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To confront this, we, along with the European Implementation Network (EIN) track key rulings and evaluate how well states implement them. We highlight who follows through, who falls behind, and what EU and national authorities must do to ensure that human rights protections are delivered.

Their story is only one of many in our upcoming report, "Justice Delayed and Justice Denied". Across the EU, states repeatedly fail to implement judgments from the CJEU and the European Court of Human Rights.

The law is clear and directly applicable across member states. Yet during our assessment just months ago, Austria continued resisting the ruling. Authorities and politicians delayed implementation, effectively undermining the protections EU law guarantees.

But Austria rejected their asylum claims. We now know this was unlawful. In 2024, the Court of Justice of the EU ruled that Afghan women face such severe, systemic persecution that they do not need to provide individualised proof to be granted refugee status.

AH and FN fled Afghanistan to escape persecution and deeply rooted discrimination. One was nearly sold by her father; the other wanted nothing more than to go to school and live freely. Both hoped Europe would recognise their right to protection.

Matviichuk said civil society will continue to push for accountability and real security guarantees.

“We will raise our voice, and it’s important we are not alone.”

We’re ready to contribute to a peaceful and just Ukraine with our colleagues at DRI Ukraine.

Full analysis: x.com/avalaina/sta...

Any peace plan to end the war should answer these two questions.

1️⃣ Does it prevent future Russian aggression?
2️⃣ Is there a human dimension to the plan—POWs, civilian hostages, victims of atrocities?

Currently, the plan answers neither.

But civil society is pushing back.
⚖️ Taking governments to court
📢 Demanding stronger transparency laws
🤝 Partnering for accountability
💡 Building digital resilience
...and we're supporting this effort!

Read it here: eusee.hivos.org/document/the...

Three global trends shaping the digital civic space:
⚙️ Surveillance & censorship
🧱 “Cybercrime” & “fake news” laws misused
🔓 Weak data protection leaving activists exposed

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We investigated and identified 735 fake or “murky” TikTok accounts impersonating candidates and parties. Almost 80% were removed after our reports. But the tactic is evolving fast 💯

When tested in 10 EU countries, major chatbots often gave wrong or misleading election info. Error rates were especially high in non-English languages, exposing a threat to proper election participation 🗳️

Generative AI isn’t the future, it’s here, be it in deepfake audio campaigns in Slovakia or images reinforcing negative stereotypes. In Germany’s 2025 election, 7% of AfD posts contained AI-generated content 🤖

Key findings:

Far-right actors achieved the highest engagement rates online, even while posting less. Their secret weapon was emotional, polarising content that algorithms reward 🎯