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.

The trial of the "six heroes" will begin on May 31 in Brussels. The six, passengers on a recent flight to Africa, are being prosecuted for speaking up to oppose police violence against a man being forcibly returned to Cameroon.

Belgium's House of Representatives on May 24 will vote on an amendment to the 2007 law on gender reassignment. This new version of the law aims to ease the requirements that people wishing to change gender on their ID...

The Amsterdam police force is considering lifting the ban on officers wearing headscarves in an effort to recruit more migrant women. The head of the police said the force aims to have half of its officers come from a...

Accused by public figures and media outlets of colluding with human traffickers, NGOs operating in the Mediterranean are now forced to justify what they do.

The European Parliament adopted a resolution that could lead to EU sanctions against the government of Hungary for flouting the EU’s fundamental values of democracy, human rights and the rule of law.

Three months after the new American president took office, Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni flew to Washington to meet him.