03/05/2011 – An Amnesty International delegation visited the island of Lampedusa and the “Village of Solidarity” near Mineo, in Catania province, between 29 March and 2 April 2011. Prompted by widespread reports of a humanitarian crisis on Lampedusa, the delegation researched the conditions...

28/04/2011 – Amnesty international has expressed its concerns over the draft of Hungary’s new constitution, which may restrict internationally-protected human rights.

11/04/2011 – The European Roma Policy Coalition (of which Amnesty International is a member) acknowledges the European Commission’s political commitment to Roma inclusion, but criticises its failings in tackling Roma exclusion.

11/04/2011 – Amnesty International writes to Stefan Füle about its report documenting forced evictions of Roma people by the City of Belgrade in connection with an EU-funded construction project and analyses how the authorities failed to comply with their international human rights...

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PRESS RELEASE ‘Don’t shirk your responsibilities’: EU urged to help people fleeing Libya (Brussels, 8 April 2011) Ahead of next week’s Justice & Home Affairs Council, where European Union ministers will discuss their response to Europe’s...

08/04/2011 – In this report, Amnesty International documents a pattern of forced evictions by the City of Belgrade of Roma communities living in informal settlements. The report describes how the Serbian Government has failed to comply with its obligations to respect the right to adequate...

07/04/2011 – In view of current discussions on the renewal of the EU’s Common Position on Myanmar, Amnesty International urges the EU to maintain a focus on improvement to the human rights situation in the country and take action on impunity, including by supporting the establishment of an...

05/04/2011 – The Commission has played a crucial part in prompting the Hungarian Government to change its media laws to bring them into line with EU rules. Despite the changes, the new laws retain serious flaws which may infringe freedom of expression in Hungary. Further revision is...

28/03/2011 – Amnesty International urges the EU to support human rights activists in China who have been detained and harassed by Chinese authorities in an apparent attempt to block anti-government demonstrations inspired by protests across the Middle East.

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PRESS RELEASE Deserting death row EU urged to oppose executions (Brussels 28 March 2011) As Amnesty International issues its annual worldwide t on death sentences and executions, it has criticised the European Union for its weakening opposition to the death penalty around the...

22/03/2011 – Amnesty International is concerned about two new media laws adopted in Hungary in 2010. These laws represent a threat to the right to freedom of expression.

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC STATEMENT AI index: EUR 25/006/201117 March 2011 Greece must urgently remedy deplorable detention conditions Amnesty International has called on the Greek authorities to act immediately to remedy the deplorable conditions endured by prisoners and foreign nationals who...