Russia's new law penalizes citizens for searching "extremist" keywords online, including LGBT movement and Nazi ideology, ...

On July 9, 2025, in the case of Ukraine and the Netherlands v. Russia, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human ...

This term was marked by sharp right turns in major civil rights cases, a mixed record on lower-profile cases, and mixed outcomes in an ascendant emergency docket ...

It embodies a commitment to civil liberties, free press, open societies, and the rule of law. Admitting states like Russia and China to the G7 would fundamentally alter that identity.

Amnesty International continues investigations on Russia's ban, fighting back against government efforts to silence dissent.

Russia was responsible for the downing of flight MH-17 over eastern Ukraine that killed all 298 people on board over a decade ago, the U.N's International Civil Aviation Organization ruled.

Astana’s balancing act is becoming ever more precarious, with civil society caught in the crossfire at a moment when its voice is needed most.

President Donald Trump has been pushing mass deportations, aggressive law enforcement measures, and a sweeping expansion of the death penalty as the path to public safety— all while cutting the very ...

Putin calls for temporary Easter ceasefire with Ukraine Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced a temporary "Easter truce" in the three-year conflict in Ukraine that will last until ...

As early as 2011, under a Democratic administration, the American Civil Liberties Union was already documenting how mass immigration detention was ripping apart people’s lives.

Oleksandra Romantsova: Russia’s occupation of Ukraine is like ‘a Bucha every day’ What is happening in the Ukrainian territories occupied by Russia? Since 2014, the Ukrainian NGO Center for Civil ...

Civil Liberties Report Calls Out Italy, Hungary for Media Freedom Violations Giorgia Meloni’s government has shown "heavy intolerance to media criticism," the report finds, calling out ...