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Beginning today, 3 April, Dunja Mijatović takes up the post of Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights. A national of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Mijatović is the first woman to hold this post, succeeding Nils...
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Vluchtelingenwerk Vlaanderen, a Belgian organisation that defends the interests of refugees, has questioned the asylum and migration secretary's decision to continue to reduce the number of reception places for...
In an attempt to avoid copyright infringement, the proposal includes measures that will violate users' right to free speech and privacy. Here are five ways the copyright proposal will impact you if it's passed in its current form.
The Erasmus Medical Center in Rotterdam accidentally leaked data belonging to a group of patients. It concerned the email addresses of 46 children who were treated at Sophia Children's Hospital and their parents. The...
A 60-year-old man convicted for growing cannabis in his garden has received a pardon from Italian President of the Republic Sergio Mattarella. The man had been sentenced to five months in prison and fined with 800...
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Once again, the Lithuanian Parliament is slated to consider a ban on abortions in this spring session. Exceptions would not apply even when there are serious health risks to the fetus. The initiators claim they are representing Christian values.
The Irish government has confirmed 25 May as the date for a referendum on repealing its near-total ban on abortion. If citizens so decide, they will overturn one of Europe's most restrictive abortion policies. Only...
The 28 EU heads of state issued a warning shot on 22 March over allegations that 50 million Facebook users’ data was harvested without their consent to influence political campaigns. “Social networks and digital...
A new report from the national ombudsman finds that Dutch municipalities and the police are increasingly restricting protesters in what they can and cannot do.
From next year, people will be able to "manage" their own medical records on their computer or mobile phone and decide who should have access to what information, Health Minister Bruno Bruins has told de Volkskrant....
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