Research by the Dutch Consumers Association shows that multiple companies share customer data with Facebook without consent for more targeted advertising. Sharing such information without permission is prohibited in...

Three NGOs are asking the Council of Europe to push Czech authorities to cease the practice of institutionalising extremely young children.

Encryption is a very old technique. It just refers to the process by which we can hide the meaning of something by using a code. We explain how it helps protect our privacy and our money, and how authorities are using hacking to get round it.

Hungary’s Curia has overruled the decision of the National Election Committee and given the green light to a referendum initiative calling to withdraw the so-called NGO law. The controversial legislation stigmatises...

The German Federal Constitutional Court has ruled that people must be given the option of registering a third gender on birth certificates. The ruling, hailed as a 'small revolution' by activists, makes Germany the...

In six months, activists collected 85,000 signatures in support of a new immigration law. The signatures have been submitted to Parliament to bring pressure on politicians to back a more humane system.

Heads of eight prominent media groups called on the European Commission to use all powers to push for a full and independent investigation into the murder of Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia. In their letter...

A strong majority of Lithuanian MPs have supported a new law that defines a family as including parents of a different sex.

The Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights, a Liberties member, has prepared a new brochure for foreigners. The publication explains in an accessible way the rules governing foreign nationals’ education and work in...

Staff shortages in hospitals often lead to patients being tied down or given calming medication, and the country’s use of caged beds has been criticised internationally for 20 years. New guidelines from the Ministry still fail to meet EU standards.