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...

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...

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...

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.

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

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...

We cannot help but praise the work of the security service and the journalists who made the story public. What we do loathe: the fact that the government abuses the story for political gain.

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,...

CIVICUS Monitor update on Belgium - February 2018

Ahead of Safer Internet Day on 6 February 2018, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said that the German Network Enforcement Act (NetzDG) had to be evaluated and possibly amended. Merkel made this announcement in a video...