The idea of an “axis of the willing against illegal migration” between Italy, Germany and Austria has been proposed by Sebastian Kurz, Austria’s right populist leader. He spoke about it with German Interior Minister...

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Twenty-three NGOs have sent a letter to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) to reconsider its judgment that a 3-year suspended prison sentence for engaging in a symbolic protest didn’t violate the freedom of...

CIVICUS Monitor update on Poland - June 2018

Facebook should undergo an independent audit of its data processing accompanied by a global human rights assessment, digital rights organization Access Now argues.

Within the premises of the constitutional referendum planned for November 2018, Polish President Andrzej Duda wants to consult citizens in two EU-related questions. One question is whether Poland's EU membership...

The mayor of Mechelen, a Belgian town that reportedly has more Muslims than Slovakia and Hungary combined, has invited Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban for a visit. Bart Somers extended the invitation on 13 June,...

To avoid future embarrassment, the Dutch government has decided to abolish citizen-initiated referenda. Will other countries follow suit and limit the voice of the people?

French President Emmanuel Macron has accused Italy's government of "cynicism and irresponsibility" over its decision to refuse the migrant rescue ship Aquarius to dock in its ports. Macron's spokesman quoted the...

After the recent record participation in the abortion referendum, the Irish government plans to hold another on changing its law against blasphemy. The government, as part of its program, made a commitment on the...