For thousands of refugees, mainly from Africa, the volunteer-ran Baobab Center in Rome was the first stop to find some rest and protection. Although most of them stay only a few days before continuing their journey to...

The monitoring report on facilities for migrants by the newly created Italian prisons ombudsman has been released, highlighting the flaws and issues of a system that is far from perfect.

The widely criticised Hungarian law on NGO financing was passed by the parliament on Tuesday. The Hungarian Civil Liberties Union denounces the unlawful NGO Act and calls for civil disobedience against it!

A Polish man who died at a police station after officers used a stun gun on him has shaken public opinion in Poland, where the use of violence by police remains a serious problem

Families should be for everyone, not only for couples made up of a man and a woman. 100 civil society organizations and citizens of Romania want to stop a referendum aimed at further restricting the constitutional definition of "family."

The report shows that incarceration rates are on the rise after several years of decline, and political issues are playing a big part.

Nazila Ghanea, a lecturer in human rights law at Oxford, says it is important we don't inadvertently help fuel hate speech by giving air to it.

More than 200 people gathered yesterday in front of the Palace of Justice in Brussels in support of the "six heroes." These six ordinary citizens are appearing in criminal court because they showed their solidarity...

Council of Europe Human Rights Commissioner Nils Muižnieks welcomes progress on asylum in Switzerland, but cautioned that the most vulnerable still need better protection. He applauded the new asylum law, which grants...

While there is little doubt that Pride Week in Moldova has grown in visibility and turnout over the years, there are worrying developments in the political sphere that threaten rights protection for the LGBT community.