Amnesty International Operation Triton is a clear testimony to EU member states’ continuing preoccupation with protecting borders over people Amnesty International Press Release (Brussels, 31 October 2014) Amnesty International has repeatedly raised the alarm that many lives will be lost in...

© Amnesty International Sending people straight back to Morocco without any procedural safeguards is a clear breach of European and international human rights law. Joint Press Release (Madrid, October 30, 2014) – The Spanish government should immediately drop its plans to provide a legal...

© Reuben Steains Amnesty International News Flash 30 October 2014 Today’s decision of the Court of Appeal in London permitting a lawsuit regarding illegal transfer, torture and other ill-treatment to proceed puts the onus on the UK government to answer allegations for its role in a...

30/10/2014 – The undersigned organizations are writing to urge you to use your mandate to make an urgent appeal to the Spanish government to withdraw proposed changes to Spanish immigration law that would facilitate summary returns from Spain’s enclaves in North Africa in violation of EU and...

30/10/2014 – The undersigned organizations are writing to urge you to use your mandate to make an urgent appeal to the Spanish government to withdraw proposed changes to Spanish immigration law that would facilitate summary returns from Spain’s enclaves in North Africa in violation of...

30/10/2014 – Amnesty International welcomed the decision today from the Court of Appeal in London in the case of Abdul-Hakim Belhaj and Fatima Boudchar v Straw and Ors in which the Court permitted the Belhaj lawsuit to proceed. Amnesty International had intervened in the case, jointly with...

Amnesty International The EU must step up and strengthen its standards on hate crime. This is key to ensuring that any discriminatory motive is duly taken into account across the whole of the EU. Amnesty International Press Release Brussels 28 October 2014 The European Union (EU) and its member...

© REUTERS/Vincent Kessler Joint Amnesty International AIRE Centre Public Statement 23 October 2014 On 21 October 2014, the European Court of Human Rights released its Chamber judgment in the case of Sharifi and Others v. Italy and Greece (application no. 16643/09). The ruling emphasizes that...

23/10/2014 – On 21 October 2014, the European Court of Human Rights released its Chamber judgment in the case of Sharifi and Others v. Italy and Greece (application no. 16643/09). The ruling emphasizes that European Union (EU) member states cannot ignore or circumvent their obligations under...

The Challenge of Forced Displacement in Africa – UNHCR/P. Wiggers By sending Somalis to volatile areas where their lives are in danger, the Dutch government is also responsible for the human rights abuses they face on their return. Amnesty International Press Release 23rd October 2014 The...

22/10/2014 – Amnesty International stated in May 2013 that forced returns to Somalia amount to a violation of international law.1 In October 2014, Amnesty International is gravely concerned about continued attempts by the Dutch government to effect such forced returns. Other states such as...

Amnesty International Torture in Uzbekistan is pervasive and routine. The government keeps lying about this practice, instead of taking effective steps to prevent it. This must not be allowed to continue. Amnesty International Media Advisory 20 October 2014 Across the world Amnesty International...