The resolution came after countless demands by Italy’s network of civil society organizations to protect human rights defenders as they work to protect people's rights worldwide.

Hundreds of thousands of Romanians have been protesting daily against a government ordinance decriminalizing corruption. The president of Romania, the Superior Council of Magistracy and the ombudsperson all oppose it as well.

The Dutch government has suspended negotiations with the US about pre-departure border and customs controls at Schiphol Airport. The plan would save travelers time, because the customs controls could be carried out in...

The recent attack against several human rights defenders from the Youth Initiative of Human Rights of Serbia, a long time partner of Civil Rights Defenders, underscores the further deterioration of human rights in the country.

The four men were arrested for raising anti-Semitic banners during a far-right protest in Amsterdam in March of last year.

A group of influential British MPs on the Parliament's Culture, Media and Sport Committee will investigate the threat to democracy from fake news. They aim to find an industry-standard definition of fake news and...

Hungarian authorities erred when they refused to provide a human rights NGO access to information – an essential part of freedom of expression – about the employment of pro deo lawyers.

The judgments of the European Court of Human Rights have been predicted with 79 percent accuracy, announced artificial intelligence researchers at University College London, working together with a team from the...

Sales of George Orwell’s dystopian book "1984" have soared after an adviser to President Donald Trump said his administration presents 'alternative facts.' the phrase "alternative facts" in an interview. The book,...

The Dutch government will start "a well-financed fund" to support abortion services hit by President Donald Trump's order to cut US aid. Other governments, businesses and charities will be able to donate to the fund,...