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Three Reasons Governments Need To Turn Down Poland & Hungary’s 'Interpretative Declaration’ On Rule Of Law Conditionality

The interpretative declaration might seem like an insignificant concession, because it’s not legally binding. But it’s likely to render the conditionality mechanism useless in practice. And it’s just not needed to unblock the budget.​​

rule of law , Hungary , Poland , European Union
December 10, 2020 • LibertiesEU
​PiS & Fidesz Veto Reveal Lust for Power and Weakness

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?

Hungary , Poland , rule of law , conditionality
November 19, 2020 • LibertiesEU
Call to Limit Powers of Intelligence Agencies

The massive storage of data by Dutch intelligence services is a violation of to the right to privacy and the protection of personal data. That is why the 2017 Intelligence Act needs to be amended. This law lacks a...

rule of law , privacy data
November 16, 2020 • Nederlands Juristen Comité voor de Mensenrechten
'Undrinkable Cocktails' and a Soft Bartender: A Review of the First EU Rule of Law Report

​The European Commission released its first-ever EU Rule of Law Report. Liberties welcomes the Report but warns that such reports must not just be a box-ticking exercise.

Hungary , Poland , Slovenia , rule of law , Commissioner Jourova
October 01, 2020 • LibertiesEU
Call For Tough Actions On Poland

LGBTQ rights. Rule of law. Democracy.

Poland , LGBT rights , rule of law
September 23, 2020 • LibertiesEU
​SOTEU 2020: A Wake Up Call in the Name of Democracy and Freedoms?

Our advocacy officer Linda Ravo shares her thoughts on what the president of the European Commission should address in this year's State of the European Union (SOTEU) speech to strengthen democracy.

European Union , rule of law
September 16, 2020 • LibertiesEU
European Court of Human Rights Taking Rule of Law in Poland More Seriously

The Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights has published a report on rule of law cases brought against Poland before the European Court of Human Rights.

rule of law , Strasbourg , ECtHR
September 14, 2020 • Polish Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights
Dutch Government not Obliged to Repatriate IS-women and Their Children

The Netherlands Supreme Court has ruled that the Dutch government is not responsibile for repatriating 23 Dutch women and their 56 children from camps in Northern Syria. The State argued that Dutch national security,...

rule of law , Dutch Supreme Court
July 15, 2020 • Nederlands Juristen Comité voor de Mensenrechten
Hungary's Restrictive Legislation on Financing NGOs Does Not Comply With EU Law: European Court of Justice

The Court of Justice rules against Orban's 2017 law aimed at shutting Hungary's citizens out of their democracy by discrediting and defunding rights and democracy activists. The case teaches the EU 3 lessons to protect our democracies from authoritarians.

freedom of NGOs , rule of law , Hungary , HCLU , TASZ
June 18, 2020 • LibertiesEU
New Election Law in Poland Means New Problems

In an opinion presented to the Senate, the Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights has noted that the special electoral law passed by the Lower House (the Sejm) contains measures which undermine the equality of elections and legal certainty.

elections , Poland , rule of law
June 04, 2020 • Polish Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights
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