Our advocacy officer Linda Ravo shares her thoughts on what the president of the European Commission should address in this year's State of the European Union (SOTEU) speech to strengthen democracy.

Did you know that when you take a flight your personal data land on the desk of a local government agency?

Under a European Directive, EU governments collect sensitive data of air passengers. Liberties member the Society for Civil Rights is taking legal action against this mass surveillance, which has now reached the Court of Justice of the European Union.

An Estonian university student created a petition calling for the host to be fired for hateful language towards minorities, with the host responding by suing for defamation.

​Hungary PM Viktor Orban wants to block the 750 billion EUR recovery aid for all Europeans, if EU funds will be tied to respect of democratic values and human rights.​

Spain has accepted 80 recommendations proposed during the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of the United Nations Human Rights Council aimed at fighting racial discrimination but it still needs to do more.

Georgiana Gheorghe, executive director of APADOR-CH, expressed her deep concern regarding the lack of clarity surrounding the law on preventing and combating money laundering and terrorist financing, as previously reported by the Monitor.

Duda’s campaign focused on emphasising “traditional family values,” and on attacking the LGBTI community.

The NJCM and Defence for Children have started legal procedures against the Dutch State and two water companies to ensure the protection of the right to water for children. The current regulations allow companies to...

Several civil society organisations, international organisations and legal experts found the new legal developments worrisome. Many believe that the law is yet another politicised attempt to curtail asylum.