Press Releases
Asia and the Pacific
Detention
The undersigned organisations call for the immediate and unconditional release of Kashmiri human rights defender Khurram Parvez, who was arrested one year ago on November 22, 2021 on politically motivated terrorism and other charges. Parvez, the Coordinator of the Jammu Kashmir Coalition of Civil...
21st November 2022
Letters
Asia and the Pacific
EU external relations
Amnesty International is writing to share our concerns and recommendations ahead of the forthcoming European Union (EU) – China summit. While we understand that the main topic of discussions will be the Ukraine crisis and the Chinese government’s position on it, we urge you to dedicate...
18th March 2022
Letters
Asia and the Pacific
EU external relations
Ahead of the informal meeting of the European Union (EU) Foreign Ministers in Slovenia in September, Amnesty International, Civicus, International Commission of Jurists, International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), wrote an open letter to the...
30th August 2021
Statements And Reports
Americas
Economic, social and cultural rights
Honduras is one of the most dangerous and difficult places for HRDs worldwide, in particular for those working on land and environmental issues. The EU faces many challenges to respond meaningfully here, including: high levels of violence and impunity; lack of easy access to HRDs in remote rural...
25th September 2019
Statements And Reports
Asia and the Pacific
Censorship and Freedom of Expression
In recent years, human rights defenders in China have faced increasing intimidation, harassment, arbitrary detention and attacks. China represses severely a range of human rights, including the rights to: freedom of expression; seek, receive and impart information; freedom of association and...
25th September 2019
Press Releases
Africa
Business and Human Rights
The European Union (EU) and its member states are falling short on their commitment to support and protect human rights defenders (HRDs) who are facing mounting deadly threats and attacks, a new Amnesty International report out today shows. ...
25th September 2019
Statements And Reports
Africa
Censorship and Freedom of Expression
Around the world, people are speaking up and working to defend human rights, frequently at risk to their safety, freedom or life. They are harassed and intimidated, unjustly prosecuted and imprisoned. Some are tortured, killed or forcibly disappeared. Many states have introduced restrictive laws to...
25th September 2019
Statements And Reports
Africa
Business and Human Rights
JOINT POLICY NOTE 25 APRIL 2019 The extraction, transport, and trade of minerals have been linked to conflict, corruption, and human rights abuses for decades. The minerals trade has financed armed groups, bankrolled oppressive security forces, facilitated money laundering and corruption, and...
25th April 2019
Letters
Asia and the Pacific
Detention
Dear High Representative Mogherini, We are writing to express our deep concern about the arrest and sentencing of legal expert and human rights defender Nguyễn Bắc Truyển in Vietnam, and to request that you take all necessary measures to secure his immediate and unconditional release. Nguyễn Bắc...
16th April 2019
Press Releases
Asia and the Pacific
Detention
Forcefully, Publicly Raise Xinjiang, Imprisoned Activists Joint Press Release Brussels, 04 April 2019 European Union leaders should press their Chinese counterparts on the deteriorating human rights situation in the country during the EU-China Summit in Brussels on April 9, 2019, five human...
4th April 2019
Letters
Asia and the Pacific
EU external relations
Dear President Tusk, Dear President Juncker, Dear High Representative/ Vice-President Mogherini, We write regarding the ongoing discussions among European Union (EU) member states about EU-China relations, and ahead of the forthcoming series of EU-China dialogues, culminating in the EU-China Summit...
14th March 2019
Letters
Americas
EU external relations
Letter to Federica Mogherini, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, urging the EU to lead efforts to step up action to protect Human Rights Defenders (HRDs) in Mexico, and to promote their important work. Download resource
19th November 2018