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Rights International Spain and Plataforma por la Gestión Policial de la Diversidad inform the European Court of Human Rights on the measures that should be taken to eradicate discriminatory police checks.
In a new report to the UN Human Rights Council, professor Dainius Pūras argues that "restrictions on the liberty of movement have emerged… as the default tool of social control to promote public safety, 'morals' and...
The European Parliament’s Civil Liberties Committee voted on Monday to trigger an EU sanction process against Hungary over violations of the rule of law. The unprecedented move will result in member states examining...
The European Parliament asked the Commission to create a new fund to support human rights groups in the EU. The Commission has failed to deliver. We compare what the Parliament asked for to what the Commission gave it.
An appeal by Norwegian mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik, who says his prison conditions amount to inhuman or degrading treatment, has been rejected by the European Court of Human Rights. “The Strasbourg court...
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Italian authorities said the ships Lifeline and Seefuchs, operated by the German migrant rescue group Mission Lifeline, were "illegally" flying the Dutch flag and will therefore be seized. Currently, Lifeline is...
A new Hungarian law passed on Wednesday criminalizing anyone who supports asylum seekers and other vulnerable individuals is “blatantly xenophobic,” “shameful” and “disgraceful," UN human rights chief Zeid Ra’ad Al...
With votes of pro-government MPs and representatives of the far-right Jobbik party, the Hungarian Parliament has passed the "Stop Soros" law. It would punish activities of Hungarian NGOs and citizens supporting asylum seekers.
Your weekly rights and liberties quiz is back. Show your shiny knowledge despite Europe forgetting to show its sunny side when it comes to rights!
EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker called for an extraordinary summit ahead of next week’s formal EU summit to help Angela Merkel deal with her hawkish interior minister. However, a draft conclusion text for...
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