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...
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL Media Advisory 9 January 2017 Press Conference to launch new Amnesty International report: Dangerously disproportionate: the ever-expanding national security state in Europe Amnesty International is launching a major new report on the effect of counter terrorism measures on...
“For a government marketing itself on law and justice, ironically the Polish government is seeking to put itself above the law and to deny an impartial justice system to its people,” said Iverna McGowan, Head of Amnesty International’s European Institutions Office. AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PRESS...
12/12/2016 – The European Commission has recently reported on progress made in the implementation of the EU-Turkey Statement. Amnesty International is appalled that instead of acknowledging its flaws, the EU is pushing ahead with measures needed for the deal to be “firmly rooted as a...
It is outrageously hypocritical of the European Commission to insinuate that Greece alone is to blame for dire conditions AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL REACTION 8 December 2016 EU: Pressure on Greece for Dublin returns is ‘hypocritical’ – Spokespeople available European Commission pressure on Greece...
Amnesty International European Institutions Office invites you to Write for Rights 8 December 2016 18.00 to 20.00 at Science 14 Atrium, 14b rue de la Science REGISTER HERE Write for Rights is the world’s largest human rights campaign. Join us to write a letter, tweet, learn what you can do to...
02/12/2016 – Speech delivered by Amnesty International European Institutions Office director Iverna McGowan, to the EU – NGO forum on 2 December 2016, on how the EU can work towards the eradication of torture.
Time and again we have seen such measures used by governments to curb freedom of expression, and to control some people’s movements and associations European Union Directive on Counterterrorism is Seriously Flawed 30 November 2016 – Spokespeople available BRUSSELS—European Union Member States...
These volume thresholds, that exempt companies from complying with legislation, are dangerous loopholes JOINT PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 22 November 2016 EU: Conflict Minerals agreement reached as exemptions added – Spokespeople available The European Union (EU) has today taken a...
It would make a mockery of the system if 90% of importers are excluded from rules designed to prevent conflict minerals AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PRESS RELEASE 17 November 2016 EU: Loopholes in regulation risk allowing trade in conflict minerals to continue • Spokespeople available European decision...