• The European Union’s Council Conclusions on EU Priorities in UN Human Rights Fora in 2025 identify key areas of EU human rights activities at UN fora and refers to several universal human rights, such as freedom from torture and freedom of religion or belief.
24.03.2025
On the 81st anniversary of the martyrdom of the Ulma family and the Jews they sheltered—who died at the hands of the German occupiers of Poland—the Ordo Iuris Institute is releasing a special commemorative infographic.
21.03.2025
• An Iranian national granted asylum in Hungary requested that her registered female gender be changed to male, indicating that she is transgender. Her request was denied due to the lack of surgical gender reassignment.
Civil liberties
Over the past 70 years, the European Union has evolved from a simple economic cooperation project into a powerful supranational entity with its own currency, court, and ability to impose financial sanctions on Member States. What began as a vision of free trade and peaceful coexistence has transformed into an institution influencing nearly all aspects of governance in Europe, centralizing power at the expense of national sovereignty.
Civil liberties
The following updates and adds to an earlier list of violations that was published in October 2024.
Civil liberties
• The Polish Sejm is working on a bill to criminalize so-called “hate speech”.