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Poorly Drafted Amendments Threaten Free Speech in Lithuania

September 24, 2018 • by Human Rights Monitoring Institute

Lithuania is seeking to amend the Law on VIP Protection by including provisions for protecting the authority of the country's leadership, amendments that could threaten free speech and the freedom of expression.
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Dutch MPs Shoot Down Dijkhoff's 'Ghetto' Plan

September 24, 2018 • by Nederlands Juristen Comité voor de Mensenrechten

VVD MP Klaas Dijkhoff’s call for the Netherlands to follow Denmark in introducing tougher penalties for people from ‘problem areas’ who commit crimes were dismissed as a smoke screen and class justice by MPs during Wednesday’s debate on the government’...
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Rule of Law in Poland: Commission Refers Country to the EU Court

September 24, 2018 • by LibertiesEU

On Monday, the European Commission referred Poland to the European Court of Justice over the government's widely criticized legislation that forces 27 Supreme Court judges - including the chief judge - into early retirement. The decision is part of the...
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Quiz: How Much Do You Actually Know About Facial Recognition surveillance?

September 21, 2018 • by LibertiesEU

A decade ago, it was the mass deployment of CCTV cameras across public spaces across the world. Now, it's facial recognition surveillance. Test yourself on how much you know about this technology and its threats to your freedoms and rights.
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Greece to Offload Asylum Seekers from Overcrowded Lesbos Camp

September 21, 2018 • by LibertiesEU

The Greek government has announced that by the end of September it will move 2,000 asylum seekers from its widely criticised and overcrowded Moria camp. The announcement came ahead of the informal EU summit in Salzburg where one of the main items on th...
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- Greece
- asylum seekers
- migration
- Lesbos
- Moria
Facial Recognition Surveillance a Threat to Law-Abiding Citizens

September 21, 2018 • by Jonathan Day, LibertiesEU

The use of facial recognition surveillance is becoming widespread across Europe, and those who stand to lose the most are law-abiding citizens, not criminals.
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- privacy
- Germany
- big brother
- surveillance
- UK
- Berlin
- facial recognition
Dutch Court under Fire over Lenient Sentence for Rapist Refugee

September 21, 2018 • by Nederlands Juristen Comité voor de Mensenrechten

A judge has given an Afghan man a lighter-than-usual sentence for raping an 18 year-old girl to avoid the man losing his refugee residency status. The normal sentence is 24 months in prison but the man was given only 20 months because the judge said th...
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Dutch Liberal Politician Leaves Catholic Church over Restrictions

September 20, 2018 • by Nederlands Juristen Comité voor de Mensenrechten

Klaas Dijkhoff, leader of the parliamentary faction of the ruling VVD party, announced that he is leaving the Roman Catholic Church in a critical open letter addressed to Archbishop Wim Eijk . "I choose love and people instead of the restrictions and t...
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EP Says MEPs' Office Expenses Aren't for Your Eyes

September 20, 2018 • by LibertiesEU

After a secretive July decision by the 14 European Parliament (EP) vice-presidents to go with minimal transparency over MEPs' expenses, on Tuesday Livia Jaroka, the EP's vice-president responsible for access to documents, refused to release details of ...
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Bulgaria to Support Orbán's Hungary in EU Rule of Law Dispute

September 20, 2018 • by LibertiesEU

The Bulgarian government is unanimously opposing any EU sanctions against Hungary, defense minister Krasimir Karakachanov stated on Wednesday. The Bulgarian minister reacted after the Government sided with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on the A...
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Poorly Drafted Amendments Threaten Free Speech in Lithuania

Dutch MPs Shoot Down Dijkhoff's 'Ghetto' Plan

Rule of Law in Poland: Commission Refers Country to the EU Court

Quiz: How Much Do You Actually Know About Facial Recognition surveillance?

Greece to Offload Asylum Seekers from Overcrowded Lesbos Camp

Facial Recognition Surveillance a Threat to Law-Abiding Citizens

Dutch Court under Fire over Lenient Sentence for Rapist Refugee

Dutch Liberal Politician Leaves Catholic Church over Restrictions

EP Says MEPs' Office Expenses Aren't for Your Eyes

Bulgaria to Support Orbán's Hungary in EU Rule of Law Dispute