Lithuania's Ministry of Justice has drafted a law allowing life prisoners to appeal for parole. Prisoners would be eligible for conditional release after serving at least 25 years. The law was drafted in response to...

The European Union's rules on asylum, which state that requests be handled by the country where asylum is first claimed, are splitting Europe, the prime minister of Bulgaria, which holds the EU's rotating presidency,...

When it comes to providing inclusive education for LGBTQI youths, no Council of Europe (CoE) country does it better than Malta. The LGBTQI Inclusive Education Report, conducted by IGLYO, the International LGBTQI Youth...

The Italian penitentiary code dates back to 1975, and thus reflects outdated procedures and understandings of what is acceptable treatment in prisons. It's time for an update.

At first glance, 'My Rainbow Family' looks like any other children's book. But this impression changes almost as soon as you meet the characters: one little girl has two fathers, and a young boy has two mothers. It is...

The Immigration and Naturalisation Service in the Netherlands has cut spending on the department that makes decisions on family reunification for asylum seekers, despite the department's backlog of cases stretching...

Research shows mass surveillance is causing a decline in free speech over the internet. Read the latest episode of our series to learn more about the 'spiral of silence'.

A significant rise in the use detention has led to overcrowding in Italian prisons.

It’s now nearly a month since the country's ruling party came into conflict the management of Lithuanian National Radio and Television (LRT). Accusing the latter of lacking transparency, politicians from the Farmers...

Earlier this month, Privacy International, together with legal scholars and 26 human and digital rights organisations, including Liberties member the Italian Coalition for Civil Liberties and Rights, filed an amicus...