The UN human rights chief has warned that growing inequality in income, wealth and access to resources and justice is a threat to human rights across the globe. Addressing the UN Human Rights Council, Michelle...
The Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Dunja Mijatovic, has expressed her concern about Italy’s new immigration policy in a letter to the Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte.
Leaked documents obtained by POLITICO show that EU Officials were aware that Operation Sophia, a military operation in the Mediterranean, which primary mission was to disrupt smuggler networks but also rescued some...
According to United Nations rapporteurs, Ireland’s work permit scheme for migrant fishermen violates the human rights of migrants. In a letter written to Minister of Justice Charlie Flanagan, the rapporteurs criticise...
A new report by Human Rights at Sea says that the deflagging of the Aquarius, the migrant rescue vessel of the NGOs SOS Méditerranée and Médecins Sans Frontières, represents a “dark moment” in European history. The...
International Trial Watch – Catalan Referendum Case, a platform composed of experts on human rights issues, reported that more than 10 human rights organisations intend to send international observers to oversee the...
According to Amnesty International’s latest report, Italy in 2018 saw "repressive management of migration", "disintegration of the human rights of asylum seekers", "xenophobic rhetoric", and "forced evictions without alternatives".
The European Court of Human Rights has agreed to hear a case being brought against Belgium by Tom Mortier, whose mother was euthanized in 2012 after sufferring from severe depression. This is the second case involving...
Looking back at 2018, domestic violence against women was in focus, limits the media freedom were pushed, and the state moved to increase interference with our private lives. Public resistance helped to avaoid most negative consequences.
Billionaire philanthropist Goorge Soros faces daily attacks for his activism and liberal vision of the world. The global economic daily Financial Times’s choice of Person of the Year is usually a reflection of their...
