Since September 2015, according to the Hungarian legislation volunteers are strictly prohibited from passing food, water or medicines over the fence to the people who are waiting in transit zones. Watch the video of Volunteers on Rise!

What drives volunteers to help refugees across Europe? Besides the desire to help people, many are driven by their own curiosity, a desire to learn, and a thirst for adventure.

Two Italian NGOs, Amnesty Italy and ASGI, are seeking justice for migrants who were forced by the Italian government to return to Libya, where they were imprisoned and abused.

More than half of Romanians have little confidence in their national ombudsperson, a stark contrast to countries with respected, well-funded rights protection offices, like Norway.

Concerns persist that Stefano Borriello did not die from a bacterial illness, as authorities eventually concluded, and many see his case as yet another in a string of mysterious deaths in Italy prisons.

Despite of the repeated warnings of international bodies and the objectives of the National Strategy for Roma Inclusion, segregation and discrimination of Roma and Sinti people continues in Italy.

Many Romanians are unaware that the national ombudsperson can protect their constitutional rights, but a new project by local NGOs aims to inform citizens and encourage them to seek help when needed.

Large public spaces were closed during the state visit in order to discourage protests against China's deplorable human rights record, especially in Tibet.

During the 2,500-kilometer tour, the caravan will stop in cities where the situation is difficult for migrants and refugees, but where there are also fine examples of integration.

The Strasbourg court upholds the freedom of speech of tabloids after they published a story suggesting the Prince of Monaco had fathered a child out of wedlock.