AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PRESS RELEASE 24 August 2018   Women human rights defenders call on EU foreign affairs ministers for support amid unprecedented crackdown on activists A day before the informal ‘Gymnich’ meeting of EU foreign affairs ministers in Vienna, women human rights defenders from...

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...

Last year our world was immersed in crises, with prominent leaders offering us a nightmarish vision of a society blinded by hatred and fear. This emboldened those who promote bigotry, but it inspired far more people to campaign for a more hopeful future, AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PRESS RELEASE STRICTLY...

These new rules should eventually stop EU produced surveillance equipment from being exported to countries where there is a high risk it would be used to abuse journalists, activists and others who work to defend rights. EU: European Parliament must vote to stop surveillance equipment going to...

EU foreign ministers are sitting down to face their Iranian counterpart, amidst alarming reports of over 3000 people held in detention with no access to their families and lawyers, at least 22 deaths by security forces against unarmed protesters and at least four deaths in custody AMNESTY...

“Taibeh Abbasi is a popular, well-integrated teenager who dreams of becoming a doctor. But her life could be about to change forever. Like thousands of other Afghans who have found safe homes in European countries, she now faces being uprooted and sent to a war zone,” AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PRESS...

In their determination to increase the number of deportations, European governments are implementing a policy that is reckless and unlawful. AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PRESS RELEASE EMBARGOED UNTIL 00:01 GMT, 5 OCTOBER 2017 EU and member states return nearly 10,000 Afghans to risk of death and torture •...

This is a human rights and humanitarian catastrophe. In her first comments on the crisis, instead of promising concrete action to protect the people in Rakhine state, Aung San Suu Kyi appears to be downplaying the horrific reports coming out of the area. AMNESTY INTERNATIONALMEDIA ADVISORY 6...

05/07/2017 – A perfect storm: The failure of European policies in the Central Mediterranean finds that by ceding the lion’s share of responsibility for search and rescue to NGOs and by increasing cooperation with the Libyan coastguard, European governments are failing to prevent drownings and...

23/05/2017 – Amnesty International is deeply concerned that Italian authorities may be attempting to circumvent their obligation to protect people fleeing widespread and systematic human rights violations and abuses in Libya by facilitating the interception of refugees and migrant boats by...

We are demanding that political leaders stop scapegoating migrants and minorities in a cynical attempt to win votes, and instead focus on real long-term solutions to the challenges their peoples face AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PRESS RELEASE STRICTLY EMBARGOED UNTIL WEDNESDAY 22 FEBRUARY 2017 (00.01 GMT)...

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PRESS RELEASE EU: Orwellian counter-terrorism laws stripping rights under guise of defending them – Spokespeople available for embargoed interviews – Details of Brussels press conference with report author below Sweeping new laws are driving Europe into a deep and...