EU transparency has achieved an important victory at the European Court of Justice (ECJ). The court ruled on 22 March that the European Parliament (EP) must in principle grant access, on specific request, to documents...

At the height of the Italian election campaign, a conference was held to discuss a new National Strategy for the recognition, protection and promotion of Roma and Sinti communities in Italy.

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The initiative, launched by organizations based in Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia, Almeria and Murcia, urges the Spanish government to meet the UN Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent recommendations.

Over 100 Polish civil society organizations have publicly opposed the recently passed law on Holocaust remembrance. In an open letter, the groups state, "The act adopted by the Polish parliament, which provides for...

Italian authorities in Catania, Sicily, have detained Spain-registered ship Open Arms for promoting "illegal immigration and criminal association," according to the organization Proactiva Open Arms. The order came...

Spain is experiencing a 'chilling effect' on satire and dissent because of an anti-terrorism law that is pushing social media users, musicians and journalists towards self-censorship, Amnesty International has warned....

Women across Poland are holding protests in support of abortion rights, after the Catholic Church urged the government to outlaw the procedure. In Warsaw on Sunday, some 400 protesters gathered in front of the...

A regional court in Poland has upheld the acquittal of Green Party activists accused of insulting the anchor, a sign of the Polish WWII underground state.

States have an obligation under the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) to put in place safeguards to protect people from torture and ill-treatment.