This briefing is submitted in advance of the 1383rd meeting (September 2020) (DH) of the Ministers’ Deputies on the execution of judgments. In light of Greece’s obligations under the European Convention on Human Rights, as well as other provisions of international human rights and refugee...

New Amnesty investigation highlights why EU export rules for surveillance technology fail. European tech companies risk fuelling widespread human rights abuses by selling digital surveillance technology to China’s public security agencies, a new Amnesty International investigation reveals. The...

The European Union (EU) is currently negotiating the prolongation of the Joint Way Forward (JWF) on migration issues with the government of Afghanistan. The JWF, which is set to expire on 6 October 2020, was signed on the side-lines of the Brussels donor conference in 2016; as is often the case...

Respect for Human Rights should Prevail over Use of Force Following yesterday’s fire in Moria, on Lesvos, which destroyed the Reception and Identification Centre, 31 civil society organizations call on the Greek Government to immediately provide...

Responding to the outbreak of devastating fires which have all but destroyed Moria refugee camp on the Greek island of Lesvos, Adriana Tidona, Migration Researcher at Amnesty International, said: “There is a humanitarian emergency right now in Lesvos. Overnight, almost 13,000 people in Moria...

Amnesty International welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback to the European Commission’s Digital Services Act package. In this document, we outline key policy recommendations to guide the development of the DigitalServices Act. Amnesty International is a worldwide organisation committed to...

The Maltese government has resorted to dangerous and illegal measures for dealing with the arrivals of refugees and migrants at sea, which are exposing countless people to appalling suffering and risking their lives, Amnesty International revealed today in a report “Waves of impunity: Malta’s...

Council of Europe ministers calling for Kavala to be freed immediately Following the decision by the Council of Europe Committee of Ministers calling on Turkey to release Osman Kavala from prison immediately, Amnesty International’s Turkey Campaigner, Milena Buyum said: “Almost three...

Joint open letter by: Action Aid, Amnesty International, Anti-Slavery, CIDSE, Clean Clothes Campaign, European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights, European Coalition for Corporate Justice, FIDH, Friends of the Earth Europe, Global Witness and Oxfam. All around the world, businesses are...

“Iuventa 10” saved over 14,000 lives before the ship was seized Forensic reconstruction of events shows they were saving lives On the third anniversary of the seizure of the rescue ship, Iuventa, and the judicial investigation into ten members of its crew, Amnesty International is launching a...

This submission seeks to provide comments in accordance with Rule 21 A of the European Committee of Social Rights (hereinafter the Committee) on Greece’s 3rd National Report. The comments herein focus on the right to conscientious objection and on Greece’s compliance with Article 1 § 2 (the right...

To the attention of: Mr Josep Borrell Fontelles, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/ Vice-President European External Action Service (EEAS)   Ministers of Foreign Affairs of EU Member States Dear High Representative, Dear Ministers of Foreign Affairs, We write to...