The Hellenic League for Human Rights presents a major survey concerning public awareness on human rights issues in Greece, available exclusively on TheTOC.gr.

In a victory for the protection of detainees' rights, the Court of Human Rights has ruled that a Bulgarian inmate's rights were violated when the state denied him access to education.

It has come to light that the Special Investigation Service had been recording the telephone conversations of 17 Baltic News Service journalists. A Vilnius district court judge permitted Secret Services agents to...

Front Line Defenders has launched a number of videos for its campaign to denounce attacks on human rights defenders around the world. The Spanish case focuses on how the state has responded to social protests: with...

Associations that help the homeless families in Brussels are sounding the alarm: by the end of June, when the provision of temporary housing to the homeless comes to an end, 200 more people are at risk of becoming...

The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that Italy violated Article 3 (the use of torture and inhuman and degrading treatment) of the Convention on Human Rights when an arrested man, between the time of his...

Romania is taking steps toward implementing a truly independent National Preventive Mechanism against Torture in a way that would circumvent transparency and civil society input.

June 26 is a Global Day of Action against the war on drugs. Drug users face important and increasing risks that cannot be ignored.

Women's rights are still a major concern in Lithuania, with the crimes of domestic violence and human trafficking in need of critical attention. The Human Rights Monitoring Institute has issued specific recommendations in a shadow report to the UN.

Bulgaria declared a national day of mourning on June 23 for the victims of the heavy storms and flooding that devastated the Varna region, killing at least 12 people and causing extensive damage. Many events were...