Passengers at some of Europe’s airports will soon be questioned by artificial intelligence-powered lie detectors at border checks, as part of an EU trial of the technology. Flying passengers will be asked...

Bulgaria and Romania should be admitted to the Schengen area as soon as possible, members of the European Parliament's Civil Liberties Committee urge. MEPs want EU ministers to swiftly approve the accession of...

The centre-right European People's Party (EPP), wants to adopt a resolution in defence of liberal democracies. The largest political grouping in the EU is reacting to mounting pressure that has allowed the rise of...

Italy was elected to the United Nations Human Rights Council with 180 votes. For the countries of the Western European group three places were allocated and there were three candidates, meaning there are no defeated countries in the European Union area.

On 8 October, the first real appeal hearing for the Condor Trial took place, revealing new documents about Operation Condor.

CIVICUS Monitor update on Romania - November 2018

​There has been a twist at the hearing of the trial in which five policemen were accused of the death of Stefano Cucchi, the Roman surveyor arrested on 15 October 2009 who died at the Pertini Hospital the following week.

Verona City Council approved a motion adopting some initiatives for the prevention of abortion and support for motherhood. The motion was contested by activists, while Senator Pillon congratulated the Municipality of Verona for its efforts.

The Human Rights Monitoring Institute published its study titled Violence by Intimate Partners in Lithuania - Women's Perspective.

On October 23rd the Italian Senate, will discuss a draft law, proposed by the far-right League party, which would expand the regime of legitimate defence to allow private individuals to defend themselves from...