A new Hungarian law passed on Wednesday criminalizing anyone who supports asylum seekers and other vulnerable individuals is “blatantly xenophobic,” “shameful” and “disgraceful," UN human rights chief Zeid Ra’ad Al...

The European Parliament asked the Commission to create a new fund to support human rights groups in the EU. The Commission has failed to deliver. We compare what the Parliament asked for to what the Commission gave it.

In a huge blow to free speech, the Legal Affairs Committee of the European Parliament has voted to approve Article 13 of the Copyright Directive.

With votes of pro-government MPs and representatives of the far-right Jobbik party, the Hungarian Parliament has passed the "Stop Soros" law. It would punish activities of Hungarian NGOs and citizens supporting asylum seekers.

Your weekly rights and liberties quiz is back. Show your shiny knowledge despite Europe forgetting to show its sunny side when it comes to rights!

EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker called for an extraordinary summit ahead of next week’s formal EU summit to help Angela Merkel deal with her hawkish interior minister. However, a draft conclusion text for...

The failure of Roman public authorities to address the situation of migrants has pushed them into a life on the edge, where they find themselves socially excluded and without a clear path forward.

People in the Netherlands are not very concerned about fake news. The Netherlands scored lowest of the 37 examined countries when it comes to concerns about online fake news. The Dutch also have a relatively high...

A study by the Lithuanian National Union of Students revealed that 37% of students encounter psychological violence and 5% encounter sexual harassment in academia. The most common forms of psychological violence...

The Legal Affairs Committee members ignored the emails of over 30,000 EU citizens and pushed ahead with a regulation that could change the internet as we know it.