The court said Italian authorities must reexamine the risk of inhuman or degrading treatment that could occur once the prisoner is returned to Romania.

Over 10.000 protesters went into the streets of cities across Romania to denounce the government's backtracking on efforts to fight corruption. They demanded the withdrawal of draft legislation that would overhaul the...

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A new report by the Council of Europe warns of the increasing backlash against access to abortion in some EU member states in recent years. Europe's top human rights organisation called the trend 'deeply troubling'...

Over 20.000 demonstrators went into the streets on Bucharest on Sunday to protest the ruling Social Democrat government's plan to make changes to Romania's justice system. Critics of the government fear the proposed...

A new bill aims to reduce human rights groups' access to both private and public funding while simultaneously burdening them with increased administrative tasks to undermine their work.

The Romanian Senate has passed a bill requiring non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to reveal more details about the sources of their funding. According to the bill, NGOs must publish their income statements every...

CIVICUS Monitor update on Romania - November 2017

Romanians are sending a clear message to decision-makers: We don’t want link taxes and upload filters! There is still time to tell your MEPs that the proposal does NOT fit the current digital environment.

The Parliament is set to debate several proposals to amend police laws that criminalise booing during protests, among other things.