A Dutch court has unfortunately dismissed the second appeal by PILP-NJCM, PAX and Stop Wapenhandel against the government's arms trade agreement with Egypt, when the human rights situation is grave.

To serve readers of The New York Times from countries with internet censorship in place, it's now made available via Tor Onion Service. "Some readers choose to use Tor to access our journalism because they’re...

A new report debunks some myths about foreign workers: far from stealing the jobs of Italian citizens, migrants are actually beneficial for Italy's economy and pension system.

This October saw the launch of 'Month in a Wheelchair', a social experiment in Lithuania. The project aims to bring about much needed changes in Lithuanian society, including people’s attitudes towards the disabled...

A 54-year-old man who set himself on fire on October 19 has died from his injuries. Before Piotr set fire to himself, next to Warsaw's Palace of Culture, he had distributed a letter to passers-by explaining his desire...

Urgent action is needed to stop the horrific human rights violations of people based on their sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression, a United Nations expert said Friday. Vitit Muntarbhorn said his...

CIVICUS Monitor update on Spain - October 2017

Most people (and we here at Liberties too) believe that we ought to obey the laws of our respective countries, not only for practical reasons - like avoiding punishment - but for moral reasons too. But sometimes breaking laws can be justified.

Having finished its investigation into the complaint submitted this July by convicts claiming that officers used violence against them without justification, the Ombudsmen’s Office of the Lithuanian Parliament found...

A group of MEPs is demanding an external probe into allegations of sexual harassment at the European Parliament following a report of abuse of young female staffers in the Sunday Times newspaper. The article described...