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Czech Children Struggle to Claim Their Rights

Children in the Czech Republic lack an effective complaint mechanism to protect their rights, and the problem is greatest in institutional care centers.

ombudsman , children , League of Human Rights , inspection , children's rights , Monitoring , school system , Convention on the Rights of the Child , Czech Republic , education , child care institutions
May 08, 2015 • The League of Human Rights
Lawsuit to Abolish Residence Permit Fees in Belgium

Foreigners wishing to stay in Belgium must pay a fee to submit a residence permit application, with revenue being used to fund more beds in alien detention centers. The League of Human Rights is appealing to the Constitutional Court to end the scheme.

asylum requests , alien detention centers , LDH , Belgium , Théo Franken , Constitutional Court , League of Human Rights , foreigners , fees , immigration
April 01, 2015 • Belgian League of Human Rights
Group Denounces Illegal Nuclear Weapons in Belgium

Seven pacifists broke into NATO military headquarters in Brussels on February 11, 2012, and recorded a video while inside the base, which they put on the Internet to denounce the illegal presence of nuclear weapons in...

justice , NATO , illegal nuclear weapons , LDH , Belgium , NPT , Non-Proliferation Treaty , Brussels , League of Human Rights
March 30, 2015 • Belgian League of Human Rights
Belgium: Aliens to Pay for Detention Center Construction

Belgium's secretary of state for asylum and migration, Theo Francken, has no money, but he does have ideas. His latest idea: financing at least 100 new places in a closed detention center by attaching processing fees...

centres for detention of aliens , Belgium , centres for detention of migrants , Théo Franken , migration , asylum seekers , aliens , refugees , League of Human Rights
March 25, 2015 • Belgian League of Human Rights
"All Naked" in Belgium: A Yearlong Series on Respect for Private Life Begins

The League of Human Rights (LDH) has opened its series of thematic activities dedicated to respect for private life. The series, titled "All naked," will include releases throughout the year of documents and...

big brother , Surveillance , Privacy , data protection , security , League of Human Rights , Belgium , All naked , private life , fundamental rights
March 11, 2015 • Belgian League of Human Rights
Mandatory Vaccinations Upheld by Czech Constitutional Court

The Czech Constitutional Court has confirmed that the Ministry of Health can determine that certain vaccines are mandatory and fine parents for non-compliance. The court stressed that vaccination is beneficial for the...

nursery , vaccination , children , European Court of Human Rights , Czech Republic , Consitutional Court , healthcare , League of Human Rights
March 06, 2015 • The League of Human Rights
The Fight for Fair Police Practices in the Czech Republic

Cases of police brutality are often go unprosecuted in the Czech Republic, forcing victims to turn to the European Court of Human Rights for justice.

Police Brutality , League of Human Rights , ECHR , Czech Republic , justice , European Court of Human Rights , GIBS , police , riot squad
March 02, 2015 • The League of Human Rights
Slovak Gay Rights Referendum Fails Due to Turnout

Slovakia's referendum on banning gay marriage and gay adoption has failed due to low turnout. The referendum, held Saturday, gave voters the opportunity to restrict the definition of marriage to heterosexual couples...

human rights , adoption , equality , referendum , homosexuals , family , Slovakia , League of Human Rights , marriage , sex education , schools
February 09, 2015 • The League of Human Rights
Belgium's New Anti-Terror Measures Could Do More Harm than Good

New measures taken by the Belgian government to fight terrorism could be counterproductive and threaten citizens' fundamental rights, warns the League of Human Rights.

fight against terrorism , national security , Belgium , League of Human Rights , terrorism , Anti-Terrorism , freedom of expression , paris attacks , Jihadism , radicalism
February 05, 2015 • Belgian League of Human Rights
Migrants in the Czech Republic Live without Adequate Health Insurance

Commercial health insurance for tens of thousands of migrants in the Czech Republic is inconvenient and insufficient, but they can't access public health insurance plans. Nothing has come of recent attempts by the health ministry to reform the system.

immigrants , children , health insurance , insurance , commercial insurance , public health , equality , discrimination , League of Human Rights , Czech Republic , migrants
February 04, 2015 • The League of Human Rights
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