Following the migration pact, the UN General Assembly is set to endorse the Global Compact on Refugees. The aim of the accord is to balance the burden and responsibilities in dealing with refugees, especially...

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has accused Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and other European populist leaders of spreading misinformation. Juncker, in remarks made on 14 December during the...

A study on the feelings of people with HIV in Lithuania revealed that they feel a great deal of stigmatisation. Fifty eight percent reported feeling worthless, 55% said they felt shame, 53% said they felt at fault for...

Dunja Mijatović, the Human Rights Commissioner of the Council of Europe, called on the Hungarian President to reject the legislative package on administrative courts. The Hungarian Government recently adopted a...

CIVICUS Monitor update on Poland - December 2018

The ship has been forced to end its rescue operations in the Mediterranean because after "relentless" political pressure by several European states.

The Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy Bill was approved by the Irish Senate on Thursday after the people of Ireland voted to overturn the country's abortion ban in a referendum in May 2018. The law allows for...

In a bald attack on the rule of law, Hungary's government has passed legislation that sets up a new court to deal with "administrative" matters, including cases on all government business such as taxation and...

On Wednesday governments and the European Parliament agreed to revise the EU’s direct democracy tool, the European Citizens Initiative (ECI). If European citizens gather at least 1 million signatures from at least one...

The criminal court of Brussels, Belgium, acquitted four citizens who hosted migrants in their homes, while eight other defendants received suspended prison sentences. On 20 October 2017, twelve people were arrested on...