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EHRC Supporting Student Accused of Defamation by Estonian Radio Provocateur

September 10, 2020 • by Liina Rajaveer, Estonian Human Rights Centre

An Estonian university student created a petition calling for the host to be fired for hateful language towards minorities, with the host responding by suing for defamation.
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Majority of Estonians Favour Civil Partnerships for LGBT People for First Time

July 08, 2019 • by Estonian Human Rights Centre

A study on the attitudes towards and public opinions about LGBT people among Estonians shows they have improved in recent years. People opposing the Civil Partnership Act are in minority for the first time.
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- Estonia
- LGBTI community
Estonian Centre-Right Coalition Sparks Protests and Outrage

June 14, 2019 • by Estonian Human Rights Centre

Estonia has been in political turmoil for the past few months as the Estonian Centre Party made the shock decision to invite the right-wing conservative EKRE into new coalition after the liberal Reform Party won the parliamentary elections.
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Media Freedom Crisis in Estonia as Two Journalists Quit

May 10, 2019 • by Estonian Human Rights Centre

Debate surrounding media freedom and freedom of expression is escalating in Estonia in response to the press and other media supporting the new governing coalition, which includes far right right Estonian Conservative People's Party.
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- democracy
- freedom of speech
- media
- freedom of press
- politics
- Estonia
- journalism
- EKRE
Privacy Win! Data Retention Law to Be Overhauled in Estonia

January 04, 2019 • by Estonian Human Rights Centre

After long-time pressure from the Estonian Human Rights Centre and others, the Estonian Ministry of Justice has drafted a proposal to amend the provisions of the Electronic Communications Act that require the retention of mass communications metadata.
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- privacy
- data retention
- CJEU
- Estonia
Taxpayers, Get Out! Estonia Refuses Equal Rights for Same-Sex Couples

May 15, 2018 • by Estonian Human Rights Centre

An Estonian-American married couple, Sarah and Kristiina Raud, have been fighting to get the state of Estonia to recognize them as spouses, allowing the American to obtain a permanent residence permit.
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Lesbian Couple Wins Adoption Appeal in Estonia

February 06, 2018 • by Estonian Human Rights Centre

An Estonian court has reversed a lower court's decision and granted in-family adoption rights to a lesbian couple.
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- LGBT
- adoption
- Estonia
- families
Here's How Privacy Is Violated in Estonia

December 29, 2017 • by Estonian Human Rights Centre

It seems that privacy is not a concern to E-stonia, where data protection laws allow government agencies to access users' personal data, which ICT companies retain despite EU law.
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