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The German Federal Constitutional Court has ruled that people must be given the option of registering a third gender on birth certificates. The ruling, hailed as a 'small revolution' by activists, makes Germany the...
Counsellors in the Netherlands are overworked and underpaid, according to a new study of the legal aid system in the Netherlands.
The Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights, a Liberties member, has prepared a new brochure for foreigners. The publication explains in an accessible way the rules governing foreign nationals’ education and work in...
Staff shortages in hospitals often lead to patients being tied down or given calming medication, and the country’s use of caged beds has been criticised internationally for 20 years. New guidelines from the Ministry still fail to meet EU standards.
CIVICUS Monitor update on Lithuania - November 2017
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A masterclass in pro bono legal activities will take place in Milan on November 15. It is being organised by The Good Lobby and promoted by Pro Bono Italia in order to train a new generation of lawyers interested in...
CIVICUS Monitor update on Hungary - November 2017
The first significant legal challenge to UK intelligence agencies intercepting private communications in bulk was heard on Tuesday by the European Court of Human Rights. Three separate cases brought by civil rights...
New reforms to Poland's judiciary could aggravate the systematic threat to the rule of law in the country, EU Commission First Vice-President Frans Timmermans told MEPs on November 6. Timmermans is urging the Polish...
Police in the German capital Berlin regularly misuse their internal information database, POLIKS. Reports by the daily Morgenpost reveal a case when a police officer used the database to spy on her neighbours for...
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