The indifference some Belgian judges have shown to cases involving unlawful use of force by police officers is a recurring problem that helps allow the abuse to continue.

Bulgarian authorities continue to ignore the Strasbourg court regarding the evictions of Roma and other citizens from their homes in violation of European human rights law.

Romania violated Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights by allowing a worker to be fired for using company internet for personal communication.

The problem with patients who finish treatment yet are kept in involuntary care continues. Civil Rights Defenders is submitting a complaint to the parliamentary ombudsman about a case in which a man was detained in violation of the European Convention.

NGOs inside the EU are facing a growing number of restrictions that limit their ability to promote and protect our fundamental rights.

Italian NGO Antigone carried out monitoring work in the country's prisons in the first half of 2017, finding severe overcrowding and substandard detention conditions.

A recent ECtHR judgment that found Lithuania to have violated the rights of life prisoners could become a powerful incentive to reform the prison system.

The Netherlands has settled a case that was brought before the European Court of Human Rights by a Zimbabwean asylum seeker who was forced to undergo a full-body search despite her refusal.

One man's struggle to leave a nursing home underscores the serious deficiencies that exist in Polish law regarding the protection of the rights of incapacitated persons.

The case involved extreme police violence against unarmed demonstrators during the Genoa G8 in 2001. This is the second verdict on the same matter, proving Italy's inadequacy in facing up to its responsibilities.