08/11/2012 – Romani children in the Czech Republic are still being denied the educational opportunities offered to other students five years after the European Court of Human Rights found the authorities guilty of discrimination
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PRESS RELEASE EU must do more to help Syria’s refugees (Brussels, 24 October 2012) Amnesty International has urged the European Union to play a more decisive role in the Syrian refugee crisis in response to the massive displacement of people caused by the...
24/10/2012 – Amnesty International sent a joint letter today to the Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the European Union asking the EU member states to do more for refugees fleeing Syria. The letter sets out clear and practical measures that European states can and should be taking to...
17/10/2012 – In the light of Italy’s obligations under international human rights and refugee law, Amnesty International seeks to assist the Committee of Ministers in its evaluation of the general measures that the Italian Government states that it has taken to date to comply with the...
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PRESS RELEASE How Cyprus EU presidency is doing on human rights (Brussels, 17 October 2012) Before the start of Cyprus’s six-month presidency of the EU, Amnesty International recommended how it might best promote human rights. At the mid-point of the...
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL MEDIA ADVISORY Amnesty International and Claude Moraes MEP invite you to a lunch event: SOS Europe: The human cost of defending our borders Screening of Closed Sea, the award-winning documentary, and panel discussion Date: Thursday, 18...
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PRESS RELEASE Russia held to account for serious human rights breaches (Brussels, 3 October 2012) Following yesterday’s adoption by the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly of a resolution urging Russia to honour its obligations and resolving to...
Amnesty International/ILGA Europe Press Statement Amnesty International and ILGA-Europe statement to support the 2012 Belgrade Pride (Brussels, 02 October 2012) Amnesty International and ILGA-Europe today issued a message of support to the 2012 Belgrade Pride, which begins with a week...
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL/GREENPEACE INTERNATIONAL PRESS RELEASE Report slams failure to prevent toxic waste dumping in West Africa Amnesty International and Greenpeace call for criminal investigation (Brussels, 25 September 2012) Trafigura, the multinational...
14/09/2012 – Amnesty International welcomes the decision of the European Asylum Support Office (EASO) to produce a Country of Origin Information report on Afghanistan to support the EU member states in their decisions when assessing application of asylum seekers from Afghanistan. In light of...
07/09/2012 – The sinking of a boat carrying migrants towards the southern Italian island of Lampedusa underscores why European Union governments need to do more to rescue and assist destitute people who arrive on its shores, Amnesty International said.