As part of the intensifying crackdown on civil society groups despite growing international criticism, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán called on Hungary’s spy agencies to investigate a 'Soros empire' of NGOs that...

Two Roma journalists have won their case against a far-right politician who gave a hate-filled speech on the floor of the Parliament three years ago.

'Mass' or 'dragnet' surveillance has been in the news a lot recently. Later episodes in the series will explain why this practice is such a problem. But to understand why mass surveillance is so bad, we first need to explain what it is. Here goes...

The Council of Europe's commissioner for human rights has asked Italy to explain the migration deal it has struck with Libya.

To mark Intersex Awareness Day on October 26, the European Commission shares with you its second testimony in the series of #EU4LGBTI stories, the story of Monika and Pol.

Next Friday, over 70.000 signatures, collected by italian activists gathered in the campaign 'Ero straniero – L’umanità che fa bene', will be submitted to the Chamber of Deputies. The signatures have been collected in...

After the EU's top court held its first hearing on a consortium of 29 journalists who are demanding to see MEP expense reports on travel costs, general allowance, staff funding, and daily subsistence – the story is...

The UK government has been accused of persecuting LBGTI asylum seekers by deporting them to homophobic countries and telling them to 'act straight' in order to stay safe. SNP MP Joanna Cherry, addressing Prime...

The Strasbourg court decided that Italy was unable to demonstrate that police officers' use of force against a woman suspected of driving under the influence was legitimate.

The European Parliament on Wednesday voted in favor of the so-called entry/exit system to cross check the identity of people with various databases. The system aims to register all non-EU travellers throughout the...