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Romanian Boy Bullied for Having Special Educational Needs Takes Case to ECtHR

August 19, 2019 • by Polish Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights

The Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights and the Forum for Human Rights intervened in a case before the European Court of Human Rights. The case concerns a boy with special educational needs who experienced discrimination at a public school in Romania.
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Hungary Wages Propaganda War Against Finland as Article 7 Looms

August 16, 2019 • by LibertiesEU

The Hungarian government is waging a propaganda war against Finland in order to undermine the latter's credibility when the EU resumes Article 7 proceedings against Hungary.
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- democracy
- Hungary
- rule of law
- Finland
- Article 7
Reindeer Like Democracy: Get a CLUE. Have a Laugh.

August 16, 2019 • by LibertiesEU

Finland holds the EU Presidency and has vowed to prioritize strengthening the rule of law. That doesn’t sit well with the Hungarian government, which has launched a propaganda war led by its blogger-in-chief.
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- Hungary
- Finland
Polish Court Reforms: Judges Under Pressure From All Sides

August 15, 2019 • by Polish Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights

Changes in the Polish justice system introduced over the last four years are being used to increase pressure on judges, according to the HFHR study “The Time of Trial. How do changes in justice system affect Polish judges?”
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Hungary To Pay Compensation to HCLU Client Who Was Forcefully Catheterised

August 14, 2019 • by Anna Kertész, Hungarian Civil Liberties Union

In an important judgement delivered in July, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) stated that forced catheterisation was a violation of Article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights on the prohibition of torture.
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Man Who Was Denied a Court Refund Wins on Appeal

August 12, 2019 • by Polish Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights

A Polish appeals court has changed the verdict of the District Court and ruled in favour of the claimant, who had been forced to take out loans as the lower court refused to return his money.
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Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights Opposes Attacks on LGBTQI in Poland

August 09, 2019 • by Polish Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights

Recent months have seen a rise in attacks on the LGBTQ community in Poland. In response to this alarming trend, the Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights has published a statement strongly opposing such actions.
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Pride and Prejudice in Poland

August 09, 2019 • by LibertiesEU

This year’s Pride celebrations were marked by violence as the ruling Law and Justice party ramped up its attacks on LGBTQI people in order to gin up support ahead of the October election.
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- elections
- Poland
- LGBTQI
German Authorities to Be Challenged on Refugee Phone Searches

August 08, 2019 • by Society for Civil Rights

The Society for Civil Rights (GFF) is conducting a comprehensive study on the invasive search and inspection of asylum seekers' mobile phones by the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF).
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Report: Lithuania Continues to Infringe Prisoners' Rights

August 07, 2019 • by Human Rights Monitoring Institute

Following its 2018 visit to Lithuanian prison facilities, the Committee Against Torture found that the state was continuing to violate the rights of prisoners.
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