Projects
1. August 2025
It's been one year since the AI Act became EU law. Yet as its full enforcement is being prepared, the EU and some member states are already attempting to weaken its hard-won safeguards. What is at stake, and how can we defend our rights from AI-powered repression and surveillance?
In cooperation with Protect Not Surveil and the EDRi AI Act Working Group.
16. July 2025
Together with 52 civil society organisations, experts and academics we have written to the European Commission to express our concerns about growing pressure to suspend or delay the implementation and enforcement of the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act. Instead of unraveling the EU rulebooks, the Commission should focus on the full implementation and proper enforcement of its rules.
In cooperation with EDRi.
4. July 2025
The proposed amendment to the Prevention of Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Act limits access to the register of beneficial owners, thereby preventing public scrutiny of financial ties between companies and those in power. This text is in Slovenian
In cooperation with the Alliance for Integrity.
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27. June 2025
Our contribution from the session of the Parliamentary Committee on the Economy, which discussed the proposed regulation of short-term rentals. We argue that housing should serve as a place to live, and we criticise the insufficient regulation of short-term letting, which undermines residents’ quality of life and contradicts the government's commitments to ensuring fair rents and oversight of the rental market. This text is in Slovenian.
5. June 2025
The Legal Network for the Protection of Democracy has prepared an opinion on the regulation of short-term rentals, highlighting the need for proper rules in this area and offering recommendations for measures to preserve the primary residential function of housing. This text is in Slovenian.
In cooperation with the Legal Network for the Protection of Democracy.
8. May 2025
Before the 2022 local elections, we once again called on mayoral candidates to commit to introducing a participatory budget. Of the 62 who were elected, 38 kept their promise, while 24 failed to deliver. Check the interactive map to see the status in your municipality and across Slovenia. And for mayors who still refuse to involve the public in decision-making, remind them with our ready-made message. This text is in Slovenian.
6. May 2025
The death toll from Israeli attacks on Gaza has surpassed 60,000. The atrocities continue daily, with no end to the catastrophe in sight. Together with 13 other organisations, we have launched a petition calling on the Government of the Republic of Slovenia to join South Africa’s case against Israel. Add your signature too. This text is in Slovenian.
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23. April 2025
The Ministry for Digital Transformation’s cautious approach to implementing the European AI Act into national law raises a number of questions and leaves room for ambiguities that could jeopardise the protection of rights. That’s why we are calling for greater transparency and the introduction of clearer appeal and oversight mechanisms, offering concrete proposals to achieve this. This text is in Slovenian.
16. January 2025
The AI Act still contains serious loopholes that open the door to abuse – particularly in the areas of biometric surveillance and migration. Together with the AI Act civil society coalition and the #ProtectNotSurveil coalition, we call on the European AI Board to ensure that the implementation of the legislation is based on the protection of the rights of all people with its upcoming guidelines!
16. August 2024
We – as individuals, collectives, communities, and societies – have the agency, and responsibility to shape the future of a digitalised world. In 2024 and beyond, we call on you to pass laws that respect our vision articulated below, and reject the laws that steer us away from the future we want to build.