The human rights situation in Lithuania has been mixed over the last two years – although there was stagnation (or even regression) in some areas of human rights, there has been significant progress in others.

Dutch police have been criticised after using a Taser on a 73-year-old man with dementia, in breach of protocol. It is believed to be the first time that such a device has been used inside a nursing institute in the...

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has come under heavy criticism from Jewish groups and anti-racism organizations after he suggested that Holocaust denial should be allowed on his company's platform. During an...

Research from Spain shows that European Arrest Warrants are often issued for minor offenses, such as stealing CD players from cars.

According to the newspaper NRC, Russian internet trolls tried to influence public debate in the Netherlands and Belgium using Twitter accounts that, according to Twitter, are linked to the "troll factory" Internet...

A black woman from Germany has launched an anti-racism blog after Facebook removed her post on racist abuse she suffered in Austria. Imoan Kinshasa says young Austrians called her the "N-word" and stared because she...

The European Commission decided to refer Hungary to the European Court of Justice for non-compliance of its asylum and return legislation with EU law. On top of this, an infringement against Stop Soros law was launched by the EU’s executive body.

Poland has been in the news lately, and that's not a good thing for human rights and democracy. Have you kept up with all of it? Take the quiz and see if you're one of the few who can get a perfect score.

Although Spanish democracy is about to celebrate its 40th anniversary, Spanish dictator Francisco Franco's remains are still buried in Valle de los Caídos (Valley of the Fallen), a monumental memorial conceived by...

The Five Star Movement-Lega government contract contains a number of red flags, warns Giuseppe Mosconi, professor of sociology of law and president of Antigone Veneto.