Upholding the rights of minors, including equal access to education and health, remains a problem in the Czech Republic

The threat of voter fraud haunts upcoming elections in Romania, Bulgaria and Croatia, as a sharp insight into the abuse of European democracy was revealed in the recent trial of Croatia's ex-Prime Minister Ivo...

HIV on rise in Europe and Central Asia - Contrary to the declining global trend in new HIV infections, in Europe the number of newly reported cases is increasing. In 2012, more than 131,000 new HIV infections were...

Under EU law, it is the author who decides about the public availability of his or her work, the Court of Justice of the European Union has decided.

An EU Court of Justice ruling concluded that hyperlinks to copyrighted content are legal, as long as the source is freely accessible. In the particular case, a Swedish journalists took umbrage with the fact that other...

The HCLU's Drugreporter is launching a video campaign to debunk the offensive of the International Narcotics Control Board against drug policy reform initiatives.

The European Council's five-year Stockholm Programme priorities for the area of freedom, security and justice will come to an end this year, which will require setting new targets reflecting on three key challenges:...

In each Member State, debates are conducted on the need to pay copyright fees to a collecting society acting on behalf of authors. Every service provider or manufacturer that wishes to broadcast music to its employees or client needs to pay such a fee.

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In a recent judgment, the Court of Justice of the European Union confirmed that Member States should ensure for asylum seekers a dignified standard of living. The Court paid special attention to the obligation to ensure the unity of family. This rule applies also in a situation when a State does not or cannot provide assistance in kind, and decides to grant financial aid. Practical obstacles, such as the overload of the reception system, do not justify refusal of support. In Saciri case, the Court relied, inter alia, on the provisions of the Charter of Fundamental Rights.