• Published by Pavel Moiseev

    Garbage Winds Getting Stronger

    Why a garbage crisis has struck Russia and what has been the role of the new waste management reform, why the Soviet system of waste collection and recycling collapsed and how residents of Arkhangelsk and other Russian regions are fighting for their environmental rights—this and more in an interview with lawyer Pavel Moiseev, Head of the Legal Department at the Bellona Environmental Rights Centre.
  • Published by Theresa Bender-Säbelkampf

    Austria’s Going Backwards on Gender Equality

    Since the swearing-in of the incumbent Austrian government in December 2017, journalists, feminists and representatives of women’s rights organisations all over the country regularly protest against the attempted changes made by the government in the country’s gender politics achieved during the last 50 years
  • Published by Yuliia Schastlivtseva

    Incendiary Content

    The Council of Europe and the European Union have been trying to curb hate speech on the internet, but social networks are at loggerheads with the human rights paradigm.
12/12/2018
Published by Caroline Charlier at 12/12/2018

The Baikonur Cosmodrome: Are There Legal Ways to Address the Danger?

Dangerous incidents and the use of toxic fuel at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan have been a matter of concern for the local community and environmental activists for decades. Are there any legal instruments that could address these concerns?
28/11/2018
Published by Dmitry Shabelnikov at 28/11/2018

Galina Arapova: “You get the uncomfortable feeling of trying to break a wall with your head…”

We interviewed Galina Arapova, head of the Russian NGO Mass Media Defense Centre, about the fight for freedom of expression in Russia today.
31/10/2018
Published by Justas Kidykas at 31/10/2018

Freedom of speech in Lithuania: Is it really under attack?

The Government has taken several steps that pose a threat to the freedom of media in Lithuania. Even though the political leadership has not implemented all of their suggestions, the lack of respect to journalists and the public’s right to know raises many doubts about whether the pressure on the media will ever let up.
22/10/2018
Published by Daria Vasilevskaia at 22/10/2018

Marine Plastic Pollution: Can Law Help?

While the prevention of waste pollution of the marine environment is ensured by several legal documents on international, regional and national levels, the effectiveness of such initiatives is still not clear.
09/10/2018
Published by Olga Podoplelova at 09/10/2018

Yes You Can But No You Can’t: Will Russian Court Allow ICU Visitation?

A district court in Moscow turned down a complaint from a family refused access to a dying relative in a hospital’s intensive care unit (ICU). The Moscow City Court will consider the case on appeal before the end of this year.
21/09/2018
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Published by Polina Baigarova at 21/09/2018

European Prison Litigation Network: “Any advances in the law and legislation can be undermined and must be constantly monitored.”

We interviewed the leaders of the European Prison Litigation Network (EPLN), a leading organization that advocates for prisoners’ rights in broader Europe: Hugues de Suremain, lawyer, EPLN’s co-founder and legal coordinator, and Julia Krikorian, its coordinator of the development.
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  • More than 70 human rights and charity organisations in Russia demand a law on domestic violence
    16/09/2019
    “Psychology for Human Rights” movement published an open letter expressing support for the corresponding bill of the working group at the Presidential Human Rights Council. The letter was signed by 73 organisations.
    Source: novayagazeta.ru
  • Gay and single parents in France could soon get the right to IVF in their own country
    16/09/2019
    French MPs have started working on updating the country's bioethics laws, which if adopted, could change many women's lives.
    Source: euronews.com
  • Hungary tops OLAF blacklist of countries misusing EU funds
    16/09/2019
    A new report from the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) claims that Hungary misuses more European Union funds than any other country.
    Source: emerging-europe.com
  • Estonia mulling over lifting visa freedom to Ukrainians
    16/09/2019
    Estonia’s hard-line interior minister has ordered a legal investigation into whether the Baltic nation could unilaterally remove the visa-free entry granted Ukrainian nationals by the European Union.
    Source: apnews.com

  • Danish mayors call for scrapping of citizenship handshake law
    16/09/2019
    A law requiring newly-nationalized Danes to shake hands with a representative at their citizenship ceremonies should be scrapped, say a number of Social Democratic mayors prior to the party’s upcoming national congress.
    Source: thelocal.dk
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