Hungarian Prime Minister Victor Orbán’s State of the Nation address included a promise to remain neutral in the Russian war on Ukraine and maintain economic ties with Russia.

Liberties reports on the experiences of filing complaints under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and calls for the Commission to ensure more efficient, consistent, and equal enforcement of the GDPR in national and cross-border cases.

A UN committee has expressed concerns over the lack of specialized human rights training for judges, prosecutors and law enforcement personnel, and the need for new measures to protect national minorities from social exclusion, among other issues.

The anticipated “Defence of Democracy package” is a new initiative to advance the European Commission’s goal to protect democracy within the EU. However, the concrete measures envisaged are at odds with its goal, because they risk harming NGOs.

Do you have a campaign in the pipeline that could do with a boost? Liberties is offering NGOs the chance to attend three days of coaching in the Netherlands to supercharge an up-coming campaign. Applications are open until 2nd May.

A monthly round-up of Liberties' work: pushing for transparency, civic space under attack, and how to protect human rights during a state of emergency.

In a unanimous ruling, the Strasbourg court held that measures taken against a children's book of fairy tales featuring same-sex relationships violated Article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights, which protects freedom of expression.

Are EU citizens getting value for money? We discussed this with special guests joining Liberties' Democracy Drinks event in Berlin.

​Free courts ensure that everyone in society plays by the same rules, even the rich and powerful. But governments in Europe are trying to control their judges. This undermines democracy and weakens our fundamental rights.

Smear campaigns are an attempt by powerful figures to undermine someone's credibility and reputation - with the goal of distracting public attention from something they are trying to keep quiet. Recovering from a smear campaign is tough, but possible.