Rights and Values Programme

pdf • June 21, 2018

Two Proposals to Promote and Protect European Values through the Multi-Annual Financial Framework: Conditionality of EU Funds and a Financial Instrument to Support NGOs Executive Summary

pdf • May 08, 2018