The UN working group on the issue of discrimination against women in law and in practice has recently released to the UN Human Rights Council the report of its visit to Spain in 2014. The experts were able to verify...

The Spanish Constitutional Court has ruled in favor of a chemist who refused to store and to dispense the morning-after pill for its alleged "abortion-inducing" effect. The court's ruling was based on the right to...

In a landmark ruling, the High Court of the United Kingdom has declared a key government surveillance law unlawful.

Last fall, the Open Government Partnership (OGP) adopted a new policy to help re-establish an environment for government and civil society collaboration, safeguarding the Open Government Declaration and to mitigate reputational risks to OGP.

Even though the number of refugees is growing, the already difficult financial situation of psychosocial treatment centers in Germany is getting worse. The country has about 30 treatment centers for refugees and...

The German Bundestag has passed a new law reforming the right of residence and the rules of terminating residence. For the first time, this legislation does not rely on key dates. This should improve the situation of...

A Brno café's online expression of solidarity with refugees brought violent threats from neo-Nazi hooligans, culminating in an attack on a customer.

The UN Human Rights Council recently approved the Universal Periodic Review report of Spain. The country has accepted many of its recommendations, taking on new commitments to human rights.

The region of Flanders in northern Belgium plans to install in the near future neutral toilets in state buildings, so that transgender people will feel more comfortable. It may not look like much, but this represents...

The abuse of pre-trial detention only began to attract attention at the end of 2012, as a result of cases against famous people. Finally, the end of June saw the long-awaited reform of restrictive measures. What will it bring?