States have an obligation under the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) to put in place safeguards to protect people from torture and ill-treatment.

Three years after the approval of the so-called gag law, Liberties member Rights International Spain joins the initiatives of several collectives to demand its immediate repeal.

The violent and illegal expulsions of refugees by Croatian police have not stopped despite warnings from the ombudswoman, NGOs, international organizations and the media.

Deepening economic inequality in the EU risks fueling populist politics, the World Bank warns in its new report. The report notes that inequality has been "mounting in many parts of the EU since 1990". Figures show...

The latest report of Amnesty International finds many reasons to be alarmed by the state of human rights in Italy and the rest of Europe, but also offers reasons to be hopeful for a better future.

Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia say they are against imposing EU sanctions on Poland for alleged violations of the rule of law. Speaking at a joint press conference on 9 March, Latvian Prime Minister Maris Kuczinskis...

Do you hate it when tech giants or governments mess with your life? It could be an everyday problem if the EU passes its proposed Copyright Directive.

Provide adequate funding to drug policy coordination and better support harm reduction efforts – these are the recommendations of the European Commission’s Civil Society Forum on Drugs group. Organizations working in...

The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that two Spaniards who set fire in public to a picture of the Spanish king and queen were exercising protected free speech. The Strasbourg court ruled on 13 March that the...

When it comes to inclusive education, Lithuania ranks 30th out of 47 countries in Europe.