Last year, 3,499 discrimination incidents were registered with the police in the Netherlands, a decrease of 20% compared to 2016. There were 1,450 incidents of discrimination based on descent; 25% of cases involved...

CIVICUS Monitor update on Spain - April 2018

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The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, the body that trains and accredits most Irish obstetricians, has come out in support of repealing the Eighth Amendment. The college issued a statement saying it...

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The regional government of Bavaria, Germany, has ordered Christian crosses be placed at the entrance of all public buildings. The minister president of Bavaria, Markus Söder, said the crosses should not be seen as...

British hospitals are feeling the pinch of UK immigration laws as the NHS is struggling to recruit doctors. Citing "national interest," the government has capped the number of skilled non-EU workers granted UK visas....

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Social media companies are making changes to their services ahead of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) entering force on May 25. Snapchat now says it will stop retaining certain data, including precise...

The latest annual report on global press freedom by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) finds rising hostility in the EU towards journalists and their work. Although Europe still ranks as the highest region on RSF's...