A statement from Rights International Spain, released in the face of Spain’s approval of the new "gag law," reminds us that we must continue to exercise our rights to defend them.

Campaigners in the Netherlands, led by the Urgenda Foundation, are taking the government to court for allegedly failing to protect its citizens from climate change. The Urgenda Climate Case is the first case in...

Ten organizations are calling for the immediate end of a new mega prison project in Haren, Belgium.

For Czechs, living off benefits can be worse than stealing or killing a thief, according to a survey by the Public Opinion Research Center. Avoiding a job search while receiving support was described as totally...

The Czech Ministry of Health recently withdrew a controversial amendment to the public health law after receiving an open letter from NGOs. In the letter, the organizations said they're trying to stop the introduction...

A legislative proposal from the Dutch government would enable public authorities to link all available data of citizens for any purpose, partly suspending the Personal Data Protection Act. An inquiry into the need for such a law stays out.

The European Committee for the Prevention of Torture has just made public their report following a visit to Spain in July 2014. The report addresses issues related to migration control policies in Spain and concludes...

New safeguards to help protect the rights of the disabled are included in amendments recently adopted by the Lithuanian Parliament to reform incapacity regulations.

A football support group and a human rights NGO team up to fight racism and violence in football stadiums in Croatia.

Anti-democratic groups should be banned in the Netherlands, according to the right-wing VVD and three Christian parties in the Dutch Parliament. The parties say the constitution should be changed to prevent groups...