Better arguments must be made by the Dutch minister of the interior and kingdom relations, Ronald Plasterk, for why he refuses to provide phone tapping statistics of the General Intelligence and Security Service...

Amid the current debate on the admission of refugees, the president of the Federal Constitutional Court, Andreas Voßkuhle, has recalled that the right to asylum is universal and applies indefinitely to everyone and...

A statement of concern over Poland's recent legislative reforms has been issued by the EU-Russia Civil Society Forum, a network of EU and Russian organizations. The statement emphasizes that amendments to the Act on...

That's the total amount Italy will pay to its many victims of torture. How long shall we wait until a law on torture is approved?

The bill was introduced in the Sejm, the lower house of Poland's Parliament, just before the new year and passed the very next day.

The crime of clandestine immigration is here to stay, at least for the time being. Despite all the promises made and, furthermore, the explicit mandate conferred by the Parliament, the Italian government has decided...

Over 4,500 euros was donated during the three-week-long crowdfunding campaign "I know and I’ll tell," put on by the Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights. The campaign, which has now ended, raised far more than HFHR...

The Commission has activated its rule of law 'framework' over concern that Poland's new government is abusing its powers. Find out what's happening now, and what could happen next.

The Italian government has recently approved the much-awaited "decriminalization package." Sadly, the measure failed to live up to expectations, as it avoided altogether the issue of clandestine immigration and it...

Civil society groups voice their disapproval of the draft bill on return and temporary custody, saying it remains unchanged on essential points.