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Top Polish Court Ignores European Case Law and Calls Foreigners “Security Risk”

The Supreme Administrative Court rejected an HFHR complaint in the case of Iraqi citizen Ameer Alkhawlany, with HFHR claiming that Polish courts are ignoring European legal precidents.

Poland , Constitutional Court , Xenofobia , rule of law , Court of Justice of the European Union
June 13, 2019 • Polish Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights
Lithuanian Parliament Allows Individual Appeals to Constitutional Court

The Lithuanian parliament has approved amendments allowing natural persons in Lithuania to petition the Constitutional Court directly. People will be able to go to the Constitutional Court directly to request judicial...

Constitutional Court , Lithuania , Individual right to petition
March 27, 2019 • Human Rights Monitoring Institute
Hungarian Constitutional Court Abandons NGOs in Stop Soros Decision

In a ruling against a complaint submitted by Amnesty International Hungary, the Hungarian Constitutional Court has declared that Stop Soros is not unconstitutional. HCLU agrees with Amnesty that this decision means the court has abandoned civil society.

Hungary , rule of law , migration , Stop Soros , Constitutional Court , Amnesty
March 08, 2019 • Hungarian Civil Liberties Union
Slovakia: Security Clearance for Judges is Unconstitutional

The Constitutional Court of Slovakia has ruled that the mandatory security clearances for judges that were introduced in 2014 are unconstitutional. The Fico government added a provision to the Constitution requiring...

Slovakia , Constitutional Court , security clearence
February 01, 2019 • LibertiesEU
Polish President Appoints New Supreme Court Judges Amid EU Row

Polish President Andrzej Duda has appointed 27 new Supreme Court judges amid the ongoing rule-of-law row between Warsaw and the European Union. Duda's appointments come on the heels of the EU referring Poland to the...

Poland , Constitutional Court , judges , retired
October 11, 2018 • LibertiesEU
Romanian Human Rights Association to Scupper Government Plans to Control NGOs

The Romanian Government has created a tool for challenging NGOs that may oppose its agenda under the guise of monitoring how they spend money received from citizens through tax donations.

Romania , NGOs , Romanian civil society , Constitutional Court , transparency , Government interferance
September 18, 2018 • The Association for the Defense of Human Rights in Romania – the Helsinki Committee
Polish Prime Minister Defends Judicial Purge

Poland's judicial purge aims to punish former communist stooges, argued Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki at the European Parliament in Strasbourg on Wednesday. He listened with a poker face as MEPs said his...

Constitution of Poland , Constitutional Court , European Parliament , hearing
July 06, 2018 • LibertiesEU
Czech Republic: Groundbreaking Judgment Helps Those With Disabilities

The Czech Constitutional Court has issued a judgment that is in many respects a legal breakthrough for the country. The court ruled on 14 February that persons with disabilities who are in a difficult social situation...

Czech Republic , people with disabilities , Constitutional Court , accessibility
March 14, 2018 • The League of Human Rights
Hungary High Court Green Lights Referendum on NGO Law

Hungary’s Curia has overruled the decision of the National Election Committee and given the green light to a referendum initiative calling to withdraw the so-called NGO law. The controversial legislation stigmatises...

Hungary , Constitutional Court , Attack on NGOs , freedom of NGOs
November 10, 2017 • LibertiesEU
Hungarian NGOs Stand Together to Protest NGO Law in Court

23 Hungarian NGOs have filed a joint appeal to the Hungarian Constitutional Court against the law stigmatising NGOs.

Constitutional Court , Hungary , HCLU , NGO Law
September 06, 2017 • Hungarian Civil Liberties Union
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