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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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.

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.

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...