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European Democracy Action Plan Makes Right Signals, Needs Follow Up Actions

December 03, 2020 • by LibertiesEU

The European Commission today unveiled its action plan to strengthen democracy in the EU (EDAP) in a bid to bolster fair electoral processes and protect media freedom and pluralism. It comes at a critical time.
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#StopSLAPPs - Watchdogs Need EU Rules to Protect Them From Legal Bullying

November 30, 2020 • by Linda Ravo, LibertiesEU

Corrupt politicians and powerful businesses use legal bullying to silence critical voices. This practice is a threat to European values and to the rule of law. We shared a proposal with the Commission on how to protect journalists and NGOs from SLAPPs.
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PiS & Fidesz Veto Reveal Lust for Power and Weakness

November 19, 2020 • by Israel Butler, LibertiesEU

Why are Fidesz and PiS so opposed to rule of law conditionality, and can the EU get its budget and corona recovery package through without them?
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Immuni: Italy's COVID-19 Contact-Tracing App

November 17, 2020 • by LibertiesEU

What is a contact-tracing app? Do they follow me on it? Who sees the data collected by the app?
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Stop Upload Filters - Send Letter to EU Legislators

November 17, 2020 • by LibertiesEU

European Union legislators are in the final stage of discussing the Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on preventing the dissemination of terrorist content online. Get engaged - send our message to EU legislators.
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Liberties and AccessNow Ask Commissioners About Interoperability of Tracing Apps

November 12, 2020 • by Eva Simon, LibertiesEU

Liberties and Access Now today sent a letter to the European Commission to inquire about the interoperability system for COVID-19 contact-tracing applications that was set up by the Commission.
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Liberties Report: Does Germany Have a Civic Space Problem?

November 05, 2020 • by Jascha Galaski, LibertiesEU

Germany’s legislation regulating the work of civil society organizations is outdated and vague, leaving them vulnerable to attacks by some politicians and commercial lobbyists, Liberties' new report finds.
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Upload Filters Are Back, and We Are Still Strongly Against Them

November 03, 2020 • by Eva Simon, LibertiesEU

Upload filters. Do they ring a bell? Do you remember the debate about the Copyright Directive, which was partly about mandatory upload filters to protect rightholders' creative works? Now they are back.
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- freedom of expression
- upload filters
Human Rights House to Open in Brussels Thanks to Successful Crowdfunding Campaign

November 02, 2020 • by Camille Van Durme, Belgian League of Human Rights

The campaign launched by the Belgium League of Human Rights (LDH) and Liga voor mensenrechten (Liga) to create a Human Rights House in Brussels ended on Monday 5 October, exceeding its goal for contributions.
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ECtHR: Belgium Acted Illegally in Sudanese Deportation Case

October 29, 2020 • by Camille Van Durme, Belgian League of Human Rights

Europe's human rights court has condemned Belgium for illegally returning a Sudanese national to his home country without assessing the risks of torture, and inhumane and degrading treatments. Belgium also violated his right to effective remedy.
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