(Brussels, 17 November) The EU must convey in the strongest possible terms its concern for the successive killings of human rights defenders in Russia and the absence of credible investigations, says Amnesty International ahead of tomorrow’s EU-Russia Summit.
Today’s EU-US Summit should result in concrete measures to tackle human rights violations in Afghanistan and Pakistan, says Amnesty International.
03/11/2009 – In a letter, Amnesty International urged the EU – who has just approved a new plan for strengthened action in Afghanistan + Pakistan – to look for common positions with the United States so that these issues can be urgently addressed.
27/10/2009 – The European Union has made both a political and financial commitment to assist the social and economic development of the Palestinian people; however, this important work is being seriously undermined and hindered by long standing restrictions on the right to water for millions of Palestinians across the West Bank and Gaza. The European Union is the main donor to the Palestinians and as such has taken on particular responsibilities in this area.
27/10/2009 – The report “Troubled Waters – Palestinians Denied Fair Access To Water”, published by Amnesty International on 27 October 2009 details the extent to which Palestinians in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT) do not have access to adequate, safe water supplies, largely as a result of direct restrictions put in place by the Israeli authorities. Currently, Palestinian daily water consumption barely reaches 70 litres a day per person, which is well below the World Health Organisation’s recommended minimum, compared to over 300 litres a day per capita in Israel.
(Brussels, 23 October) The killing of hundreds of people in Andizhan should not be forgotten, says Amnesty International as EU Foreign Ministers prepare to lift the current arms embargo on Uzbekistan.
Russian activists awarded European rights prize
13/10/2009 – Flyer & agenda. Event supported by: Cordaid, Transnational Institute, Berghof Peace Support, Amnesty International EU Office and Statewatch.
EU-Brazil Summit – People must be at the heart of discussions
Chad Donor Conference – Tackle Violence Against Refugee Women
Amnesty International and a group of fourteen leading European NGOs wrote to EU Foreign Ministers urging them to address serious inconsistencies in their approach to the Middle East Peace Process. They denounced the fact that the EU has failed to unambiguously support an independent inquiry into the Gaza conflict, in contrast with its active support for such investigations into other recent conflicts, for instance Sri Lanka and Georgia.