European politicians call for an EU-wide civil society financing fund as a response to growing governmental threats against civil society organisations across Europe.

The EU's justice commissioner, Vera Jourova, told members of the European Parliament on Wednesday, 7 February, that Romania is facing a "crucial moment" as the country's parliament debates two controversial laws on...

By banning ads featuring characters resembling Jesus and Mary, Lithuania unreasonably restricted free speech and the freedom of expression.

A new campaign aims to counter the rise of illiberal trends in Eastern Europe and encourage citizens to stay committed to human rights, liberal democracy and the rule of law.

Politicians in Norway, traditionally seen as a bastion of gender equality, suddenly find themselves grappling with sexual harassment allegations. The global #MeToo movement has spurred several high-profile cases in...

For the second time in as many months, members of the European Parliament (MEPs) have been hit by a Polish email campaign, this time to defend a controversial new law on Holocaust speech. The latest deluge, which...

CIVICUS Monitor update on Belgium - February 2018

Earlier in January, the Danish press reported that many doctors were refusing to prescribe medicinal cannabis despite it now being legal under a four-year trial that started on 1 January. In the first month of the new...

An Estonian court has reversed a lower court's decision and granted in-family adoption rights to a lesbian couple.

President Andrzej Duda says Poland has the right "to defend historical truth" and he is ready to sign the controversial Holocaust bill despite diplomatic rows with Israel and the US. Duda defended the legislation,...