The beating of a thief brings another conviction against Bulgaria for violating the anti-torture article of the European Convention on Human Rights.

Coming soon to a screen near you: the three films short-listed for this year's LUX Prize will be shown in more than 40 cities across Europe, subtitled in all of the EU's 24 official languages.

Even a simple slap, given by a police officer against a person in custody, violates the dignity and human rights of that person.

Islamic refugees will not obey Czech laws and practices, according to Czech President Miloš Zeman. In his statement, which generalized all immigrants, President Zeman said refugees will respect Sharia law, so...

The parliamentary groups CDU/CSU, Grüne, SPD and Die Linke have requested a second commission of inquiry in order to clarify the crimes of the right-wing terror group NSU (National Socialist Underground). Set to start...

People who don't pay their fines and don't know how to manage a debt repayment scheme will finally risk imprisonment due to default of payment. According to MP Nine Kooiman of the Socialist Party, prison time for debt...

Your freedom of movement will be better facilitated by a new regulation that simplifies the requirements for presenting public documents in the EU.

Do you worry about your rights and freedoms as European countries roll out one restrictive law after another? A former UN expert sees it clearly: liberties must never be restricted in the name of security.

What will you tell your children when they ask what you did during the biggest humanitarian crisis of our time?

In Dresden, at least 15,000 people marched against hate, racism and violence to mark the Islamophobic movement "Pegida." Germany's interior minister has condemned the movement's hard right-wing extremists, saying they...