The Spanish minister of the interior has declared, in relation to the code of conduct demanded by Italy for NGOs working in the Mediterranean, that "NGOs have to be clear that their mission is to help and not to...

Almost 70 NGOs are urging Lithuanian MPs to better protect victims of domestic violence by complying with international obligations and ratifying the Council of Europe Convention combating violence against women.

New registration, reporting and transparency requirements of the Hungarian “NGO law” violate EU fundamental rights law and rules on free movement of capital.

Liberties and Hungarian NGOs welcome the Commission's decision to launch infringement proceedings against Hungary, but we renew our call for a structural review of the retrogressive reforms that have taken place in Hungary since 2010.

Maltese lawmakers voted late on Wednesday, June 12, to legalize same-sex marriage in the predominantly Catholic country. Prime Minister Joseph Muscat said the adoption of the amendment to the Marriage Act, which was...

In a newly launched probe, Germany’s Federal Cartel Office is investigating claims that Facebook forces users to agree to its privacy policies or risk being cut out from their connections. This may be the first major...

The director of the EU’s Fundamental Rights Agency, Michael O'Flaherty, spoke to Liberties about the problems of shrinking civil space, NGO financing in the EU and his agency's changing role when it comes to keeping up rights protection in Europe.

An EU naval mission tasked with disrupting people smuggling has failed to achieve its objective, a UK Lords committee report has found. Operation Sophia, an initiative of 25 EU member states, including the UK, was...

The Repatriation and Departure Service of the Ministry of Justice has deported 480 migrants with criminal records in the first five months of this year. They departed during or immediately after their prison sentence,...

Freedom of speech is necessary to hold governments to account, but it is under threat in Europe. Here’s why this right is so important, and what Liberties is doing to protect it.