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European Ombudsman Emily O'Reilly has opened an inquiry into whether the Council of the EU allows sufficient public scrutiny of discussions on draft EU laws. The ombudsman has posed 14 questions to the Council on how...
An Athens court's decision whether or not Turkey is a safe third country may be a make-or-break ruling for the EU-Turkey refugee agreement signed a year ago. The case is now being heard by the Grand Chamber, with a...
After the death of Fabiano Antoniani, a.k.a. DJ Fabo, in Switzerland in February, an activist from the Association Luca Coscioni is reviving the debate around the law on assisted suicide in Italy.
In Belgium, where the terrorist threat level has been raised following the attacks in Brussels, the Belgian League of Human Rights has decided to investigate ethnic profiling and related police practices.
It's no secret that the tech community has an issue with diversity, Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of Facebook, said at North Carolina A&T State University, where he was asked what minority students should do to try...
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The LuxLeaks whistleblowers were convicted again by Luxembourg's court of appeal on Wednesday, March 15, but with reduced sentences. Former PricewaterhouseCoopers employee Antoine Deltour, who leaked documents showing...
Social media firms in Germany could be fined up to 50 million euros under a proposed law if they take too long to remove illegal content, including fake news. Germany's justice minister, Heiko Maas, who drafted the...
"You have no chance. Women will not accept it. There is no return. Don't count on us in your great demographic renewal! Although it is regrettable that today we defend something that we fought for nearly 40 years ago,...
Civil Rights Defenders is deeply concerned by the recent actions of the Belarusian authorities to harass and detain journalists, human rights defenders and members of the political opposition for their participation in peaceful protests.
The Council of Europe is calling on Italy to classify torture, recognized as a crime against humanity by international and European law, as a crime under national law. "The Italian legal system is not yet equipped...
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