Last Friday, 13 April, all 47 member states of the Council of Europe adopted the Copenhagen Declaration on the reform of the European Convention on Human Rights. Issues that it touches upon are, inter alia: effective...

Tens of thousands of Slovaks flooded the streets of Bratislava on Sunday, 15 April, to demand more government reform and action against corruption. The protest comes seven weeks after the murder of journalist Jan...

The weekend after Viktor Orbán's landslide election victory, approximately 100,000 Hungarians assembled to protest against the government’s politics. Organizers demanded a new ballot and an overhaul of the election...

Liberties member the Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights (HFHR) opposes the Ministry of National Education’s proposal of a regulation that would make it possible for teachers of religious education to be appointed form teachers in regular schools.

The police evacuated a building in Rome without first securing alternative shelter for those who were evicted.

Legalization of cannabis was part of the recent Italian election campaign, and most probably it will stay high on the political agenda until decision-makers a ready for positive change: legalization and regulation!

After the Hungarian election, the witch hunt against civil society continues. Ahead of the election, the government spoke of 2,000 enemies of Hungary working for the Soros empire. As a follow-up, pro-government weekly...

The anti-corruption body of the Council of Europe has warned Romania that planned changes to judicial laws and the criminal code would violate European anti-corruption laws. Romania's Parliament has approved a plan to...

The Court of Justice of the European Union ruled on Thursday that unaccompanied refugee minors do not lose the right to family reunification even if they come of age during the asylum application process. The ruling...

A European Parliament report on Hungary outlines systemic threats to the rule of law, among other fields.