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The draft law on the spelling of names in documents, registered in Lithuania, allows a person's name to be spelled using Latin-based letters in personal identity documents without changing it to fit its Lithuanian...
Seimas (Lithuanian Parliament) Ombudsmen reported having received a record number of complaints in 2013. After examination, almost 30% were deemed valid, i.e. human rights violations and/or abuse of office were...
Acknowledging Lithuania's progress in the area of combating domestic violence, an NGO report notes the delays in long-overdue reforms or setbacks in the implementation of certain obligations Lithuania has under the UN Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment.
In its judgement, the Court of Justice of the European Union has declared the Data Retention Directive invalid. Based on the Directive, service providers were keeping phone records and other personal data for 6 months.
The judgment of the European Court of Justice on 8 April declared that the replacement of the institution of the data protection commissioner for the National Authority for Data Protection and Freedom of Information was unlawful. The ruling has made it clear: a two-thirds mandate does not absolve the Hungarian state from complying with European norms.
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On December 8, 2013, a special public safety area was declared in the village of Pungesti (Vaslui County, Romania) because of the occurring protests against Chevron, a company exploring for shale gas. Villagers live as if they were in a state of siege
A court ruling that declared our client, Ottó Szalai Jr., guilty of slander was judged unconstitutional by a recent decision of the Hungarian Constitutional Court. The decision is extremely important since it restated...
The European Court of Human Rights became a victim of its own popularity. In 2014, it has opened 17,200 new proceedings, while almost 100,000 still await judgment. With such a backlog, the ECHR's ability to fully protect human rights is in doubt.
The story of a client, Mrs. Helena, coming from a home for persons with disabilities. You can watch the whole movie here: http://vimeo.com/63612623
The amicus curiae became a legal instrument that can effectively be used in Romania by human rights NGOs. APADOR-CH broke the ice by using the amicus curiae to intervene twice in cases discussing the constitutionality...
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