The Court of Justice of the European Union has ruled that Polish court appointments must be done in line with EU rules and a group of NGOs has signed a report reinforcing this.

The German constitutional court has ruled that a man who was convicted of murder in 1982 has the right to be removed from results in internet search engines. Since 2014 citizens of the European Union have had the...

One of the first episodes of "Colors", a new show on Lithuanian national television, decided to focus on two gay dads raising a small child, prompting public outrage and complaints to the Lithuanian Radio and Television Commission.

Civic space for activism has lost further ground worldwide since last year: today, only three per cent of the world’s population lives in countries with open civic space.

With the new parliamentary term, Europe is about to elect its next Ombudsman. These are the five candidates, and their chances to become the leader of the EU’s top rights watchdog.

Liberties has prepared a series of one-page briefings for the new EU Commission to summarise important civil liberties issues: what the problems are, why they matter to the EU, and what we think the EU can do to solve them.

The Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights's report, entitled "Freedom of Assembly in the Practice of Polish Courts", presents an analysis of the monitoring of court proceedings brought against citizens participating in public assemblies.

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The online advertising industry systematically violates users’ privacy. Liberties has launched a petition pushing for changes — here’s our explainer about the problem and what we’re doing about it.​

A pro-government legal proposal in Hungary, if passed, would seriously jeopardise MPs' rights. The amendment allows MPs to be banned from entering the Parliament building and other institutions for as long as two months.