The attempt to dissolve Bulgaria’s largest human rights organization is the latest attack against civil society – and European values – by an EU government.

The draft bill will introduce Article 167¹ to the Criminal Code, providing that systematically stalking people by attempting to contact them directly, through others, in writing or via electronic communications devices, is a misdemeanour.

A recent report based on personal experiences, denounces how racial profiling is a common police practice in Spain and proposes measures to tackle it.

Belgian police are suing three associations over an exhibition protesting police repression, in which Brussels police officers were showed in photographs.

CIVICUS Monitor update on Spain - September 2019

Hungarian authorities continue to silence dissent and run intimidation campaigns against individuals and organisations in almost every area of life that want to hold the government accountable.

​It is recognised today that mental health is as important as physical health, and that there is a need to seriously invest in mental health for the good of individuals and society as a whole.

The Hungarian government is waging a propaganda war against Finland in order to undermine the latter's credibility when the EU resumes Article 7 proceedings against Hungary.

The justice system in Romania seemed stacked against people who can't afford a private lawyer, as court appointed counsel are blocked from serving their clients properly.

The Romanian government has implemented less than half of what it promised to do in relation to prisons, which are still overcrowded. It has only managed to modernise and reduce overcrowding in pre-trial detention.