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 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 ...

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

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...

By recognizing and protecting the right to information, Italy took a step towards a stronger democracy. But the new act does not go far enough in protecting citizens' right to know.

Bulgaria is currently ranked 113th out of 180 countries in the latest Reporters Without Borders report on media freedom. The country has the most unfree media among all EU members and is placed seven positions lower...

Several hundred people marched in the center of Priština on the occasion of the first Pride Parade in the history of Kosovo. The Pride was held under heavy police protection and was prepared in great secrecy because...