With populists on the rise and human rights workers criminalized, it becomes difficult to assist those seeking refuge. Here’s how we will be helping the New Year to transform the challenges surrounding migration into opportunities.  

The NGO Border Violence Monitoring has released videos showing migrants being pushed back by policemen at the Bosnian-Croatian border. The footage shows how various armed units of the Croatian police, carrying assault...

Following the migration pact, the UN General Assembly is set to endorse the Global Compact on Refugees. The aim of the accord is to balance the burden and responsibilities in dealing with refugees, especially...

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has accused Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and other European populist leaders of spreading misinformation. Juncker, in remarks made on 14 December during the...

The ship has been forced to end its rescue operations in the Mediterranean because after "relentless" political pressure by several European states.

The Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy Bill was approved by the Irish Senate on Thursday after the people of Ireland voted to overturn the country's abortion ban in a referendum in May 2018. The law allows for...

A study on the feelings of people with HIV in Lithuania revealed that they feel a great deal of stigmatisation. Fifty eight percent reported feeling worthless, 55% said they felt shame, 53% said they felt at fault for...

Dunja Mijatović, the Human Rights Commissioner of the Council of Europe, called on the Hungarian President to reject the legislative package on administrative courts. The Hungarian Government recently adopted a...

CIVICUS Monitor update on Poland - December 2018

In a bald attack on the rule of law, Hungary's government has passed legislation that sets up a new court to deal with "administrative" matters, including cases on all government business such as taxation and...