After the denunciation by three groups of the deplorable living conditions and human rights violations occurring in the Lampedusa hotspot, the center has been temporarily closed for renovations.

Both groups criticized the widespread use of ethnic or racial profiling by Spain’s law enforcement agents, a discriminatory and illegal practice that disproportionally affects non-white people.

If the EU gets its way, Facebook, Youtube and others will soon have the power to censor all content we want to share online. We must keep the internet free of censorship!

A new era of censorship is threatening online free speech in Europe. Watch our movie to find out details.

The Czech Constitutional Court has issued a judgment that is in many respects a legal breakthrough for the country. The court ruled on 14 February that persons with disabilities who are in a difficult social situation...

The Hague-based International Criminal Court (ICC) swore in six new judges - five of whom are women - on 9 March. The new members of the ICC were elected for nine-year terms and were selected in December last year at...

A High Court judge in Ireland has asked the EU Court of Justice for a ruling on whether Poland's recent legislative changes mean "the common value of the rule of law" and democracy have been significantly breached....

CIVICUS Monitor update on Romania - March 2018

The Romanian government wants to silence organisations working on democracy, anti-corruption and the rule of law. Don't let your rights be taken from you – send our letter now!

Last Monday, the High Level Expert Group (HLEG) on fake news and disinformation handed over its final report to the European Commission. The HLEG was set up to advise on policy initiatives to combat fake news and...