AI AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PRESS RELEASE   Croatia must speed up war crimes prosecutions   (Brussels 9 December 2010) The Croatian authorities should prioritise and speed up the prosecution of war crimes suspects, Amnesty International has said in a report, Behind a wall of silence:...

03/12/2010 – On International Human Rights Day, India and the EU meet in Brussels to further build on their strategic partnership. We recall the need to place the promotion and protection of human rights at the centre of all policies and cooperation. With this letter, we highlight specific...

18/11/2010 – Following the November elections in Myanmar, the Foreign Affairs Council will discuss the future EU policy towards the country. We offer some reflections on a number of elements of great importance for the transition to genuine democracy in Myanmar.

16/11/2010 – Committee of Ministers, Secretary General of the Council of Europe, President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe & Chair of the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights. Each letter contains a different set of recommendations.

16/11/2010 – After nearly a decade of widespread impunity and absence of remedy for human rights violations – including enforced disappearance and torture – that have occurred in the context of US-led counter-terrorism operations, however, the legal obligation to look back and ensure full...

Humanitarian concerns on EU’s southern frontier Amnesty International has expressed its anxiety over arrangements for the Rapid Border Intervention Team (RABIT) which is being deployed along the Greek-Turkish border. The organisation has strong misgivings over a policy which is entirely...

09/11/2010 – The forthcoming Justice and Home Affairs Council meeting on 8 and 9 November is expected to discuss ‚migration flows and border control at the EU’s eastern and south-eastern borders‛. This discussion is timely given the recent deployment by Frontex of a Rapid Border Intervention...

22/10/2010 – Amnesty International’s written contribution to the Counvil of Europe High-level meeting on Roma and Travellers held in Strasbourg on 20 October 2010. The organization welcomed the timely initiative and urged the Secretary General, Mr Thorbjørn Jagland and Chairman of the...

Wrong message: Roma coalition deplores Commission findings on France (Brussels, 19 October 2010) Following today’s announcement by the European Commission on the situation of Roma in France, the EU Roma Policy Coalition has expressed its dismay at the Commission’s silence over...

01/10/2010 – The EU-China Summit to be held in Brussels on 6 October is the first major high-level event between the two global powers following the entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon.

01/10/2010 – Forty-eight Asian and European leaders will gather in Brussels on 4 and 5 October for the 8th Asia Europe Meeting (ASEM) to reflect on the increasing inter-linkages between the two continents and to give expression to the common views of Asia and Europe.

AP Graphics Press Release France targets Roma camps Brussels, 13 September 2010. The European Roma Policy Coalition has expressed its concern that the French Interior Minister has instructed prefects systematically to evict settlers from illegal traveller settlements, giving “priority to...