Article originally published on Netherlands Helsinki Committee, 27 March 2020 - accessible here The European Civic Forum and the undersigned organizations share the concern of Hungarian civil society expert organisations[1] about the…
Article originally published on Netherland Helsinki Committee, 22 March 2020 - accessible here A carte blanche mandate for the Hungarian government with no sunset clause is not the panacea to…
On Sunday 23 February, more than two thousands people marched to the Parliament against the refusal of the Hungarian government to pay compensation for Roma children who were segregated and…
Slovakia has made the international headlines after investigative journalist Ján Kuciak and his fiancée, Martina Kušnírová, were shot dead in February 2018. The murder sparked protests opening tumultuous times for…
By Obywatele RP In 2015 the Law and Justice (Prawo i Sprawiedliwość) Party came to power in Poland and gradually started to undermine independence of courts, and to threaten freedom…
This report documents the most important aspects in the breakdown of the system for the protection of human rights. The report is not exhaustive and does not constitute any…
(Hungarian Helsinki Committee) On 12 November 2019, the Hungarian Government submitted a Bill to the Parliament which, if adopted, will have a significant negative impact on judicial independence, however, in…
(OHCHR) GENEVA (18 July 2019) – UN human rights experts have expressed grave concern over the detention and criminal proceedings in Italy against the German captain of the migrant rescue…
By Osservatorio Repressione (Translated with DeepL) The repression of all social struggles has been taking place for decades in Italy through the emergence of strict (and usually swift) justice from broad sectors…