Women across Poland are holding protests in support of abortion rights, after the Catholic Church urged the government to outlaw the procedure. In Warsaw on Sunday, some 400 protesters gathered in front of the...

Fifteen prisoners who have brought their case to the European Court of Human Rights have settled with the Lithuanian government for individual sums ranging from €2,200 to €15,700. These compensation payments follow...

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.

It is now possible for people to give instructions about medical care ahead of time in case a grave illness or mental incapacity prevents them from doing so directly.

After warnings from the social media company went ignored, Facebook removed the page of UK’s far-right group Britain First. Facebook argues that contents on the page were “designed to incite animosity and hatred...

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.

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...

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...

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.

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.