An alarming deterioration of human rights and an erosion of international institutions and laws are threatening the social cohesion of nations, warns UN Human Rights Commissioner Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein. In his year-end...

Syrian-Cypriot Ahmed Hamed was jailed for 10 years for his part in a riot at Hungary's southern border. According to the court, he fulfilled an "act of terror" when he hurled rocks at police in an attempt to force...

Davide Dormino's artwork Anything to Say?, which honors whistleblowers Edward Snowden, Julian Assange and Chelsea Manning, is now on display in the Italian capital.

Child migrants do not get enough protection from EU member states, says a joint statement by 78 human rights organizations. The statement points out that one in four asylum seekers in the EU is a minor, and over 700...

The Equality and Human Rights Commission has requested that political parties in the UK tone down their Brexit rhetoric. The human rights watchdog notes in its letter that racist, antisemitic and homophobic attacks...

Liberties partner the Hungarian Civil Liberties Union (HCLU) has published a 15-point guide on how to request medical cannabis in Hungary.

Every minute, 24 people are forced to flee their homes because of violence or persecution. A new report looks at the implementation of international protections for migrants in Italy.

Dutch MPs have voted overwhelmingly to ban the Islamic full-face burqa from some public places, including schools and hospitals. The vote in the Netherlands, held on November 29, is the latest move against full-face...

If the new amendment to the National Remembrance Institute Act passes, even an inadvertent suggestion that the Polish state was responsible for Nazi crimes could bring up to three years in prison.

The Commission for Justice of the Belgian Parliament considered a bill known as "Potpourri IV" on November 29. The bill was brought by the government in order to reform the country's justice system. This reform could...