You may be forgiven for not having heard of the Copenhagen ‘Principles’ - they have, after all, been reached behind closed doors.

A new Amnesty International report slams the UK government’s plans for a substantial extension of the use of secret evidence in the justice system.

The multi-nation institution should take the award as a reminder of what it ought to stand for and acknowledge its weaknesses.

Top-selling artists Rihanna and Shakira should bear in mind the human rights abuses being inflicted on the people of Azerbaijan before they perform there.

Another Azerbaijani youth activist has been detained as part of a post-Eurovision crackdown on dissent.

Almost four years to the day since Turkish activist Engin Çeber died in custody, a court will rule whether police and prison guards had a role in the torture that allegedly killed him.

Belarusian authorities are attempting to suppress opposition voices ahead of upcoming elections.

Urgent changes are needed to Moldovan laws to combat high levels of discrimination faced by minorities, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transsexual and intersex (LGBTI) people, the disabled and HIV-positive people.

More than 100 Romani adults and children face forced eviction from an informal settlement in northern Romania.