Last week, the Belgium Monitoring Committee on counterterrorism policies (T Committee) released its annual report before the Senate, highlighting the fact that the fight against terrorism must not affect human rights.

The penitentiary system is facing a grave situation with the coronavirus pandemic, with protests and riots exploding on 8 March and the Government failing to elaborate a solution to limit the spread of the virus in prisons.

CIVICUS Monitor update - March 2020

The NGOs LDH, CNAPD and Vredesactie, along with Amnesty International, have welcomed this major decision by the Council of State regarding arms exports to a country well known for its human rights abuses and suspected of committing war crimes.

In a strong community, people are willing to engage in activities that help other people. This improves everyone’s quality of life and makes people less lonely – Kussay Chichakly

Liberties is exploring the concept of inclusion and caring communities with a new video series. The series features newcomers to Germany who, thanks to support from their communities, have started their own businesses.

We all want somewhere to call home. If we were forced to leave, we would hope to find people who offer us shelter. But some politicians are using innocent civilians as pawns in a political game. And EU leaders allow violent attacks on them to continue.

Liberties is leading a second outreach on the GDPR violations adtech industry is committing. Based on new evidence, Liberties members and partners are urging national data protection authorities to stop rights violations.

The Royal Decree-Law 14/2019 of 31 October could limit online freedoms in Spain and is another regulation approved in reaction to a very specific situation, without a comprehensive analysis of all the areas it will affect.

Four Islamic organisations have asked the Dutch Parliament to investigate unwanted foreign interference in all religions. At the moment, investigations are limited to mosques and Islamic organisations. According to...