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Lithuanian Prisoners at the Mercy of Heat

August 12, 2014 • by Human Rights Monitoring Institute

Even detention facilities are unable to escape the heat wave that has engulfed Lithuania. According to the wardens of Panėvėžys Correction House, the convicts, unable to bear the heat in their cells, break the rules, tearing at the window frames or try...
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Poland Violated Human Rights Convention in CIA Torture Cases

August 11, 2014 • by Polish Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights

Poland is now the first European country to be found guilty by the Court of Human Rights for cooperating with the CIA in the torture of terror suspects.
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- human rights
- torture
- ECtHR
- Poland
- cia
- black site
Victims of Gender Violence Lack Protection in Spain, Says UN Committee

August 11, 2014 • by Rights International Spain

The UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women has found Spain guilty of violating the Convention in a case brought by Women’s Link Worldwide, regarding a girl murdered by her father. The girl's mother, herself a victim of over 30 ...
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European Commission Aims to Standardize Immigration Laws

August 08, 2014 • by Polish Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights

There have long been common European immigration rules in place to regulate the conditions of family reunification of third-country nationals, yet these laws are still not standardized across the member states - something the EC is now trying to fix.
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Court of Human Rights Limits Use of Retroactive Legislation

August 08, 2014 • by Polish Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights

The European Court of Human Rights has ruled against Italy's use of retroactive legislation in a case brought against its tax laws, but said that states must be given broad power in balancing fiscal and social policies.
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- Italy
- ECtHR
- retroactive legislation
- tax
- property
Hungary’s Prime Minister Calls for 'Illiberal' State, Reigniting International Criticism

August 07, 2014 • by Jonathan Day, LibertiesEU

Hungary’s prime minister has urged the country to move toward an “illiberal” government modeled on Russia, Turkey and China.
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CJEU: Spanish Legislation on Evictions for Mortgages Violates the Right to a Fair Trial

August 07, 2014 • by Rights International Spain

The European Court of Justice has ruled on Spain's new legislation on mortgage evictions, which had been previously modified due to another decision of the CJEU that it violated the Directive on Unfair Terms. The Court has now established that the new ...
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- CJEU
- Spain
- evictions
- Mortgages
Spain Fails to Implement Key EU Directives before Deadline

August 06, 2014 • by Rights International Spain

Spain has missed the deadlines for implementing critical EU directives on criminal proceedings, as NGOs urge action by the Ministry of Justice.
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NGOs Urge Lithuanian Officials to Apologize to the Muslim Community

August 06, 2014 • by Human Rights Monitoring Institute

The European Network Against Racism invited the Minister of the Interior of the Republic of Lithuania and the Police Commissioner General to officially apologize to the Lithuanian Muslim community. During a traditional Iftar dinner organized by the Lit...
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UN: Mass Surveillance is a Violation of Human Right to Privacy

August 05, 2014 • by Human Rights Monitoring Institute

The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights acknowledged in the new report The right to privacy in the digital age that a bulk collection of private data and mass surveillance is against international law. ‟Digital communications are vulnerab...
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