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Eradicating Discrimination Against Roma People in the Spanish Justice System

On the occasion of International Romani Day, we want to share some conclusions from our latest report on discrimination against Roma people in the Spanish criminal justice system.

Spain , Roma people , crime , Criminal justice
April 08, 2020 • Rights International Spain
Dutch Court under Fire over Lenient Sentence for Rapist Refugee

A judge has given an Afghan man a lighter-than-usual sentence for raping an 18 year-old girl to avoid the man losing his refugee residency status. The normal sentence is 24 months in prison but the man was given only...

#dutchcourtrooms , refugee , criminal offence , the Netherlands , crime , migration
September 21, 2018 • Nederlands Juristen Comité voor de Mensenrechten
German Police Investigate Two Attacks on Migrants

Two separate attacks on migrants, which left several people injured in the state of Saxony-Anhalt this weekend, are being investigated by German police. Two men assaulted two Afgan teenegers in Hasselfelde, while in...

Germany , migrants , violence , crime
September 17, 2018 • LibertiesEU
Journalist Murder Threatens to Topple Slovak Government

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico could lose his parliamentary majority after Most-Hid, a junior party in his coalition, considers quitting the bloc in reaction to the murder of investigative journalist Jan Kuciak. In...

free press , Free Speech , Slovakia , journalism , media , crime
March 02, 2018 • LibertiesEU
EU Countries Violate Rights of Crime Suspects with Special Needs

Several EU countries fall short in dealing with people with special needs, including those with a disability, who are suspected of or charged with a crime.

crime , disability , Sweden , Italy , Romania , Spain , Czech Republic , Bulgaria , Greece
October 06, 2017 • Civil Rights Defenders
Dutch Police Demand Visa Requirement for Albanians

The Office of the Public Prosecutor and police officials have requested a visa requirement for Albanians to reduce the influx of serious criminals from Albania. Since the beginning of 2016, Amsterdam police have...

Netherlands , Albania , crime , drugs
August 24, 2017 • Nederlands Juristen Comité voor de Mensenrechten
Sweden Violates the Rights of Crime Suspects With Special Needs

Crime suspects with special needs, such as people with cognitive impairment or dyslexia, are not properly identified by Swedish authorities and may not understand the legal proceedings they go through.

Sweden , crime , suspects , police , persons with disabilities
December 07, 2016 • Civil Rights Defenders
Germany Wants to Continue to Investigate Neo-Nazi Crimes

The parliamentary groups CDU/CSU, Grüne, SPD and Die Linke have requested a second commission of inquiry in order to clarify the crimes of the right-wing terror group NSU (National Socialist Underground). Set to start...

Pegida , crime , Germany , German Bundestag , NSU , parliamentary inquiry
October 27, 2015 • JUMEN - Juristische Menschenrechtsarbeit in Deutschland
German Bundestag Passes Data Retention Laws

The German Bundestag has passed a new law allowing for telecommunications data retention. The law also introduces a new statutory offense for receiving and handling stolen data, which may be used to criminalize...

Germany , German Bundestag , Surveillance , criminal law , crime , investigative journalism , court of the european union , adoption law , data retention , German Constitution
October 19, 2015 • JUMEN - Juristische Menschenrechtsarbeit in Deutschland
Prospect of Integration for Lithuanian Roma

Education, housing, employment, crime prevention — these are the priorities identified by the deputy mayor of Vilnius in the planning of the new Roma integration program. There are 2,100 Roma in Lithuania, with 500...

Lithuania , Roma , integration , Vilnius , education , crime , housing , Employment
August 04, 2015 • Human Rights Monitoring Institute
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