The highest German administrative court has ruled that a seriously ill person may grow cannabis if it is necessary for their medical care and as long as no other treatment options are available that would be ...

Local authorities around Poland are often involved in publishing newspapers with commercial ad columns. Such activity raises doubts about its compatibility with many parts of the Constitution. Local authorities, by...

Although a historic step for LGBTI rights in Italy, the new civil unions law is being strongly criticized for not including critical elements such as stepchild adoption rights.

Marco Pannella, founder and leader of Italy's Radical Party, entered into a long series of battles for the recognition of civil and political rights in Italy, starting in the 1970s, with the referendum on divorce and...

Refugees in Croatia are systematically discriminated against based on gender and alleged marital status, and their right to freedom of movement is breached by their detention in closed centers.

The UN committee against racial discrimination finds many shortcomings in Spain's effort to fight racism and discrimination. Here are some of the main issues.

Italy was the last western country to finally approve civil unions for homosexual couples in Europe. The bill itself does not give adoption rights to LGBTI people and lacks other essential clauses, but it is still the...

The non-transparent way in which new media regulations were prepared has been heavily criticized by civil society organizations and concerned citizens.

The special services coordinator of Poland's Internal Security Agency has said that the previous government allegedly kept over 50 journalists under surveillance. In response, the Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights...

The Legal Affairs Committee of the Lithuanian Parliament rejected on May 17 the draft constitutional amendments aiming to introduce the definition of a family as heterosexual marriage and parenthood only. The fate of...