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The falling crime figures in the Netherlands sometimes clash with reality, National Police Chief Erik Akerbom said on 16 May at the presentation of the police's annual results for 2017. Last year, crime figures...
Perfume seller Douglas, which had been criticised on social media for moving a sales assistant who started wearing a headscarf out of the public eye, has changed its dress code. The commotion arose when a Douglas...
The Romanian government's recent moves to amend the laws of justice, which seriously jeopardize the independence of the judiciary, has prompted over 900 magistrates in the country to sign a "resolution for defending...
The rights of LGBT persons are under threat in Europe, according to the annual Rainbow Europe survey, published on 15 May by Ilga-Europe, a Brussels-based NGO. Northern and western European countries generally scored...
Thousands of people took part in the 23rd Belgian Gay Pride event on 19 May. Among them, Turkish LGBT who are escaping the Turkish government. A 50-year-old Turkish man, living in Brussels for 5 years, said it was...
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A European Union citizen who needs help outside of the European Union in emergencies can now more easily appeal to an embassy or consulate of another EU country if their own country is not represented there. This...
A 35-year-old man has been sentenced to prison for one year for hacking the online accounts of Dutch celebrities. In 2017, the man hacked the Facebook, Gmail and Evernote accounts of several Dutch celebrities. He then...
Imagine a world where anyone with a shoe size bigger than 'normal' was scapegoated by their government and treated as an enemy of the people. It's basically happening now, with something as arbitrary as the size of your feet.
It's that time of the week again! Before you kick off for sun and fun this weekend, make sure you're up to speed on the latest human rights developments in Europe.
An investigation by campaign group Big Brother Watch’s concludes that face recognition technology used by UK police flags a "staggering" number of innocent people as suspects. Big Brother Watch submitted freedom of...
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