The Republic of Azerbaijan has assumed the presidency of the Council of Europe - an organization set up to promote democracy and human rights. But the authoritarian regime of Ilham Aliyev keeps more than 100 political prisoners locked up.

During Thursday's demonstration of solidarity, more than 60 organizations from 20 countries expressed their support for Hungarian civil society organizations against the actions of the government.

Spain's government is drafting laws "criminalizing a wide range of actions inherent" in the right to peaceful assembly, says the latest report from the UN Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom and peaceful assembly.

The Warsaw Court of Appeal has quashed a ruling that prohibited defendants - a journalist and his publishing company - from publishing news about the plaintiff in the case, because the latter was a public figure.

The Hungarian government is once again abusing its power, this time by trying to control the independence of civil society and accusing a Norwegian government agency of meddling in Hungarian politics.

The European Court of Human Rights has undergone a series of reforms throughout the last couple of years.

Since 2012, guarded centers for foreigners have visibly changed for the better. Nevertheless, many things still need to be improved, says the report “Still Behind Bars."

The Romanian government wants all Romanians to register all pre-paid SIM cards and record all traffic going through free public Wi-Fi hotspots. Sign the petition against this abuse and remind the government that privacy is a fundamental right.

The ECRI has published its fourth report on Romania. Its recommendations include establishing an independent mechanism for dealing with complaints against the police and ensuring the implementation of ECtHR judgments.

An updated guide on European legislation in the field of data protection was released today, June 5, 2014, by the Fundamental Rights Agency of the European Union (FRA). The handbook covers the main legal documents...