According to a survey published this February, 80 percent of religious minority communities in Lithuania feel discriminated against, with the primary factor being the Roman Catholic Church. Many respondents claimed...
It is a dark time for harm reduction in Hungary: another life-saving service has fallen victim to political paranoia.
The Constitutional Court of Germany ruled that Muslim women teachers can wear headscarves as long as it does not cause disruption in school. The court in Karlsruhe said religious symbols could only be banned when they...
On the basis of the EU directive on the status of refugees, a deserter can get asylum if he can substantiate his claim that his military unit will commit war crimes and that desertion was the only way for him not to...
How do court volunteers contribute to the carriage of justice, and could a support network of these volunteers take hold in Lithuania? These questions were discussed in Vilnius between NGO and justice and law enforcement representatives.
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Three human rights organizations have published their analysis of the proposed EU directive on the presumption of innocence, and made recommendations for amendments, to ensure its compliance with international human rights law.
"[C]itizens' rights in Lithuania are infringed. LGBTI people [...] are pushed back [into] the closet. They have to be afraid that their public actions, holding hands in the street or placing a photo on their Facebook...
The court-ordered psychiatric care of a young boy with Asperger’s must cease, an appeals court rules in a case that raises serious questions about juvenile law in Poland.
On the occasion of International Women’s Day (March 8), the European Parliament approved a resolution which, in line with our campaign appeal, is a progressive step in guaranteeing access to legal and safe abortions for all women in the EU.
The Italian Parliament has approved a new law that allows families with a minor in their guardianship to adopt him or her, but the same right will not be permitted to singles or couples married within the last three...
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