Only a few months have passed since the closure of the French border at Ventimiglia, but the decision has already caused 12 fatal accidents: migrants have drowned, been run over, fallen and been electrocuted in their...

The Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights has submitted a motion to the European Court of Human Rights asking for an interim injunction against the deportation of three Syrian refugees.

An ophthalmologist has been found guilty of violating a patient's rights after canceling the appointment of a blind person because she wanted to arrive with an assistance dog. The doctor told her that the appointment...

Italian NGO Antigone carried out monitoring work in the country's prisons in the first half of 2017, finding severe overcrowding and substandard detention conditions.

Italy hosts many U.S. military bases due to its strategic position on the Mediterranean. Last year, an agreement allowed one of the bases to host armed drones, relatively new weapons of contemporary conflicts. This...

The journalist was beaten for filming a story about the logging activity in the Białowieża Forest, which has been banned by both the UN and the European Court of Justice.

A court in the Bulgarian capital has ruled the head of a church's religious studies group is guilty of incitement to discrimination against a spiritual group that focuses on yoga and meditation.

According to media reports, during recent anti-government demonstrations against judicial reforms in Poland, the police reportedly mounted surveillance of an opposition politician and two NGO activists. The Helsinki...

A new and alarming amendment concerning data retention has been approved by the Chamber of Deputies and is now to be examined by the Senate. The initiative, intentionally proposed in at a time of low political...

A new report highlights the overall situation of civil society and the issues it is facing due to the worldwide rise of populism. It calls for more cooperation and networking among civil rights organizations.