Slovaks are anticipating a controversial referendum on February 7, when they will be deciding on gay marriage rights, gay adoption rights and the inclusion of sex education and the euthanasia debate in schools.

No access to an interpreter and lack of legal aid are the most common irregularities observed by the Polish Helsinki Foundation's (HFHR) lawyers during the monitoring of forced return procedures. "Foreigners were...

The Hungarian Civil Liberties Union has offered free legal aid to the far-right portal kuruc.info, after an article denying the Holocaust was rendered inaccessible. In a statement, HCLU claims that by blocking online...

If you thought the simple consumption of a joint couldn't land you in front of a judge, you were wrong. Domonkos's story is a case in point.

Dutch Minister of the Interior Ronald Plasterk confirmed last month that the Dutch Intelligence Service (AIVD) has for years been eavesdropping on the law firm Prakken d'Oliveira. This included communications which...

Spain's ruling Popular Party will introduce an amendment to the draft law on public security to create a "Passenger Name Record" (PNR), allegedly to stop suspected jihadists and other dangerous criminals from entering...

"Human of the Year," an annual prize given out by the Bulgarian Helsinki Committee in recognition of human rights work in Bulgaria, has been awarded to volunteers and donors who supported aid efforts during the 2014 floods.

The Human Rights Champion 2014 award was given to Linas Linkevičius, the minister of foreign affairs of the Republic of Lithuania.

The League of Human Rights challenges Belgian authorities to address the dangers of the human and financial disinvestment that is being implemented across the country's social protection and care facilities.

Every other year since 1996, the League of Human Rights has given the Régine Orfinger-Karlin Prize to an individual or group working in the field of human rights. There are three nominees for this year's award, including the mayor of Brussels.