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Czech Culture Minister Row Continues as Social Democrats Set Ultimatum

The Czech Social Democrat party leadership set a final condition for remaining in the minority government of Andrej Babiš, demanding that his ally, President Miloš Zeman, appoint their nominee for culture minister.

Czech Republic , prime minister Babis , government , crisis
July 29, 2019 • The League of Human Rights
Estonian Centre-Right Coalition Sparks Protests and Outrage

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.

Estonia , government , elections
June 14, 2019 • Estonian Human Rights Centre
Lithuania the Only EU Country Without any Female Ministers in the Government

Now that the President has finally appointed a Minister of the Environment, the Lithuanian cabinet is once again made up solely of men. Currently Lithuania is the only EU state without a single female minister. The...

Lithuania , government , minister , female represantation , equality , equal rights
April 11, 2019 • Human Rights Monitoring Institute
Slovak Police Stifle Journalistic Freedom Under Guise of Kuciak Murder Investigation

Slovak police seized the mobile phone of an investigative journalist and interrogated her for hours under the pretense of investigating the murder of Jan Kuciak.

journalism , freedom , government , Slovak , transparency
June 08, 2018 • Italian Coalition for Civil Liberties and Rights
​Some Boyfriends Ask Too Much. So Do Some Governments

Governments' oft-cited argument that they "only want civil society organisations to operate in a transparent manner" is false and misleading.

government , freedom of NGOs , European Values Instrument
May 14, 2018 • LibertiesEU
EU Urges Macedonia: 'Stop Playing With Fire'

"In a democracy, everyone must acknowledge parliamentary majorities," EU commissioner Johannes Hahn said after meeting Macedonia’s leaders. Attempts end a political crisis in the Balkans country that unfolded after...

ethnic minority , Albania , Macedonia , government , European Union
March 27, 2017 • LibertiesEU
Poland's Failure to Respond to Racist Violence: An Appeal to the International Community

The Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights is calling for the intervention of international organizations to help stem the repeated acts of violence against, among others, foreigners living in Poland and members of...

foreigners , authority , government , Poland , racism , xenophobia
January 26, 2017 • Polish Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights
Only Three Women Ministers in New Croatian Government

There are only three women ministers in the newly elected Croatian government. With only three women confirmed in the Sabor (Croatian Parliament), Croatia does not follow the example of developed European countries...

women , government , Croatia , elections , Hungary , Serbia
January 29, 2016 • Centre for Peace Studies - Croatia
12 Things the Hungarian Government Must Do Concerning Refugees

The increasing refugee crisis of the past months is not only a Hungarian problem. However, handling the refugee situation in Hungary is a Hungarian task.

Hungary , government , migrants , migrant crisis , refugees , HCLU , Hungarian Civil Liberties Union , Budapest , Civil Society , Keleti , Serbia , asylum seekers
September 14, 2015 • Hungarian Civil Liberties Union
Dictatorial Regulations to Be Introduced by Hungarian Government

By deploying the army within the country's borders and reclassifying illegal border crossings as a crime as opposed to an offense, the Hungarian government would return to a practice in use prior to 1989. The...

human rights , Hungary , government , refugee , border crossing , migrants , migrant crisis , refugees , asylum seekers , Hungarian Civil Liberties Union , HCLU , army
September 03, 2015 • Hungarian Civil Liberties Union
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