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Landmark ECJ Ruling Expected in Family Rights Case

Judges at the European Court of Justice are preparing to rule on a landmark case that could have widespread implications for EU citizens applying for British passports. The court will consider whether the British...

UK , Brexit , ECJ , Court of Justice , family
May 17, 2017 • LibertiesEU
ECJ: Non-EU Parents May Have EU Residence Right

Non-EU citizens may have residency rights in the EU if their children are EU citizens, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled. The case arose after a woman from Venezuela, who had a child with a Dutch citizen...

family , residency , ECJ , Court of Justice
May 11, 2017 • LibertiesEU
Let's Stop Discriminating, Since All Families Are Equally Important

In response to Lithuanian politicians' efforts to restrict the legal definition of what a family is, three NGOs organized a social campaign under the slogan "All Families Are Equally Important." Sign the petition today to show your support!

Lithuania , campaign , Non-discrimination , family , LGBT , Human Rights Monitoring Institute , Lithuanian Human Rights Centre , Lithuanian Gay League
October 04, 2016 • Human Rights Monitoring Institute
Spanish Aliens Act Violates EU Law, ECJ Rules

Last week, the European Court of Justice issued an important judgment in a case launched by the Spanish NGO Malaga Acoge. The court ruled that the Spanish Aliens Act violates EU law because it permits the automatic...

Spain , ECJ , European Court of Justice , family , Aliens Act
September 27, 2016 • Rights International Spain
Path to Adoption Slowly Opening for Czech Gay Couples

The Constitutional Court opened the way for child adoption by registered partners. The court struck down the part of the current law that prevents individual adoption. According to the court, the ban on adoptions...

adoption , joint adoption , gay , LGBT , LGBTI , minorities , same sex couples , family , children
August 17, 2016 • The League of Human Rights
Children of Same-Sex Marriage Denied Polish Citizenship

Four children of same-sex parents are denied Polish citizenship after a court says foreign birth certificates cannot necessarily be considered valid documents for determining children's parents.

Poland , same-sex marriage , homosexuality , parenthood , citizenship , family , identity , children's rights
May 06, 2016 • Polish Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights
Slovenia Rejects Marriage Equality

More than 60 percent of Slovenians who voted last Sunday voted against legalizing gay marriage. In March, Slovenia’s parliament approved legislation defining marriage as a "union of two" instead of a "union of a man...

Slovenia , referendum , gay marriage , gender equality , LGBT , civil unions , family
December 22, 2015 • Nederlands Juristen Comité voor de Mensenrechten
Czech Republic Fails to Respect Rights of Child Refugees

The rights of migrant children and their families are not well protected in the Czech Republic, where volunteers make up for the state's shortcomings in caring for refugees.

immigrants , migrants , Czech Republic , refugees , children's rights , detention , child protection , xenophobia , repression , humanitarian aid , humanitarian crisis , volunteers , family , human rights , foreigners
October 21, 2015 • The League of Human Rights
Roma Camp in Wrocław Cleared and Demolished

The unannounced destruction of a Roma camp in Wrocław is condemned by civil society, which warns that such an action raises serious doubt about human rights protections in Poland.

Poland , Wrocław , Roma , Roma camps , Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights , HFHR , ECtHR , ECHR , European Court of Human Rights , European Convention on Human RIghts , Article 8 , Article 14 , family , discrimination
August 20, 2015 • Polish Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights
Institutionalization of Czech Infants Irreversibly Harms Their Development

The unnecessary removal of a 5-month-old boy from his mother renews calls for the Czech Republic to abolish the practice of institutionalizing infants.

children , institutional care , institutions , family , removal , infants , rights , children's rights , guardianship , foster family , care
July 24, 2015 • The League of Human Rights
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