A young Syrian refugee peers out of the window of an aeroplane after arriving at Hanover Airport on September 11, 2013 in Hanover, Germany. ©Alexander Koerner/Getty Images The European Parliament has slammed a solution on the table that proposes to reform the now infamous Dublin Regulation and...

A leadership test for the EU 30 May 2018 By Anneliese Baldaccini, Senior Executive Officer Migration & Asylum, Amnesty International  Our leaders are facing a historic opportunity to improve the lives of people who have fled their homes and are seeking protection in Europe.  When the...

30/05/2018 – With the attached letter, we are writing to share with you Amnesty International’s recently issued report Families Torn Apart: Forced Eviction Of Indigenous People In Embobut Forest, Kenya that sheds light on the forced eviction of the Sengwer Indigenous community from their...

Development is vital for Kenya, but it must not carry a human cost. All donors funding projects in Embobut Forest, including the EU, must ensure that conservation and climate change projects do not cause, or contribute to, human rights violations AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PRESS RELEASE Embargoed for 15...

©Antonio Rodriguez Turkey has become the world’s biggest jailer of journalists with some sentenced to life imprisonment simply for doing their jobs AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PRESS RELEASE Turkey: “For journalists, Turkey has become a dungeon” Journalists in Turkey speak about the climate of fear on...

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PRESS RELEASE Embargoed until 00:01 GMT – 26 April 2018 Turkey: Government crackdown suffocating civil society through deliberate climate of fear A sustained and escalating crackdown curtailed the vital work of human rights defenders in Turkey and left swathes of society...

This is an alarming state of affairs, we could be weeks away from a situation where NGOs cannot operate in an EU member state AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL MEDIA ADVISORY 25 April 2018 Hungary: EPP must take an urgent stand as Foreign Minister addresses Parliament A symbolic stunt will take place on the...

Spain’s austerity measures are in direct conflict with the government’s obligation to fulfil the right to health. AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PRESS RELEASE Embargoed until 10:00 GMT/ 11:00 CEST on 24 April 2018 Spain: Cruel austerity measures leave patients suffering   Harsh austerity measures...

Forcing asylum-seekers to stay on the Greek islands, often in squalid, overcrowded conditions, is deeply unfair. EU: Asylum-seekers must be allowed into mainland Greece after court rules against containment on islands Responding to a Greek court ruling that annuls a government decision to force...

The UK, German, Dutch and Italian governments have been assisting in the USA’s secret global killing programme for years, providing vital intelligence and infrastructure despite mounting civilian casualties and allegations of unlawful killings, including war crimes AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PRESS...

People in Poland deserve, and are demanding, more than cosmetic touches from the new Polish government. Amnesty International Quote 17 April 2018 EU: ‘Cosmetic changes’ offered by Poland fail to address rule of law issues Spokespeople available Comparison of recent Polish proposals and EU...

17/04/2018 – Comparison of the 4th Rule of Law Recommendation presented by the European Commission on 20th December 2017 and the amendments proposed by the government of Poland