Europe, champion of Human Rights? Significant differences exist among the countries of this continent. The adoption of anti-terrorism legislation has increased restriction of freedoms. In addition, the forced transition toward a free-market economy has aggravated the
economic and social rights situation in many European countries. In some of these countries, this transition has been accompanied by renewed authoritarianism and a muzzled civil society. Between 2001 and 2003, the FIDH brought increasing attention to the situation of Human Rights in Europe and enlarged and reinforced its network in the region.
European Union
Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)
Council of Europe