Sales of George Orwell’s dystopian book "1984" have soared after an adviser to President Donald Trump said his administration presents 'alternative facts.' the phrase "alternative facts" in an interview. The book,...

The Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights is calling for the intervention of international organizations to help stem the repeated acts of violence against, among others, foreigners living in Poland and members of...

Two events commemorate the Holocaust and its victims by exploring the genocide of Roma and Sinti by Nazi and fascist regimes.

The Dutch government will start "a well-financed fund" to support abortion services hit by President Donald Trump's order to cut US aid. Other governments, businesses and charities will be able to donate to the fund,...

International Holocaust Remembrance Day is on January 27, and it has been 72 years since Auschwitz, the largest Nazi Concentration Camp, was successfully liberated by the Red Army. To commemorate this, Italy will host...

Today, the 25th of January, marks exactly 365 days since researcher Giulio Regeni was brutally murdered in Cairo, Egypt. In partnership with Amnesty International, this important day will be signposted by an event in...

Poland will pay 40,000 euros in damages after refusing to consider the testimony a person with intellectual disability who claims he was raped by his therapist.

Two new judges, one from Hungary and one from the Netherlands, have been elected to the European Court of Human Rights. The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe yesterday elected Péter Paczolay, a judge on...

Prime Minister and Liberal Party leader Mark Rutte (VVD) says that everyone who disregards the fundamental values of the Netherlands, should leave. He seemed to hint especially at migrants. The VVD posted a full-page...

A new initiative aims to connect investigative journalists turning a spotlight on the secretive shadow economy with anti-corruption activists. The Global Anti-Corruption Consortium, a joint effort of the Organized...