The European External Action Service, the EU’s diplomatic service, presented to national cyber experts a plan to sanction foreign hackers if they target the upcoming EU elections. The “cyber sanctions” would allow EU...

In a move that sends a clear and important message to Orban’s regime, the U.S. secretary of state requested a meeting with Hungarian human rights defenders.

The study reports clear violations of the fundamental right to equality and non-discrimination, revealing that criminal justice systems are likely to be ineffective and unreliable when they allow different treatment for different groups.

Fifteen activists have received suspended sentences or community orders for a terrorism-related offence that carries a potential life sentence. The judge decided not to jail them because they were motivated by...

TVP, a Polish state television station under the control of the ruling Law and Justice party, has become a political flashpoint ahead of the EU elections. The station is widely seen as a mouthpiece for the government,...

Ireland's human rights body has expressed concern in reaction to reported cases of women having difficulty accessing abortions. Doctors have reported difficulties in accessing abortion care for patients because of...

France has issued I strong condemnation of a meeting earlier in the week between Italy's deputy prime minister, Luigi Di Maio, and the leadership of the French 'yellow vest' protesters. In a statement on 6 February, a...

In May, EU citizens will head to the polls to decide the political future of their Union. As populist authoritarians continue to gain ground and limit fundamental rights, it's crucial that people make their voices heard and vote.

After half of the EU countries refused to accept the Romanian presidency’s compromise text for the draft Copyright Directive, talks seemed to reach a halt mid-January. Early this week a new compromise was found – but it maintains the threat of censorship.

Germany's competition regulator has announced it will order Facebook to substantially restrict how it collects and combines data about its users unless they give explicit consent. The German watchdog’s decision...