The long-awaited law regulating freedom of information is currently being discussed by the Italian government, but civil society organizations say the current text is inadequate and would prove useless.

Despite promises of legislation recognizing civil partnership, little progress has been made. It is due time Italy wakes up and comes to grips with LGBTI rights.

The new Spanish Parliament was inaugurated on January 13, following elections last December. The Popular Party, which governed in the previous administration, received the most votes but lost its absolute majority. In...

For far too long, Italy has failed to fulfill its obligations to officially outlaw torture. We ask you to stand with other EU citizens and call on Italy to officially criminalize this terrible act!

The new website FragDenBundestag (AskTheParliament) enables everyone to request access to analyses and expert opinions of the German Parliament, a right guaranteed by the country's Freedom of Information Act. The...

Well-known Hungarian rapper Dopeman did not commit vandalism when he kicked the head of a statue of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán as it was brought down at a demonstration in 2013, a Hungarian court of first instance...

Although the number of people coming to Europe is decreasing, around 2,000 refugees still travel the Balkan route every day. This number includes many families, says Jan Zeman, a photographer who coordinates Czech...

Research by the Netherlands Institute for Human Rights points out that the applied remuneration scales at Dutch colleges will promote wage inequality. Colleges use over 30 remuneration standards that may lead to pay...

Negotiations on a key transatlantic data-transfer agreement have entered their final week, as US and EU officials work out critical points to ensure the safety of European citizens' data. Although talks have been...

A new act on police action fails to fulfill its intended purpose and instead expands surveillance powers and restricts citizens' rights to privacy and legal recourse.