Poland has some of Europe's most restrictive abortion laws, but the ruling PiS party wants to tighten them further still. This would put Poland at odds with international law. "Stop tightening abortion laws," read...

A solid 40 percent of refugees win court cases they filed to appeal the decision made on their asylum status in Germany. For those coming from Syria and Afghanistan, the figure stands at 60 percent. In 2017, a full...

The number of people helped to die under Dutch euthanasia legislation rose 8% last year, to 6,585, the regional monitoring committee said in March. Of these procedures, 99.8% were carried out carefully and in line...

The new measures come as migrants' human rights continue to be violated from the moment they set foot in Europe.

Facebook's chief executive apologized after 50 million users' data was mishandled by the political consultancy firm Cambridge Analytica, which improperly accessed user information to build profiles on American voters....

Freedom of speech is one of the basic foundations of any democratic society, and any restrictions that are placed on it must meet strict standards.

The film "Stranger in Paradise," by Guido Hendrix, was awarded the Grand Prix for best documentary at Europe’s leading international human rights film event, the International Film Festival and Forum on Human Rights....

Geert Wilders and his PVV won city council seats in each one of the 30 municipalities the party participated in during the municipal elections on 21 March. In total, the PVV currently stands on 74 seats, the...

EU transparency has achieved an important victory at the European Court of Justice (ECJ). The court ruled on 22 March that the European Parliament (EP) must in principle grant access, on specific request, to documents...

Poland's official response to EU objections on judicial reform said the changes "restored the necessary balance between the executive, legislative, and judiciary powers while maintaining all guarantees of independence...