In a close vote at the United Nations General Assembly on November 21, the newly appointed UN expert to address violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity will be allowed to continue...

After a year of talks, the Dutch government and municipal authorities have failed to reach an agreement over whether to provide food and shelter to rejected asylum seekers. The issue, known as 'bed, bath and bread' in...

A 14-year-old girl from London who wanted her body preserved in case she could be cured in the future won a historic legal fight shortly before her death. The girl, who died in October, was terminally ill with cancer...

Propaganda and media attacks on human rights defenders in Serbia are endangering their lives and shrinking the space in which they operate.

The Croatian Youth Network, an umbrella organization of NGOs that care about the rights of young people, has released its report about young people in the labor market. The data shows a loss of over 100,000 jobs and a...

"Any activity helps you. Even if it is once per week. You wait for it," says one detainee of the Regina Coeli prison, speaking about a yoga class that a volunteer runs once per week. In the third episode of "Prisons...

A new bill that massively expands surveillance powers has been passed in the UK. The Investigatory Powers Bill passed through the House of Lords yesterday and now needs only the Queen's approval, a formality known as...

New recommendations cover a wide range of issues, including anti-terror legislation, the independence of the judiciary and access to abortion.

Liberties partner the Belgian League of Human Rights reminds the government that it must guarantee the fundamental right to social security for unemployed people who are partially incapable of work.

Germany will send more than 12,000 Afghans back to their home country after they failed to obtain asylum. That is five percent of the approximately 247,000 Afghans currently living in Germany. The government said that...