Filter
Themes
Tags
A similar law to the United States’ Magnitsky Act – which allows courts to impose visa bans and asset freezes on Russian officials – is being discussed in the UK. The US law is named after Russian...
The Public Interest Litigation Project of the Netherlands Committee of Jurists for Human Rights (PILP-NJCM) has offered an amicus curiae brief, or opinion, to the Supreme Court about the freedom of speech in the case of Lennart Feijen.
In this new episode of "Prisons of Italy" we explore the world of working and training in prison. Some detainees work for the penitentiary administration, others are volunteers and still others participate to...
Norwegian mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik returns to court this week as the government appeals a ruling that his isolation in prison breaches the European Convention on Human Rights. Breivik, who killed 77 people...
The human rights organization Liberty has launched a legal challenge in a bid to derail the UK government's recently passed Investigatory Powers Act, often referred to as the "Snooper's Charter." Liberty wants to...
Your contribution matters
As a watchdog organisation, Liberties reminds politicians that respect for human rights is non-negotiable. We're determined to keep championing your civil liberties, will you stand with us? Every donation, big or small, counts.
We’re grateful to all our supporters
Your contributions help us in the following ways
► Liberties remains independent
► It provides a stable income, enabling us to plan long-term
► We decide our mission, so we can focus on the causes that matter
► It makes us stronger and more impactful
Your contribution matters
As a watchdog organisation, Liberties reminds politicians that respect for human rights is non-negotiable. We're determined to keep championing your civil liberties, will you stand with us? Every donation, big or small, counts.
The ball is firmly in Parliament's court: will MPs give journalists the freedom to fully and effectively report on events in the Polish legislature?
The lower house of Poland's Parliament has adopted a law that limits pensions of officers that served in the Communist secret police, even though they were positively vetted in 1990. The bill specifies that the amount...
A cross-party group of UK MPs say migrants should learn English before coming to the UK, or attend language classes when they arrive. "The key to full participation in our society and economy" is to speak English, the...
A new plan drafted by Austria's defense minister would revamp the European Union’s migrant policy by establishing a ceiling for migration and only permitting applications for asylum from outside the EU. Hans Peter...
Boban Stojanovic and his partner Adam Puskar, two leading figures of the Belgrade Pride Organization and LGBT activists, were forced into exile in fear for their lives.
Subscribe to stay in
the loop
You will get the latest reports before anyone else!
You can follow what we are doing for your rights!
You will know about our achivements!