Filter
Themes
Tags
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) turned down a complaint against the Dutch state concerning the regime in the maximum security Vught Penitentiary Institution. The solicitor representing Lau Geeraets's...
The prison system in Italy is not a safe place for LGBT people, as current legislation does not take into account their specific condition and needs.
In Italy, more and more companies are offering their homosexual employees the same benefits that are acknowledged to their heterosexual employees. The 14-day paid honeymoon period and other key benefits are indeed now...
Offering refugees a home is part of Dutch culture, claims King Willem-Alexander. He sees his own role in society as unifying, representative and encouraging. He wants to be there for people in need, with refugees, but...
The Amsterdam Court has ordered Google to publish the details of the users responsible for four spurious reviews about a child care center, which took legal action after claiming the posts damaged its business.
Your contribution matters
As a watchdog organisation, Liberties reminds politicians that respect for human rights is non-negotiable. We're determined to keep championing your civil liberties, will you stand with us? Every donation, big or small, counts.
We’re grateful to all our supporters
Your contributions help us in the following ways
► Liberties remains independent
► It provides a stable income, enabling us to plan long-term
► We decide our mission, so we can focus on the causes that matter
► It makes us stronger and more impactful
Your contribution matters
As a watchdog organisation, Liberties reminds politicians that respect for human rights is non-negotiable. We're determined to keep championing your civil liberties, will you stand with us? Every donation, big or small, counts.
A woman in the Netherlands has reported to the Overweight Discrimination Hotline because she was refused a job as a cashier due to her being overweight. According to the women, the job interview was positive and she...
The European Commission wants employees to receive equal salary for equal work at the same working location. At present, they can receive a lower pay, because only the "hard core" of the working conditions are valid....
Research by the Dutch National Agency for Identity Data shows that on average, one out of every 10 passports has the fingerprints upside down. It has been a few years since fingerprints, processed in a chip, began...
Unaccompanied children in Bulgaria's refugee centers are deliberately registered by the authorities as members of other families. This is one of the findings in the National Preventive Mechanism's report on the...
Italy still lags behind Northern and Western European countries when it comes to equality for homosexual people and parental rights for gay couples, and this does not appear to be changing in the near future.
Subscribe to stay in
the loop
You will get the latest reports before anyone else!
You can follow what we are doing for your rights!
You will know about our achivements!