A report from the EU's Fundamental Rights Agency confirms that rights and democracy activists in Europe face mounting restrictions. Liberties looks at whether the EU is likely to take action.

Greek lawmakers decided to end the 1920 Treaty of Sevres and the 1923 Treaty of Lausanne, which stipulated that Islamic customs and religious law would apply to the thousands of Muslims who have become Greek citizens....

The Hungarian government on 17 January announced that it would propose a new set of laws that would tax Hungarian human rights organisations that "assist illegal migration" and receive foreign funding. The package of...

A candidate from the right-wing Northern League party has warned that the "white race" in Italy will be "wiped out" if the country continues to accept migrants. In an interview on 14 January, Attilio Fontana said that...

Women who are pregnant or mothering shouldn't need to choose between family and education. Now they will no longer need to in the Netherlands.

As we reach the age of a toddler – a precocious one! – Liberties asks you, true supporters of a free, just and democratic Europe, to join forces with us to help support human rights across the EU.

CIVICUS Monitor update on Czech Republic - January 2018

CIVICUS Monitor update on Romania - January 2018

"Stand up for human rights, side by side with NGOs" was the title of a recent discussion in Rome to promote dialogue about the current work environment for human rights organisations in Italy.

The European Commission (EC) has told social media companies they should remove illegal content with two hours of it being posted. The EC, in a meeting with almost two dozen social media companies on 9 January, told...