We call upon the Georgian authorities to uphold their responsibilities under international law: prosecuting those responsible for violence against protestors and journalists, releasing all political prisoners, and rescinding all repressive legislation. 2/2

The Netherlands has decided to suspend participation of Georgian government officials in our Matra Rule of Law Training Programme. A difficult but necessary step in reaction to the rapidly deteriorating situation in Georgia and the course of the authorities. 1/2

Reverse-engineering autocracy Thinking like authoritarians can help defeat them

If we want democracy to win, we have to run the authoritarian playbook in reverse. That means building up power in all the competing places that authoritarians see as obstacles to conquer or neutralize. Here's how:

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💥Our documentary on the enrichment of Viktor Orbán's family, "The Dynasty", has already surpassed 1.5 million online viewers, triggering a panicked reaction from Hungarian government propaganda.

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Photos show crew removing USAID signage amid the agency's uncertain future A crew took letters off the USAID headquarters hours after President Trump called to "CLOSE IT DOWN."

Heartbreaking

“US sanctions targeting the International Criminal Court are a gift to perpetrators of mass atrocities around the globe. To defend justice, ICC member countries should do all they can to support the court.” Liz Evenson, international justice director, Human Rights Watch

US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order imposing sanctions on the International Criminal Court.

This order effectively puts the US on the side of war criminals at the expense of victims of grave crimes seeking justice.

Read more: bit.ly/4gxSvuD

Niet de gedragingen per se (hoewel, misschien die ook), maar de waarden die eraan ten grondslag liggen, zijn bij Trump en Poetin vrijwel eender.

Czechia joins EU lawsuit against Hungary over sovereignty protection law Prague claims that twelve more member states are seriously considering or are about to join.

Czechia 🇨🇿 became the first EU member state to formally request to join the European Commission's case at the CJEU against Hungary's controversial Sovereignty Protection Act as a third party.
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The Authoritarian Market Playbook For more than a decade, lawyers and political scientists have extensively studied the “authoritarian playbook” – the instruments, methods and processes used by autocrats such as Hungary’s Viktor Orbán...

A relevant question to ask: what does rule of law backsliding do to the single market? verfassungsblog.de/the-authorit...