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.
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.
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.
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As a watchdog organisation, Liberties reminds politicians that respect for human rights is non-negotiable. We're determined to keep championing your civil liberties, will you stand with us? Every donation, big or small, counts.
Liberties joins the European Partnership for Democracy to call for meaningful transparency of media ownership at both the national and the EU level. Here are nine recommendations for how the EU can achieve that through the European Media Freedom Act.
Journalists and rights defenders must be better protected against abusive lawsuits aka SLAPPs. Here's why Liberties and a coalition of human rights organisations think the Swedish EU Presidency could do a better job against SLAPPs.
In response to a crisis, the state can grant itself special powers to protect citizens from danger. However, as the Covid-19 pandemic showed, this increases the opportunities for abuses of power as many democratic checks and balances are weakened.
Greece’s ruling New Democracy government survived a no-confidence vote initiated by the main opposition party SYRIZA over the wiretapping scandal “Predatorgate”.
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