The absolute majority of Lithuanian residents who thought that their rights had been infringed did not report it to any institution, according to a new survey commissioned by the Human Rights Monitoring Institute.
On December 10 - International Human Rights Day - Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Nils Muižnieks published a statement warning Spanish authorities that a legal amendment they intended to pass, which...
Every other year since 1996, the League of Human Rights has given the Régine Orfinger-Karlin Prize to an individual or group working in the field of human rights. There are three nominees for this year's award, including the mayor of Brussels.
#Foia4Italy, a campaign launched by over 30 civil society organizations, wants Italy to adopt a new freedom of information law that extends the right to know to all citizens, not only those directly affected by an issue.
In several Dutch municipalities a phase-out policy for camps of caravan dwellers is being implemented. This policy is not in line with Dutch, European and international covenants and tendencies.
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The health minister of Bulgaria has said that ambulances will visit Roma neighborhoods only after the safety of the medical technicians can be guaranteed, a decision civil society condemns and considers racist.
"The certainty of rehabilitation: Prison costs and value of the alternatives to detention," a new report edited by a group of volunteer organizations working on detention issues, was presented in Rome on December 17....
Legislation forbidding the possession and cultivation of marijuana is constitutional, Poland’s Constitutional Tribunal has ruled, although it added that decriminalization laws would not necessarily be unconstitutional.
On December 10, the US Senate published its long-awaited report on the CIA's rendition program. Together with the 2009 parliamentary investigation in Lithuania, this report suggests that "detention site Violet" may...
The report on CIA torture has been revealed and contains no details of the UK's involvement. Liberty calls for an independent, judge-led inquiry into the true extent of British involvement in America's torture program.
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