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  Bulgaria's Defense Minister Calls for Use of Force at EU Borders

  August 18, 2017 • by LibertiesEU

  The European Union should use force to defend its external borders, Bulgaria's defense minister has told Die Welt. Krasimir Karakachanov said he wanted to more than triple the number of troops stationed on his country’s border with Turkey, from 140 to ...

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  • immigration
  • migrants
  • border crossing
  • Turkey
  • Bulgaria
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  Austrian Soldiers Sent to Stop Migrants From Italy

  August 17, 2017 • by LibertiesEU

  Austria has announced that it will send 70 troops – but no armored vehicles – to the Brenner Pass today, August 17, to stop migrants from entering the country. The government believes between 700 and 1,000 migrants enter the country from Italy each mon...

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  • migration
  • migrants
  • border crossing
  • Italy
  • Austria
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  Borders Kill: Migrant Deaths Mount During Attempts to Cross EU Borders

  August 16, 2017 • by Italian Coalition for Civil Liberties and Rights

  Only a few months have passed since the closure of the French border at Ventimiglia, but the decision has already caused 12 fatal accidents: migrants have drowned, been run over, fallen and been electrocuted in their attempts to cross the border. Simil...

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  • border crossing
  • migrants
  • Italy
  • migration
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  Doctor's Refusal to Admit Patient With Assistance Dog Violated Patients' Rights Law

  August 15, 2017 • by Polish Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights

  An ophthalmologist has been found guilty of violating a patient's rights after canceling the appointment of a blind person because she wanted to arrive with an assistance dog. The doctor told her that the appointment was cancelled because he wasn't sur...

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  • patients rights
  • health care
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  Lack of Transparency Clouds Use of US Armed Drones Based in Italy

  August 14, 2017 • by Italian Coalition for Civil Liberties and Rights

  Italy hosts many U.S. military bases due to its strategic position on the Mediterranean. Last year, an agreement allowed one of the bases to host armed drones, relatively new weapons of contemporary conflicts. This deal, however, has been implemented w...

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  • United States
  • drones
  • Italy
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  Polish Police Target Opposition Politicians and NGO Activists

  August 11, 2017 • by Polish Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights

  According to media reports, during recent anti-government demonstrations against judicial reforms in Poland, the police reportedly mounted surveillance of an opposition politician and two NGO activists. The Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights notes th...

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  • freedom of speech
  • right to privacy
  • police
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  Overly Long Data Retention Threatens Italians' Privacy

  August 10, 2017 • by Italian Coalition for Civil Liberties and Rights

  A new and alarming amendment concerning data retention has been approved by the Chamber of Deputies and is now to be examined by the Senate. The initiative, intentionally proposed in at a time of low political activity, would allow electronic communica...

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  • surveillance
  • Data
  • privacy
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  Senior UK Judge Calls for Clarity on Status of CJEU Rulings Post-Brexit

  August 09, 2017 • by LibertiesEU

  One of Britain’s top judges has said that the government must give more clarity on whether it wants UK courts to take into account rulings of the European Court of Justice following Brexit. Judges have been told they will no longer be required to consi...

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  • Brexit
  • Court of Justice
  • CJEU
  • United Kingdom
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  Draft Bill on Cannabis Legalization Scrapped by Italian Government

  August 08, 2017 • by Italian Coalition for Civil Liberties and Rights

  Around one year ago, the Italian government started discussing the legalization of cannabis. The legal proposal put forward following this discussion was a positive step towards legalization for both therapeutic and recreational use. Moreover, it was r...

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  • Italy
  • cannabis
  • drugs
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  No Extradition From Netherlands to Belgium After Critical CPT Report

  August 07, 2017 • by Marloes Bulthuis, Nederlands Juristen Comité voor de Mensenrechten

  The International Judicial Chamber, Amsterdam, has refused to extradite 8 suspects in a drugs case to Belgium. Its decision was based on a recent public statement of the European Committee for Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment (C...

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  • Article 3 ECHR
  • inhuman and degrading treatment
  • CPT
  • Council of Europe
  • extradition