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In a democracy, power is supposed to ultimately rest with the people. But is this actually the case today? More and more, it seems that the game is rigged, and there's no referee to step in and enforce the rules.
The bulk surveillance powers in the new Investigatory Powers Act are legally challenged by UK human rights NGO Liberty in the form of a judicial review. To fund the case, Liberty raised £52,000 through crowdfunding –...
An appeals court in Trento ruled on February 23 that twins born in Canada from a surrogate mother are recognized as sons of their two Italian fathers. This recognition, based on the emotional and human aspects instead...
In what is being hailed as a "historic day," Ireland has officially recognized Travellers as an indigenous ethnic minority in Ireland. The March 1 announcement brought a standing ovation in the Irish Parliament, and...
New proposals for protecting foreigners lack an effective measure of appeal against adverse legal decisions and call for the automatic imprisonment of nearly all foreigners applying for international protection in Poland.
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There is widespread racial profiling of people of African decent in Germany, a United Nations panel said on Monday. The panel visited several cities across Germany earlier this month to conduct its research, which...
The rights of mass murderer Anders Bering Breivik have not been violated by his treatment in a Norwegian prison, an appeals court ruled Wednesday, March 1. The ruling overturns a lower court decision that had said...
In its final ruling, the Hungarian Supreme Court (Curia) said that Hungarian police officers discriminated Roma in one town by failing to take appropriate action against extremist organizations.
The organizations Article 19 and the Polish Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights have published a report on the independence of public service media in Poland. In December 2016 and again in June 2016, a provisional...
Hungary has broken ground on a second line of fencing along its southern border with Serbia, a move that threatens to inflame tensions with some of the country's EU partners. A barbed-wire fence has spanned the border...
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