Independent NGOs are as vital to our democracies as the free press or independent courts. But some governments want to silence these watchdogs. To protect fundamental freedoms, you have to protect the organisations that fight for them.

Pro Bono Connect, New Dutch Connections, the NJCM, the Leiden Law Clinic and DLA Piper launched the Know Your Rights project; a project aimed at empowering young asylum seekers by introducing them into various legal topics.

Following the debate on the work of the NGOs committed to search and rescue activities in the Mediterranean and the allegations by media and the public of their collusion with traffickers, the Italian government...

As a result of a new Polish law pushed through by the conservative Law and Justice Party (PiS), the Parliament will nominate the members of the KRS, the independent body responsible for the nomination of judges. At...

Liberties is a human rights organization that helps other rights organizations, but we're so much more than that. Here's what makes us different.

We must put public health at the center of drug policy and abandon the idea that criminalization is the answer, says former Swiss President Ruth Dreifuss.

The export of surveillance equipment is becoming big business for Italian and international companies - business that puts activists and journalists working under authoritarian regimes in harm's way.

The European Parliament called on Thursday for Turkey's European Union accession talks to be suspended if Ankara fully implements plans to expand President Erdogan's powers. The resolution passed by the Parliament in...

Austrian officials want to give police access to secure private messages with end-to-end encryption to help them fight crime. The government, through a new draft law, is seeking access to real-time conversation data...

Last Monday, July 10, a court in The Hague decided that an elementary school had to pay €500 compensation because it planned the school picture on Eid. The case was brought by the parents of two schoolchildren unable...