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Italian Restrictions on Personal Freedom May Be Unconstitutional

June 12, 2020 • by Italian Coalition for Civil Liberties and Rights

Measures to stem the rate of coronavirus infection in Italy, including harsh home quarantines, are based only on decrees, not on laws, even though the penalties for breaching them include prison sentences.
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Italian Regulations May not be Robust Enough to Protect Rights as COVID-19 Tracking Apps Come in

June 11, 2020 • by Italian Coalition for Civil Liberties and Rights

Although many people seem to support the idea of relinquishing some rights to protect public health, the Italian government must ensure that the systems are strong enough to not let these changes become permanent.
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COVID-19 Emergency in Italian Prisons: Antigone Releases Annual Report

June 09, 2020 • by Italian Coalition for Civil Liberties and Rights

Antigone has released its sixteenth annual report, which explores the situation in Italian correctional facilities during 2019 and the first months of 2020.
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Racism, Xenophobia and Police Brutality on the Rise in Spain

June 09, 2020 • by Youssef Ouled, Rights International Spain

Rights International Spain and the Implementation Team of the International Decade for People of African Descent in Spain have published a report on racism and xenophobia during the COVID-19 state of alarm in Spain.
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Liberties Network Launches Campaign to Get Impact Analyses of Covid-19 Tracing Apps in 9 EU Countries

June 08, 2020 • by LibertiesEU

Liberties members in 9 EU countries filed Freedom of Information requests to their national authorities regarding the new contact-tracing, symptom-tracking and quarantine-enforcing applications introduced to control the spread of Covid-19.
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Changes to Italian Criminal Justice may Affect Right to a Fair Trial

May 27, 2020 • by Italian Coalition for Civil Liberties and Rights

The Italian government has introduced a number of changes to the way that courts are administered, including postponements and video links. These amendments are having a detrimental effect of defendants and detainees and must be strictly temporary.
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How to Talk About Human Rights Under COVID-19

May 19, 2020 • by LibertiesEU

How can we talk about human rights in a way that grows support and makes people use them to shape a brighter future?
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Two People in Hungary Detained for Their Political Views

May 15, 2020 • by Gábor Medvegy, Hungarian Civil Liberties Union

Hungarian police detained two people for posting their views on Facebook after Viktor Orbán's government passed a law restricting the rules on spreading fake news, claiming it was necessary to protect against the pandemic.
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Joint Letter: Hungarian Government Decision To Limit GPDR Disproportionate and Unjustified

May 13, 2020 • by LibertiesEU

Liberties, the Hungarian Civil Liberties Union, and Access Now recommend that the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) ask the EU Commission to launch an infringement procedure against Hungary.
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Here's How the EU Could Help Poles Get a Fair Election

May 08, 2020 • by LibertiesEU

Poland’s government has postponed the election for at least a month. But its plan for an all-postal ballot would still mean voters returning ballots in person, risking public health.
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