A doctor who euthanised a patient with severe dementia in a nursing home early 2016 may have committed a criminal offense.

Journalists Wojciech Dorosz and Marcin Majchrowski were dismissed in December 2016 from Polish Radio for "disciplinary reasons". Both filed a court action against the dismissal.

At a time when the executive and legislative powers can no longer resist populism, the judiciary is at risk of abuse designed to undermine the rule of law, states Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales John Thomas.

Several EU countries fall short in dealing with people with special needs, including those with a disability, who are suspected of or charged with a crime.

Liberties member the Belgian League of Human Rights is participating to an awareness-raising campaign that aims to encourage citizens who witness violent deportations to speak out and not remain indifferent.

A new refugee resettlement scheme, with a target of 50,000 being resettled over the next two years, should be implemented, the European Commission said Wednesday. This resettlement scheme would be voluntary, unlike...

A global fund to replace family-planning aid from the US has raised €292 million, outgoing Dutch Development Minister Liliane Ploumen revealed on Monday. The Dutch government had announced the fund in January,...

The number of asylum seekers currently "in limbo" in the EU is likely now greater than the combined populations of Cyprus and Malta, estimates indicate. More than a million people who sought asylum in European...

Last week, the municipal council in Vellinge, Sweden, voted on and approved a ban on begging. Now, Liberties member Civil Rights Defenders is appealing against the decision, which is contrary to both human rights and the Public Order Act.

Mounting restrictions on NGOs in Poland are a further nail in the coffin of the Rule of Law, democracy and fundamental rights. We ask EU governments meeting to discuss the situation in Poland to protect the people.