How our new MEPs can help build equal societies in the next five years By Amnesty International press office, Amnesty International The European elections are over and now the real work begins for our new MEPs! The new cohort take their seats at a time of great turbulence both in Europe and...

We all want the opportunity to build the life we want and pursue our ambitions. To have work that pays enough, to be able to afford somewhere decent to live. We should all have access to good education, access to a doctor or the hospital, regardless of our circumstances. But right now, all over...

In response to a decision by Turkey’s Constitutional Court to reject an application by civil society leader Osman Kavala to end his continued pre-trial detention on the grounds that it is in violation of his human rights, Amnesty International’s Turkey Campaigner Milena Buyum said: “Today’s...

Your voice matters. You have the right to say what you think, express your hopes and wishes and demand a better world. You have the right to agree or disagree with those in power, and to peacefully protest. But in parts of Europe the freedom to do this is being restricted by governments who...

Six weeks on, the offensive to takeover Tripoli has resulted in unlawful attacks that could amount to war crimes which must be investigated by international prosecutors, Amnesty International said today, revealing evidence of indiscriminate attacks on civilian areas in the Libyan capital. The...

Reacting to the onward voyage of the Saudi Arabian state shipping company’s vessel, the Bahri Yanbu, from the Spanish port of Santander this afternoon, Ara Marcen Naval, Deputy Director for Arms Control and Human Rights at Amnesty International, said: “Laden with arms that will likely be used in...

Dear President Tusk, We are writing to you to draw your attention to the dangers that the recent escalation of the armed conflict in Tripoli poses for refugees and migrants arbitrarily detained in Libya and to urge you to take swift action to ensure that they are given access to safety. Heads of EU...

Responding to news that the Polish authorities detained an activist, Elżbieta Podlesna for several hours, on suspicion of offending religious beliefs, Amnesty International’s Regional Europe Researcher, Barbora Cernusakova, said: “We are extremely concerned to hear that Elżbieta Podlesna, a Polish...

Kindness, compassion, solidarity – these values are all part of being human. When people are forced to flee their home because of war, poverty, or persecution, we want to help them to get back on their feet. So why – when we care – are refugees and migrants being treated with such callousness...

We’re all different, all unique, and all equal. No one in our societies should be left behind or pushed aside because of who we are, or where we come from. Our social circles are becoming more diverse, there is greater support for promoting diversity and in Europe people are showing increasingly...

It’s 2019. It’s high time that we lived in a world where people of different genders are treated and respected equally. So it’s hard to believe that in parts of Europe this is still not happening. In 2018 an historic referendum in Ireland that overturned an abortion ban marked a huge...

Our world is precious; it’s one of a kind. We want to protect it, live happily in it, now and in the future. But the very world we live in is under threat. Climate change is one of the greatest challenges of our time, so our politicians need to face the fact that Europe is one […]