© Astrid Becker Amnesty International Austria The message to President Putin, from rank and file Amnesty International supporters to world leaders staying away from the Games, is the same – repeal series of laws that restrict the rights to freedom of expression, association and assembly....

Activists demonstrate against Russia’s homophobic anti-gay laws in front of the Russian Federation in Berlin, December 2013 © Vanya Pueschel EU leaders must shine the spotlight on the grave human rights violations in Russia at every opportunity. The EU-Russia summit must be used to...

Protesters in Ukraine clashed with police over new laws stifling freedom of expression© AFP/Getty Images There must be no impunity for law enforcement officers who resort to abusive use of force.  We have repeatedly called on the Ukrainian authorities to bring perpetrators to justice, but...

23/01/2014 – Amnesty International expresses its profound concerns over the loss of life of migrants and refugees including several small children near the island of Farmakonisi on 20 January 2014. In the early hours of Monday, 20 January 2014, a fishing boat carrying 28 migrants and refugees...

Women demonstrate to demand action on war missing Past human rights violations and abuses must urgently be resolved on both sides to ensure the “normalisation” of the relationship between Kosovo and Serbia. This would also build on the political agreement reached between the two countries in April...

22/01/2014 – Following the start of negotiations between Serbia and the European Commission on 21 January 2014 on European Union (EU) membership, Amnesty International is calling for your support of a human rights agreement between Serbia and Kosovo.

The Minister of Justice and Greek representatives met Amnesty International in Brussels for a constructive meeting, and committed to work with civil society to promote human rights, specifically to combat violence against women and discrimination. AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PRESS RELEASE Will the Greek...

Madina Ablyazov, the daughter of Kazakh opposition figure Mukhtar Ablyazov, in a French court to fight her father’s extradition. © BORIS HORVAT/AFP/Getty Images Not only do we have fears that Ablyazov would not get a fair trial in Russia or Ukraine, there is the real danger that he will...

The position taken by the UNHCR underlines the shameful treatment of asylum seekers in Bulgaria. © NIKOLAY DOYCHINOV/AFP/Getty Images Asylum seekers in Bulgaria, including many fleeing from war-torn Syria, are being held in appalling conditions, sometimes for months on end. They lack access to...

Libyan Abdel Hakim Belhaj has sued UK former Foreign Secretary Jack Straw, for his government’s role in renditions to Libya.© MAHMUD TURKIA/AFP/Getty Images Today’s announcement is yet another effort by the UK to shirk its responsibility to get at the full truth AMNESTY...

View of a detention centre in the area of Pagani, Mytilini island © Amnesty International If accurate, the deeply shocking statements attributed today to the Greek Chief of Police would expose a willful disregard for the rights and welfare of refugees and migrants seeking shelter and...

Amnesty International’s visual display outside the EU summit on 24 and 25 October The European Union urgently needs to change its mindset and approach to migration control. No matter how high member states try to build their walls, no matter how often they shift responsibility to neighbouring...