Release Type: Statement
The EU must stop the digitalisation of the deportation regime and withdraw the new Return Regulation
On March 11, 2025, the European Commission published a new legislative proposal for a ‘Return Regulation’ which is set to expand the detention and deportation of migrant people, including children, in the EU.
Authorities in Jordan must lift ban on news sites
All stakeholders need to work together to find long-term solutions to complex societal issues, which are based on scientific evidence, and are respectful of rights.
CPDP must resist pressure to muzzle discussions on Palestine
Human rights NGOs and academics condemn efforts to muzzle discussion of the genocide in Gaza at the 2025 CPDP conference in Brussels.
Access Now’s statement on digital censorship amid India–Pakistan conflict
We are alarmed by executive orders issued by the Indian government restricting access to an alarming spectrum of online content, including requiring social media platform X to block access to over 8,000 accounts, including those belonging to journalists, human rights organisations, and independent media outlets.
All democratic forces must act for a strong and independent civil society
We call on all democratic forces to oppose disinformation around
the role of civil society organizations to protect the unique role in European
democracy.
Joint statement: five-point plan for an inclusive WSIS+20 review
Our rights are at stake: it’s time to reclaim freedom of expression
Given the escalating use of free speech claims as a shield for inciting hatred and violence, it is more urgent than ever to reaffirm what freedom of expression truly stands for.
AI Action Summit: a missed opportunity for human-rights centered AI governance
The development of the proposed GDPR Procedural Regulation represents a missed opportunity to address enforcement challenges.
Privacy under attack: Egypt must reform its draft Criminal Procedure Code
Authorities in Egypt must reject the proposed draft Criminal Procedure Code and develop a new code that aligns with international human rights standards.
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