Nadia Murad Basee and Lamiya Aji Bashar have won the 2016 Sakharov Prize, the top European human rights award. The two survivors of sexual enslavement by the Islamic State represent the suffering of thousands of...

Although French officials claim the Calais camp is now empty and closed, aid workers say about 100 children remain in the camp with nowhere to sleep at night. Volunteers found shelter for the children yesterday in a...

The Political Dialogue and Cooperation Agreement between the EU and Cuba has finally been released, but only after the European Commission adopted it — that is, too late for civil society to have any influence on it.

The very first Digital Rights Forum in Lithuania is just around the corner. This time, the main topic of discussion shall be the General Data Protection Regulation, adopted earlier this year. Speakers from both...

The European Parliament has developed a blueprint for how the EU could better protect rights, democracy and the rule of law. It’s a big improvement on the current situation, but without support from the Commission and Council it may be dead on arrival.

Three organizations are appealing a ruling that bars NGOs from legally contesting the Dutch arms sales to Egypt and other countries with questionable human rights records.

The Christian owners of Ashers Bakery in Northern Ireland have lost their appeal against a ruling that their refusal to make a "gay cake" was discriminatory. The Court of Appeal found on October 24 that they had...

Seven people with suspected links to the movement behind Turkey’s July 15 coup attempt were arrested while attempting to flee from Bulgaria on October 14. The Bulgarian authorities have now handed over the men to...

The Spanish Parliament has passed a draft law to repeal the law that legalizes summary returns from the border in Ceuta and Melilla. It also calls to remove the concertina fences. The proposal was approved with the...

Belgium cannot sign a key EU trade deal with Canada, Prime Minister Charles Michel says, because of objections led by staunchly socialist Wallonia. The Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) is the EU's...