Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban's tough new stance against refugees is part of a political agenda purported to uphold Hungarian interests, but instead reminds us of his lack of respect for democratic values and human rights.

The Bulgarian Helsinki Committee is seriously concerned about the fate of Nadiya Savchenko, a pilot in the Ukrainian Air Force. It is believed that she was abducted in July by separatists fighting against Ukrainian forces.

Unlawfully sterilized women may at last see compensation from the Czech Republic. Between 1972 and 1991, thousands of women, most of them Roma, were sterilized by the government.

The rights of debtors have been extended by a recent Court of Human Rights decision that found in favor of a man who wished to settle divorce claims monetarily rather than with property, as the French courts had preferred.

Poland is now the first European country to be found guilty by the Court of Human Rights for cooperating with the CIA in the torture of terror suspects.

There have long been common European immigration rules in place to regulate the conditions of family reunification of third-country nationals, yet these laws are still not standardized across the member states - something the EC is now trying to fix.

The European Court of Human Rights has ruled against Italy's use of retroactive legislation in a case brought against its tax laws, but said that states must be given broad power in balancing fiscal and social policies.

Hungary’s prime minister has urged the country to move toward an “illiberal” government modeled on Russia, Turkey and China.

Rights International Spain has submitted a report contributing to the list of human rights issues that should be evaluated during Spain’s periodic review by the UN Human Rights Committee.

Lithuanian NGOs have asked the government for information on the use of EU Structural Funds meant for the protection of children's rights, as experts worry about the misuse of funding that is sorely needed to improve the situation of children.