In October, a new law enters force in Germany that imposes huge fines on social networks if they don't delete illegal content including hate speech. The law, called Netzwerkdurchsetzungsgesetz, obliges the biggest...

The nominees for the Sakharov Prize 2017 have been announced. The award honoring freedom of thought is given out annually by the European Parliament.

The indifference some Belgian judges have shown to cases involving unlawful use of force by police officers is a recurring problem that helps allow the abuse to continue.

Dutch Minister of Justice and Security Stef Blok has revoked the citizenship of four jihadis who have joined a terrorist organisation abroad. They have also been declared 'unwanted foreigners', meaning that they can...

In Enschede, the Netherlands, protesters of the radical left-wing group Anti-Fascist Action attempted to disturb a protest by anti-Islam movement Pegida on September 17. Thirty-two people were arrested for covering...

'Termination of TV show "Hrvatska uživo" from the programme of Croatian Radiotelevision is the latest in a series of attacks on the right to be informed about all developments in society and the right of every...

At Amsterdam Central Station, the built-in cameras of 35 advertising screens will soon be turned off. There was some commotion about the fact that the cameras could register how long someone looked at the...

International law permits the use of lethal force in very restricted circumstances. But drone strikes conducted by the U.S. appear to allow for extra-judicial executions and also cause the death of many civilians....

An international coalition of NGOs submitted to the Council of Europe its comments on how to protect human rights when developing new rules on cross-border access to electronic evidence. The CoE is in the process of...

Bulgarian authorities continue to ignore the Strasbourg court regarding the evictions of Roma and other citizens from their homes in violation of European human rights law.