The Lithuanian Parliament rejected amendments to the Constitution granting individuals the right to petition the Constitutional Court. The amendment sought to widen the list of petitioners able to appeal to the Court...

The Constitutional Tribunal has ruled that the current procedure for the appointment of members of the National Council of the Judiciary is unconstitutional.

Human rights, democracy and the rule of law are in trouble. Liberties wants the European Commission to use its power to restore rights protection in all EU member states.

RIS has taken part in training sessions for police agents, officials, politicians and civil society on how to analyze stop-and-search data to help combat the use of ethnic profiling.

After decades of waiting, Italy has finally introduced the crime of torture in its criminal code. The criminal definition provided by the new law is deeply flawed, up to the point that many had asked for the dismissal...

A new study reveals that suspects don't understand their rights and, as a result, can't enjoy them effectively.

From incommunicado detention to violence against women, there are many shortcomings in Spain's efforts to combat torture. The Spanish state will soon have to account for its actions, or lack thereof.

Austrian Defense Minister Hans Peter Doskozil has announced that the government is ready to send troops and armored vehicles to the Brenner Pass border area with Italy in an effort to stop migrants from entering...

In the context of the ongoing process of regulating immigration detention at the Council of Europe level, CILD has joined the International Detention Coalition and others in a joint statement advocating for a...

Britain's Labour Party is urging Prime Minister Theresa May to drop her "red line" objection to the role of the European Court of Justice after Brexit. In a letter published Wednesday in the Financial Times, Labour...