The penitentiary system is facing a grave situation with the coronavirus pandemic, with protests and riots exploding on 8 March and the Government failing to elaborate a solution to limit the spread of the virus in prisons.

Belgian rights groups are urging authorities to implement strong measures to mitigate the coronavirus crisis in the country's overcrowded prison system.

Health services are being stretched and tech solutions seem to be a good way to keep us safe from coronavirus, but we don't have to accept all limits to our freedom.

Rights International Spain, our Spanish member organization, has released its report on the county's coronavirus contact tracing app, finding irregularities in the app’s data protection impact assessment and risk analysis.

​To get through coronavirus our communities need to pull together, because our own health depends on everyone else's.

As Parliament is about to grant special powers to the government, the Belgium League of Human Rights (LDH) has sent an open letter to MPs and to the government to recall that respect for Human rights and the rule of law is vital.

In Italy associations dedicated to taking care of victims in war zones, saving migrants and assisting other marginalised groups have mobilized.

Campaign warns voters: "Elections can kill."

The health emergency caused by COVID-19 has provoked a terrible crisis in the administration of justice in Spain with broad consequences for lawyers, judges and people standing trail.

Spain has suspended many requests for access to information, but during times of crisis it is especially important that people can exercise this fundamental right.