Venezuela's democratic opposition has won the European Parliament's prestigious Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought. The laureate was decided by the Conference of Presidents (the president and party group leaders)...

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...

In mid-November, the UN Committee against Torture (CAT) will hold its 62nd session, during which the Italian government will present its report on the implementation of the Convention against Torture. Liberties...

Between 2010 and 2014, an 'illiberal state' was being built in Hungary, as promised by the prime minister. Since 2014, we have been offered a perspective on how an actual, consolidated illiberal democracy operates.

Nominations now open for the third edition of the CILD Awards - tell us your human rights hero and why they deserve to be recognized this December in Rome.

"Luxleaks, Panama Papers, Monsanto Papers... Thanks to whistleblowers, who raise collective awareness about serious encroachments on the public interest, our democratic rules have been improved,” said rapporteur of...

Liberties member the League of Human Rights, together with the Czech Helsinki Committee, Lumos and OSF Prague Foundation, defended human rights at the United Nations in Geneva.

Thousands of people have demonstrated in Malta to demand justice following the assassination of investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, who was killed by a car bomb last Monday. She rose to prominence through...

Detention facilities are not places for children, but there are currently 60 children living with their inmate mothers in Italian prisons.