(Fundamental Rights Agency) - November 2019 Facial recognition technology (FRT) makes it possible to compare digital facial images to determine whether they are of the same person. Comparing footage obtained…
(European Center For Not-For-Profit Law) The UN Human Rights Committee concluded the first reading of the draft General Comment no. 37 on Article 21, ICCPR (Right to peaceful assembly) during…
(European Economic and Social Committee) Interim Report - November 2019 The Fundamental Rights and Rule of Law (FRRL) Group was created as a horizontal body within the European Economic and…
(Council of Europe) On behalf of the Conference of INGOs and its Expert Council on NGO Law, we express our concern regarding legal proceedings for de-registration of the Bulgarian Helsinki…
(EURACTIV) By Birgit Van Hout Human rights defenders are essential to democracy. Yet, the intimidation of human rights defenders in the European Union has become a serious problem and the implications…
(OHCHR) Deadline: 15 October 2019 Issued by: OHCHR Purpose: Thematic Report Resolution: Human Rights Council resolution 38/11 Presented to: Human Rights Council When: 44th session, June 2020 Why this call for…
(Council of Europe) The independence of the judiciary underpins the rule of law and is essential to the functioning of democracy and the observance of human rights. The fundamental right…
Council of Europe issued an alert on what happened while G7 was taking place in Biarritz, France concerning threats on media freedom. (Council of Europe)Several journalists present in Biarritz and Bayonne…
(Helsińska Fundacja Praw Człowieka) The HFHR has filed an amicus curiae brief before the Regional Court in Kraków in a case concerning the conduct of several participants of a monthly…
(Council of Europe) Freedom of association is a fundamental human right It is protected as an individual’s fundamental human right by the European Convention on Human Rights and may only…