Dutch rights group NJCM, a Liberties member, is satisfied that the government agreement 'Confidence in the Future' takes human rights into consideration, but it still has several concerns.

CIVICUS Monitor update on Romania - November 2017

The EU on Monday formally adopted new rules requiring border guards to register the entry, exit and refusal of entry information of non-EU nationals at external borders of the Schengen area. The plan, also referred to...

The fate of one Syrian refugee is threatening to topple Slovenia's government. The case of Ahmad Shamieh spilled into the spotlight last week when the ruling liberal SMC party took him under its protection. Shamieh...

Prior to the arrival of Sinterklaas in Dokkum, the Netherlands, buses filled with anti-Black Pete protesters were halted on the A7. The buses belonged to action groups Kick Out Zwarte Piet and Nederland Wordt Beter. A...

The European Commission will push for a quota for women on company boards to address the slow progress on gender equality in senior positions with publicly listed businesses. The Commission's plan calls on companies...

These theories argue that you may find yourself in a situation where you owe obedience, even though you did not do anything to put yourself under that obligation.

Italy's new data retention law authorises the storage of phone and web data for up to 6 years, far beyond the timeframe allowed under the previous regulation.

Mass surveillance is ineffective because it weighs down security services with so much information that it's impossible for analysts to identify what is important or relevant.

Officials in Turkey have banned a German-language gay films festival due to be held in the capital Ankara, saying it could incite hatred or be a target of terror attacks. The organisers of Pink Life QueerFest Four had...