09/07/2018 – In high-level dialogues around the third anniversary of China’s ‘July 9 Crackdown’, the European Union must press the Chinese government for the release of detained activists, say human rights groups

“After days of bickering, EU leaders have signed off a raft of dangerous and self-serving policies which could expose men, women and children to serious abuse,” said Iverna McGowan, Director of Amnesty International’s European Institutions Office. “The Summit was a chance to fix Europe’s...

“Instead of concentrating on striking an agreement on Dublin reform, some EU leaders have come up with a last minute pitch of having docking platforms for refugees and asylum-seekers – a notion as irresponsible as it is dangerous,” said Iverna McGowan, Director of Amnesty International’s European...

19/06/2018 – Various organizations including Amnesty International continue to document China’s abusive campaign against human rights. The EU has taken some steps to push back against these developments. Yet the EU’s commitments to promoting human rights has not been matched in...

  This is a moment of reckoning for Europe’s largest political group, which cannot stand idly by as one of its members, the Hungarian ruling party Fidesz, introduces laws which criminalize the legitimate and vital work of civil society and lawyers in the country   AMNESTY INTERNATIONALPRESS RELEASE...

30/05/2018 – With the attached letter, we are writing to share with you Amnesty International’s recently issued report Families Torn Apart: Forced Eviction Of Indigenous People In Embobut Forest, Kenya that sheds light on the forced eviction of the Sengwer Indigenous community from their...

Development is vital for Kenya, but it must not carry a human cost. All donors funding projects in Embobut Forest, including the EU, must ensure that conservation and climate change projects do not cause, or contribute to, human rights violations AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PRESS RELEASE Embargoed for 15...

©Antonio Rodriguez Turkey has become the world’s biggest jailer of journalists with some sentenced to life imprisonment simply for doing their jobs AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PRESS RELEASE Turkey: “For journalists, Turkey has become a dungeon” Journalists in Turkey speak about the climate of fear on...

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PRESS RELEASE Embargoed until 00:01 GMT – 26 April 2018 Turkey: Government crackdown suffocating civil society through deliberate climate of fear A sustained and escalating crackdown curtailed the vital work of human rights defenders in Turkey and left swathes of society...

The UK, German, Dutch and Italian governments have been assisting in the USA’s secret global killing programme for years, providing vital intelligence and infrastructure despite mounting civilian casualties and allegations of unlawful killings, including war crimes AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PRESS...

The EU-Turkey deal perfectly encapsulates Europe’s current migration policy of ‘out of sight out of mind’. AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL MEDIA ADVISORY 15 March 2018 EU: Misery of migration deal with Turkey must end Spokespeople recently returned from refugee camps available ‘Caged’ activists will...

Last year our world was immersed in crises, with prominent leaders offering us a nightmarish vision of a society blinded by hatred and fear. This emboldened those who promote bigotry, but it inspired far more people to campaign for a more hopeful future, AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PRESS RELEASE STRICTLY...