17/10/2013 – People who have fled the conflict in Syria, including both Syrian nationals and Palestinian refugees who were living in Syria, are now fleeing discrimination and human rights violations in Egypt.

To mark the launch of our new website and blog platform we spoke to Nicolas Beger, director of Amnesty International’s European Institutions Office, about his thoughts on the importance of freedom of expression and what motivated him to work in human rights. Why is blogging and expressing your...

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PRESS RELEASE   No more excuses: EU and member states must follow EP lead on CIA renditions   (Brussels, 10 October 2013) Amnesty International applauds today’s vote in Strasbourg by the European Parliament which calls for truth and justice regarding EU...

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC STATEMENT BY AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL   Time for action: Three things the EU must do following the Lampedusa tragedy   (Brussels, 8 October 2013) As the Justice and Home Affairs Council meets in Luxembourg and ahead of President Barroso’s visit to Lampedusa...

08/10/2013 – Amnesty International deeply regrets the recent public statements by the European External Action Service (EEAS) Managing Director for Africa Nicholas Westcott, on lesbian, gay, bisexual, transsexual and intersex (LGBTI) rights and on international justice in Africa.

More than 100 migrants died off the coast of Lampedusa in the latest tragic accident. © STR/AFP/Getty Images AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PRESS RELEASE   Italy: More than 100 migrants die in second horrific shipwreck this week   (Brussels, 3 October 2013) The Italian authorities and the European...

Amnesty International launched a new report in June to unlock the truth about CIA secret prisons in Poland ©Grzegorz Żukowski AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PRESS RELEASE   Council of Europe resolved to curb state secrecy and ensure free access to information to the public   (Brussels, 2 October...

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL   PRESS RELEASE   Human rights violations at Gezi Park must not be repeated   (Brussels, 2 October 2013) Human rights violations occurred on a massive scale during the Turkish government’s crushing of the Gezi Park protests this summer, says a report...

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PRESS RELEASE   EU must hold France accountable for failure to integrate Roma   (Brussels, 26 September 2013) Following the French Interior Minister Manuel Valls’ comments on the need for Romani people in France to return home, Amnesty International has welcomed...

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PRESS RELEASE   "Disappeared ”: Accountability for CIA Secret Detention Centres in Lithuania   (Brussels, 26 September 2013) With a new victim claiming that he was held in Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) secret detention in Lithuania, Amnesty...

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PRESS RELEASE   France: Record number of evictions of Roma   (Brussels, 25 September 2013) The French government has failed to end the vicious circle of repeated forced evictions of Roma which have now reached record numbers, Amnesty International said in a report...

25/09/2013 – In the light of the recent launch of the UK National Action Plan for the implementation of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human rights, we are writing as members of the Coordination committee of the Multistakeholder on CSR to urge you to speed up and strengthen...