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Belgian Court Confirms Right To Publish Pictures of Police Officers

November 14, 2019 • by Camille Van Durme, Belgian League of Human Rights

The Brussels Court of First Instance has ruled in favour of the organisers of the photography exhibition “Don’t Shoot”, by recognising the right to publish un-blurred photographs of police officers performing their duties in public spaces.

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The Best We've Got: Speech Bag - Episode 1

November 13, 2019 • by LibertiesEU

Dogs are great, but they are not more important to our democratic way of life than, well, democracy. But the groups that help maintain our democracy are under attack — even in Germany. Dogs are not impressed, and neither are we.

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Academics Push for Copyright Safeguards Against Over-Blocking

November 12, 2019 • by Eva Simon, LibertiesEU

A paper by copyright experts urges decision-makers to implement safeguards to ensure that the enforcement of the EU Copyright Directive doesn’t unduly restrict users.

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RIS Reports on Where Spain Is Failing to Protect Civil and Political Rights

November 07, 2019 • by Rights International Spain, Rights International Spain

Rights International Spain has submitted a number of contributions to the list of issues to consider before the submission of the Seventh Regular Report to the Human Rights Committee.

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New Dutch Law Prohibits Discrimination Against Transgender and Intersex People

November 06, 2019 • by Nederlands Juristen Comité voor de Mensenrechten

As of 1 November 2019 a law on equal treatment in the Netherlands has explicitly prohibited gender discrimination against transgender and intersex people. The result of the change is that organisations should become more aware that discrimination based...

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Poverty Level Among Disabled in Lithuania One of the Highest in EU

November 04, 2019 • by Human Rights Monitoring Institute

The Poverty and Social Exclusion Review 2019 identified the poverty of disabled individuals in Lithuania as one of the highest in the EU. The overall poverty risk indicator in the country currently stands at 35%, up from 16% in 2011; for disabled peopl...

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Call for Croatia to Be Kept out of Schengen Until it Improves Asylum Practices

October 30, 2019 • by Lovorka Šošić, Centre for Peace Studies - Croatia

Croatia has received the green light from the European Commission to enter the border-free Schengen Area, but nine organisations and initiatives working with the victims of border violence have made their objections clear.

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Prison Guards Arrested on Charges of Torturing Detainees

October 28, 2019 • by Italian Coalition for Civil Liberties and Rights

Six prison officers working at the Lorusso and Cutugno prisons have been arrested in Turin, on suspicion of having repeatedly tortured prisoners between April 2017 and November 2018.

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Germany: Outdated Law Risks Strangling Civic Activism

October 25, 2019 • by Jascha Galaski, LibertiesEU

The Berlin tax office withdraws the charitable status of a German campaigning organization. By doing so, it makes it harder for citizens to get their views to their politicians.

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Belgian Court Confirms Right To Publish Pictures of Police Officers

The Best We've Got: Speech Bag - Episode 1

Academics Push for Copyright Safeguards Against Over-Blocking

RIS Reports on Where Spain Is Failing to Protect Civil and Political Rights

New Dutch Law Prohibits Discrimination Against Transgender and Intersex People

Poverty Level Among Disabled in Lithuania One of the Highest in EU

Call for Croatia to Be Kept out of Schengen Until it Improves Asylum Practices

Prison Guards Arrested on Charges of Torturing Detainees

Germany: Outdated Law Risks Strangling Civic Activism

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