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EU: DATA PROTECTION REGULATION
"As MEPs get closer to finalising draft reports on reforming EU data protection legislation, America's top diplomat told an experts’ conference that Europe should overcome its misconceptions and stereotypes to find regulatory convergence with the Read More
EU: Statewatch Analysis: The Common European Asylum System: State-of-play update by Steve Peers, Professor of Law, University of Essex
"It is too soon to say whether the amendment to the asylum procedures directive will be only a marginal improvement on the existing legislation, or a more substantial shift towards higher standards. However, the two Read More
CoE-CYPRUS: Anti-torture committee criticises police and prisons
CoE-CYPRUS: Council of Europe anti-torture committee criticises ‘continued’ ill treatment by police and prison overcrowding in Cyprus (Press release, pdf) See also: Report to the Government of Cyprus on the visit to Cyprus carried out Read More
UK: GCHQ: Alan Rusbridger and the home affairs select committee: the key exchanges
"The Guardian's editor-in-chief, Alan Rusbridger, argued before the home affairs select committee that there was a public interest in revealing details of secret surveillance programmes based on files leaked by Edward Snowden, and said newspapers Read More
EU-UK: DATA PROTECTION REGULATION
Government Impact Assessment says new Regulation would be too costly: Proposal for an EU Data Protection Regulation (pdf) Read More
UK: Shouting at the PM earns 100 hours of community service
A man who interrupted a speech by David Cameron in a protest over public sector spending cuts has been ordered to carry out 100 hours of community service. See: Shouting at the PM earns 100 Read More
EU: UNICEF: Convention on the Rights of the Child
Judicial Implementation of Article 3 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child in Europe: The case of migrant children including unaccompanied children (pdf) Read More
TALY: Two bugs found at the anarchist space 76/A
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EP-FRA: Letter from the Fundamental Rights Agency to the LIBE Committee
Media pluralism (pdf) Read More
Council of Europe: Parliamentary Assembly: Political prisoners
The definition of political prisoner (pdf) and Debate (pdf) Read More