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Together with an initiative started by attorneys, GFF has filed a lawsuit against the Federal Bar Association (Bundesrechtsanwaltskammer, BRAK) over security deficiencies in a mandatory electronic mailbox system for attorneys. Since January 1, 2018, lawyers have been obliged to keep a “special ele

The Society for Civil Rights and several refugees have filed a complaint against the house rules of the initial reception centre (Erstaufnahmeeinrichtung) in Freiburg. The house rules, which apply within the entire German state of Baden-Württemberg, disproportionately interfere with the residents' f

Jointly with Christiane Renz from Memmingen and her lawyer Susann Bräcklein, the GFF won a landmark ruling for more gender equality on 31 August 2020: An association may not arbitrarily exclude women from certain association activities. We have now come a good deal closer to our goal: We want to est

More and more universities are using online exams to enable students to graduate remotely and without the risk of infection. In some places, however, the fear of cheating in digital exams is so great that the fundamental rights of exam candidates are being undermined. Online proctoring, i.e. the dig

Even in the current situation, which is marked by uncertainty, government measures must be carefully scrutinized. We are committed to analysing whether the current government measures are compatible with the German constitution. If there are any unconstitutional restrictions of fundamental rights, w

The GFF is taking legal action against the invasive search and inspection of asylum seekers’ mobile phones by the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF Migration Office). If refugees are unable to present a valid passport upon arrival in Germany, the Migration Office routinely, in the abse

The GFF supported a refugee's complaint against a police raid at the initial reception centre in Ellwangen (LEA) on 3 May 2018. The subject matter was the search of his room on 20 June 2018 in order to deport him. On 15 June 2023, the Federal Administrative Court heard oral arguments in this case. T

Freedom of communication is fundamental to democracy and is closely linked to numerous freedoms including freedom of science, information, opinion and the arts. Copyright law, which in the pre-digital age was mainly the concern of professional creative people and media companies, now frequently conf

Following a complaint by the Society for Civil Rights and the Central Council of German Sinti and Roma, the Berlin Data Protection Commissioner has issued a complaint against the Berlin police. The police unlawfully recorded data on suspects belonging to the ethnic group of the Sinti and Roma. The G

The GFF is going to court with the families of Dr Gesa C. Teichert-Akkermann and Verena Akkermann as well as of Tara and Tony E. in order to make it possible for children in rainbow families to have a second legal parent already at the time of birth. The GFF is working on these proceedings in an all