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A monthly round-up of Liberties' work: We released our much-anticipated rule of law gap analysis, a report recommending safeguards to protect activists in Europe, and spoke to one of our Dutch members, PILP, about their approach to strategic litigation.

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November 07, 2024 • LibertiesEU

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Watch: Igniting Liberties - Why We Need to Take a Stand

Watch our head of advocacy briefly explain the origins of human rights and civil liberties, and why there has never been a more important time to stand up and defend them than right now.

July 03, 2017 • LibertiesEU

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Watch: Why Employing Refugees Is Good Business in Denmark

Rather than shutting our doors to refugees, we should be opening them and giving them work and a chance to contribute to society. It benefits all of us, and if you don't believe it, just watch and see for yourself.

June 30, 2017 • LibertiesEU

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Italy Threatens to Block Migrant Boats From Entering Ports

Italy has threatened to stop foreign boats from disembarking rescued migrants on its territory, after a recent surge in arrivals. The warning came after 12,000 people arrived in Italy in the last 48 hours. According...

June 29, 2017 • PILP

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Children Wait as Italy Debates Urgently Needed Change to Citizenship Law

A welcoming country for decades, Italy is now home to 5 million foreigners. But the government's welcome doesn't include citizenship for their children, even if they are born in the country.

June 28, 2017 • Italian Coalition for Civil Liberties and Rights

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Five Italian Activists Taken Into Custody by Russian Police

Five Italian activists from civil society organizations were arrested yesterday by police in Ninzhny Novogorod, Russia, as they took part in an exchange project on the role of civil society.

June 28, 2017 • Italian Coalition for Civil Liberties and Rights

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Brexit: EU Citizens Living in UK Must Apply for Special ID Card

Under new Home Office proposals for post-Brexit rights, all 3 million EU nationals living in the UK will have to apply for a "settled status" identity card to be able to remain and work in the country. The proposals,...

June 27, 2017 • LibertiesEU

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Italy: Signature Drive for Migrants' Rights - Add Your Name Today!

An effort to collect signatures in support of a better migration policy in Italy has been hugely successful - even winning the endorsement of Pope Francis.

June 26, 2017 • Italian Coalition for Civil Liberties and Rights

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Polish Border Guards Flout ECHR Ruling, Return Asylum Seeker to Belarus

The border guards' decision to return the Chechen national for the 28th time was in direct violation of a Strasbourg court ruling on the man's case.

June 22, 2017 • Polish Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights

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Italy Stands #WithRefugees to Celebrate World Refugee Day

The situation of refugees is not just the political issue that the general public has come to know - it is and always will be a human issue. To celebrate World Refugee Day, Italy is holding a series of eye-opening events across the country.

June 20, 2017 • Italian Coalition for Civil Liberties and Rights

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Deprived of Liberty, Migrants in Italy Hope New Report Spurs Change

The monitoring report on facilities for migrants by the newly created Italian prisons ombudsman has been released, highlighting the flaws and issues of a system that is far from perfect.

June 15, 2017 • Italian Coalition for Civil Liberties and Rights

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