The Irish government's scheme to compensate survivors of the surgical procedure of symphysiotomy has been criticized by leading campaigners and human rights groups, including the Irish Council for Civil Liberties.
The Human Rights Champion 2014 award was given to Linas Linkevičius, the minister of foreign affairs of the Republic of Lithuania.
The UN Working Group on discrimination against women visited Spain December 9-19 and concluded that the country's efforts to integrate women into public, political and economic life and to eradicate domestic violence...
Roma people are still vulnerable in Italy, attacked and exploited in both everyday life and on a bigger scale. With Holocaust Remembrance Day approaching, we are reminded of the tragic recent history of European Roma.
The League of Human Rights challenges Belgian authorities to address the dangers of the human and financial disinvestment that is being implemented across the country's social protection and care facilities.
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As a watchdog organisation, Liberties reminds politicians that respect for human rights is non-negotiable. We're determined to keep championing your civil liberties, will you stand with us? Every donation, big or small, counts.
In 2015 youth care will become a responsibility of municipalities in the Netherlands. The first municipal ombudsman for children, Anne Mieke Zwaneveld, has been appointed in Rotterdam. Residents of the port city who...
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...
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.
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.
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