03/04/2012 – Under the new European Framework for National Roma Integration Strategies, EU Member States were required to submit strategies on Roma inclusion to the European Commission (EC) by the end of December 2011.

03/04/2012 – On 3 April, in Chisinau, Amnesty International will launch the briefing Unfinished Business: Combating Torture and Ill-treatment in Moldova. The briefing updates previous reports we have produced on torture and other ill-treatment in Moldova, and examines actions by the Moldovan...

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PRESS RELEASE   Deaths in Mediterranean: Time for Europe to face its responsibilities   (Brussels, 29 March 2012) Today, as the Council of Europe adopts a report by its Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) seeking to identify who was responsible for the deaths of 63...

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PRESS RELEASE   EU Must Boost Refugee Resettlement   (Brussels, 28 March 2012) With the European Parliament expected tomorrow to approve a joint European Union resettlement programme, Amnesty International has urged EU governments to boost their commitment by...

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PRESS RELEASE   AI, ECRE and JRS Europe welcome IDC’s global campaign to end immigration detention of children    (Brussels, 20 March 2012) Today, the International Detention Coalition launched a global campaign to end the immigration detention of children...

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PRESS RELEASE   Belgrade families under eviction threat   (Brussels, 19 March 2012) Up to 1,500 people risk forcible eviction at a moment’s notice from their homes in Belvil, an informal settlement in Belgrade, starting this week. They have been given no information...

15/03/2012 – To ensure inclusive growth in the region and meet the objectives laid down in the Europe 2020 Strategy, the EU must give the highest priority to combating and preventing discrimination and social exclusion, especially against Romani communities.

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL  PRESS QUOTE (Brussels, 14 March) ''We welcome today’s ratification by Turkey of the Council of Europe convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence”, said Nicolas Beger, Director of Amnesty International’s...

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PRESS QUOTE   (Brussels, 28 February) “As Serbia embarks on the European Union accession process, the EU must ensure that fundamental rights are properly assessed as part of the accession criteria", said Nicolas Beger, Director of Amnesty International’s...

23/02/2012 – Ahead of the UK conference on Somalia on 23 February, Amnesty shares its key concerns related to the dire human rights situation in Somalia and the protection of civilians, particularly in the light of increased military operations in the southern and central parts of the country.

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PRESS QUOTE   (Brussels, 23 February) "The European Court of Human Rights has today delivered a historic judgement on the case of Hirsi Jamaa and Others v Italy",  said Nicolas Beger, Director of Amnesty International's European Institutions Office....

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PRESS RELEASE   No to human rights trade-off by EU, China and India   (Brussels, 10 February 2012) Ahead of today’s EU-India summit and next week’s EU-China summit, Amnesty International has challenged the European Union to demonstrate that it is just as...