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Unprecedented cuts to foreign aid, sanctions on the International Criminal Court, detentions and deportations of migrants, end of programmes supporting diversity and inclusion, or restrictions on women’s and minorities’ rights. The events of the first months of Donald Trump’s second mandate as the President of the United States have impacted human rights in many ways, mostly in the negative sense. Beyond strong political statements, how concretely have the steps of his second administration affected the state of human rights in the world so far?

Family law  and regulation of marriage fall within the competence of individual Member States of the European Union. This includes also the regulation and recognition of same-sex marriages. However, according to the opinion of Advocate General Richard de la Tour in case C-713/23, Member States are obligated to recognize same-sex marriages concluded in other Member State, despite their national sovereignty in this domain.

In recent years, we’ve seen an impressive improvement in the development of artificial intelligence, which also has led to the creation of deepfakes. Deepfakes are fake images, videos or audio recordings created to appear as realistic as possible. While deepfake technology can create harmless content, for example satire, 98% of all deepfake videos online are sexually explicit. This article will explore how deepfakes pose a risk to our fundamental human rights and how national lawmakers are trying to combat them. 

Marine Le Pen has been convicted of embezzling European Parliament funds and sentenced to four years in prison – two of them suspended – alongside a five-year ban from holding a public office. The ruling has sparked mass protest, intensified France’s political polarization, and raised broader questions about the limits of EU funding rules and judicial power.

The Constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina highly discriminates the ethnic minorities in Bosnia and Herzegovina which contradicts the basic idea of democracy. Ethnic groups in Bosnia that are not Bosniaks, Serbs or Croats cannot run for presidency or the upper chamber of the parliament, as defined in the Constitution. The ongoing discussions and processes about Bosnia entering the EU shed a new light on the Constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina as it is not in alignment with the european democratic values.

Skupina senátorů se obrátila na Ústavní soud s návrhem na posouzení souladu Smlouvy mezi Českou republikou a Svatým stolcem o některých právních otázkách s ústavním pořádkem. Co nového tato smlouva přináší a jaká jsou její možná úskalí? 

Skupina poslanců předložila kontroverzní pozměňovací návrh k zákonu č. 48/1997 Sb., o veřejném zdravotním pojištění. Tento návrh by ukládal výrobcům těhotenských testů povinnost uvádět na obalech jejich výrobků odkazy na internetové stránky obsahující informace o těhotenství - stránky, stavící se proti interrupcím, které jsou označované za „anti-choice”.