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Hungary’s new biometric surveillance laws violate the AI Act: Legal Analysis

A new legislation in Hungary will use facial recognition technology in a manner that violates the EU Artificial Intelligence Act.

April 28, 2025 • LibertiesEU

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Anti-Harassment Course for Parliamentarians: only 2.5% of MEPs enrolled

Only 19 of the 751 members of the European Parliament have signed up for a pilot training program on how to recognise and prevent harassment in the workplace. The low attendance is in sharp contrast with the number of...

November 08, 2018 • LibertiesEU

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ECtHR Rules Against Italy in Transgender Name Dispute

Human rights judges have declared Italy was wrong to stop a transgender person from changing her male forename prior to surgery.

November 07, 2018 • PILP

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Lithuania Issues Postage Stamp to Commemorate Women's Suffrage

Lithuania has issued a postage stamp to commemorate Lithuanian women being granted voting rights. Lithuania became one of the first states in Europe to allow women to vote, on 2 November 1918. This shows that even at...

November 07, 2018 • Human Rights Monitoring Institute

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Former Nazi SS Guard's Trial Begins in Germany

The trial of a 94-year-old former SS guard has begun in Germany. Johann Rehbogen is accused of complicity in mass murder at a Nazi death camp during the Second World War. Rehbogen served in the Stutthof, in...

November 07, 2018 • LibertiesEU

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Human Rights Monitoring Institute Honored at Baltic Free Speech Awards

At the Greste Baltic Freedom of Speech Awards, held on 6 November, the Lithuanian journalistic community as a whole was honored for its efforts in combatting the state’s attempts to limit public information. Also...

November 07, 2018 • Human Rights Monitoring Institute

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There’s No Hope for Freedom Where There Is No Free Press

Although the attitudes of authoritarians haven't changed all the much over time, the media landscape has. It's now more accessible – and ripe for abuse – than ever before.