Italy is very far away from fulfilling EU objectives on policies for children, according to the latest report by an Italian NGO group for children's rights.

Lithuanian psychiatrist and human rights defender Dainius Pūras has been selected by the UN Human Rights Council as the new UN special rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health.

In a victory for the protection of detainees' rights, the Court of Human Rights has ruled that a Bulgarian inmate's rights were violated when the state denied him access to education.

Women's rights are still a major concern in Lithuania, with the crimes of domestic violence and human trafficking in need of critical attention. The Human Rights Monitoring Institute has issued specific recommendations in a shadow report to the UN.

June 26 is a Global Day of Action against the war on drugs. Drug users face important and increasing risks that cannot be ignored.

Bulgaria declared a national day of mourning on June 23 for the victims of the heavy storms and flooding that devastated the Varna region, killing at least 12 people and causing extensive damage. Many events were...

HCLU considers attempts by the Hungarian Government Control Office (Kormányzati Ellenőrzési Hivatal, KEHI) to control programs supported from the Norwegian NGO Fund to be part of a political attack.

Up to 70% of ECtHR cases against Romania concern detention conditions, claims the only Romanian justice of the Court.

The Court of Human Rights has upheld a previous court's ruling against a man wishing to regain his job as a Catholic religion teacher, which he lost for opposing the Church on family and sexuality issues.

‘Sapfo Fest’ is the Baltic region's first independent community-initiated festival that seeks to increase visibility of LBTQI individuals. Against the background of deeply rooted homophobic attitudes and heavy...