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It was with great sadness that we learned of the passing of Professor Wiktor Osiatyński, a lawyer, social activist and, above all, a remarkable lecturer and relentless advocate of human rights. He died in Warsaw on April 29th at the age of 72.
Lithuania is dragging its heels when it comes to implementing legal protections for transgender people, an issue one politician in the country bluntly said was not a priority.
Evidence uncovered by a new investigative report from Al Jazeera has prompted Italian NGOs to once again pressure the government to address the surveillance industry's continued business dealings with repressive regimes.
Nils Muižnieks, the Council of Europe’s commissioner for human rights, has now published the report on his visit to Lithuania. The commissioner urged Lithuania to ratify the Istanbul Convention and to reinforce the...
UEFA, the organization governing European football, is adding a human-rights provision to the set of criteria for selecting a host nation for the 2024 European Championship, the top international competition in...
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Following its debate on Hungary last week, the European Parliament will adopt a resolution in mid-May. Here's what Liberties, the Hungarian Civil Liberties Union and the Hungarian Helsinki Committee think the European Parliament needs to say.
Soon after 11 a.m., the court of appeal announced its judgment in the case about the Swedish police's Roma register. Civil Rights Defenders sued the Swedish state for ethnic discrimination, and the case was won by CRD in June 2016.
Fans of cannabis culture came to Vilnius on April 20 to celebrate Cannabis Culture Day 2017. Several hundred activists gathered in front of Parliament, urging politicians to review strict prohibitionist policies and...
A single individual is enough for hope to exist, and that individual can be you, says Pope Francis in this TED Talk delivered directly from Vatican City.
The Council of Europe told Hungary on Thursday to halt implementation of its new amendment to national education law that would force Central European University to close. The resolution comes as a different law...
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