The police evacuated a building in Rome without first securing alternative shelter for those who were evicted.

Before any compromise can be reached, Poland should take action to address the EU’s concerns, the vice president of the European Commission has said. Frans Timmermans added that he can’t prejudge the success of...

The Lithuanian minister for social security and labour has closed the legal loophole that allowed care homes to refuse people with HIV or AIDS. Under the previous regulations, people with acute infectious or other...

A new review of the situation of human rights in Croatia provides insight into the most important violations and systemic problems, challenges and disputes related to the protection, respect and promotion of human rights.

An Israeli firm relying on semi-legal intelligence and surveillance techniques and working with ex-spies was behind the recent attacks against Hungarian NGOs. Civil society organisations, including Liberties and...

The government has used its latest hate-filled campaign against refugees and human rights defenders to stir voters ahead of this weekend's election.

The organizations have appealed to the Constitutional Court against the government's new legislation on fraudulent acknowledgement of paternity, which contravenes national and international law.

The Dutch Intelligence and Security Act enables the use of DNA research and the creation of a DNA database by the General Intelligence and Security Service (AIVD). This DNA test is intended for identifying and...

Once again, the Lithuanian Parliament is slated to consider a ban on abortions in this spring session. Exceptions would not apply even when there are serious health risks to the fetus. The initiators claim they are representing Christian values.

Germany aims to pass new laws on social media after revelations that Facebook data was used to manipulate voters. "In future we will clearly have to monitor companies like Facebook more strictly and punish data...