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The president of Lithuania has dismissed orphanages as Soviet-era relics and said children in the country are held hostage by the bureaucracy. Lithuania spends over 33 million euros each year on residential institutions for children.
No access to an interpreter and lack of legal aid are the most common irregularities observed by the Polish Helsinki Foundation's (HFHR) lawyers during the monitoring of forced return procedures. "Foreigners were...
Ten years since Belgium passed a law promising better living conditions and a fairer disciplinary system for prisoners, many of its most important provisions have yet to be implemented.
The Italian Court of Cassation has declared that a compensation payment of 20,000 euros is too small for a young man who had his license suspended for being openly gay. He faced strong discrimination after declaring...
According to the chairman of the Dutch Council for the Judiciary, people unable to pay fines are still taken hostage at the order of the Public Prosecution Office. This means is intended to compel those unwilling to...
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A law has been presented to the Italian Senate that would allow increased contact between inmates and their families. The main issue in the bill is the introduction of "love rooms," where prisoners can meet their...
The former chairperson of the State Agency for Refugees has been reappointed to the same position without competition. Citizens and organizations have protested the appointment, recalling the humanitarian crisis his administration let happen in 2013.
Foad Aodi, the president of Co-mai (Community of the Arab World in Italy), says that discrimination against Muslims and Arabs is increasing across Italy following the Paris attacks. In many Italian cities, reports...
The Dutch-Turkish journalist Mehmet Ülger, who was tried in Turkey for taking pictures at the trial of another Dutch-Turkish journalist, Füsün Erdogan, in 2013, was acquitted on Wednesday. Mr. Ülger is relieved at his...
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