AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PRESS RELEASE Europe’s deadly frontiers: European Parliament must stand up for migrants (Brussels, 13 June 2012) Amnesty International has pressed European Union governments and EU institutions to stop exposing people to danger on Europe’s borders....
12/06/2012 – Last year, at least 1,500 men, women and children drowned in the Mediterranean struggling to reach Europe. Some of these deaths were avoidable. Delayed rescue costs lives. In recent years, some survivors have been forced back to countries where they faced abuse and ill-treatment....
11/06/2012 – In view of the forthcoming negotiations on implementation of the Brighton Declaration, we urge the Chairmanship and all member states to refrain from reforms that will place undue pressure on the Court, especially on how it ought to interpret and apply the Convention.
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PRESS RELEASE European Parliament must press Azerbaijan on rights abuse (Brussels, 24 May 2012) As millions of Europeans eagerly anticipate Saturday’s finals of the Eurovision Song Contest in Baku, and on the day the European Parliament debates human rights...
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PRESS RELEASE Uzbekistan killings anniversary: EU reneging on human rights pledge (Brussels, 11 May 2012) Tomorrow marks seven years since the killing of several hundred mainly peaceful demonstrators, including women and children, by security forces...
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL MEDIA QUOTE Asylum-seekers aren't criminals (Brussels 7 May 2012) "We shouldn't treat asylum-seekers as if they were criminals", said Nicolas Beger, Director of Amnesty International's European Institutions Office. "166 organisations...
02/05/2012 – We urge the Commission urgently and immediately to call on the Belgrade city authorities to postpone the forced eviction of more than 1,000 Roma from the settlement at Belvil until a proper process of consultation with Belvil residents has taken place.
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PRESS RELEASE Time for EU Kosovo mission to focus on war crimes (Brussels, 26 April 2012) As the Council of the European Union prepares to extend the mandate of its Rule of Law Mission (EULEX) in Kosovo, a new Amnesty International report demands that the mission...
26/04/2012 – In June 2012, the Council of the European Union will approve the extension of the mandate of the EU-led rule of law mission in Kosovo, (EULEX). In this report, Amnesty International advocates that the new mandate should include specific measures to ensure that EULEX, as a matter...