The flood of refugees in Europe "doesn’t accept a passive attitude" and an integrated approach should be adopted that contains, among other things, international conflict management, shelter in the region, and more...

Russian journalist Andrei Nekrasov has found political refuge in Lithuania. Nekrasov, who had been persecuted for criticizing the authorities and convicted of slandering a politician of the ruling party, fled Russia,...

The court posed two questions for Bulgarian authorities to consider and urged the government to stop the demolitions until alternative housing is secured.

Kurdish communities are under fire since the tensions between the Turkish government and PKK have increased. The building of the Kurdish Community Amsterdam (KGA) club was targeted with threats and vandalism last...

Nearly 28 percent of Bulgarian detainees say they were subjected to police brutality during arrest, in custody or both.

The UN special rapporteur on the right to health published a report on prevention of child mortality. Some 6.3 million children under 5 years of age died in 2013, mostly from preventable causes and treatable diseases,...

NGOs and Belgian citizens come together to produce a short video with a simple message to refugees: Welcome!

Hate speech needs to be stopped. Italian NGOs Carta di Roma and Articolo 21 have launched a campaign to sensitize media against the perpetuation of cyber-racism. The aim of the initiative is to raise awareness of the...

Primary schools in The Hague have agreed to welcome neutral Black Petes from now on, ahead of St. Nicholas' Eve on December 5. It’s a collective agreement by all 150 public-authority, Protestant-Christian and Catholic...

​Thirteen-year-old Gláucio and eighteen-year-old Márcia are allowed to stay in the Netherlands with their mother, but their father will not receive a residence permit.