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Europe and Central Asia

LGBTI Rights

Bulgaria: Rejection of attempt to criminalise gender-affirming healthcare a welcome block against rising tide of hate

Reacting to a parliamentary vote rejecting amendments to Bulgarian law which would have criminalized the provision of gender-affirming healthcare for minors, Nayden Rashkov, Amnesty International Bulgaria’s Director, said: “It is a huge relief that this attempt to impose draconian fines and even prison sentences on healthcare professionals who provide gender-affirming healthcare to trans and intersex children…

27th September 2024
Press Releases

Europe and Central Asia

Censorship and Freedom of Expression

Bulgaria: Ban of “LGBTI propaganda” in schools is attack on the entire LGBTI community

Responding to the passing of anti-LGBTI legal amendments to the education law that ban providing education and information about “non-traditional sexual orientation” or “gender identity different from the biological sex” in schools, Nayden Rashkov, Amnesty International Bulgaria’s Director, said: “These homophobic and transphobic legal amendments will further stigmatize LGBTI people, exposing them to greater discrimination in…

8th August 2024
Statements And Reports

European Union Member States

Discrimination

Paving the Way for an Equality-Centred Policy Cycle – Joint Statement of 136 civil society organisations

The European Union was founded on the principles of equality and non-discrimination. Yet too many people continue to face discrimination and inequality across the Union, including intersectional and multiple forms of discrimination in all aspects of their lives.[1] In the current climate, it is now imperative that the EU institutions strengthen their resolve to take…

11th July 2024
Letters

Europe and Central Asia

Asylum and migration

Open letter to EU Ministers on the situation in Hungary and Poland ahead of the 25 June EU General Affairs Council

Dear Minister, On 25 June, the EU General Affairs Council is set to examine the situation in Hungary under Article 7.1 of the Treaty on European Union (TEU). Ahead of this meeting, our organisations once again call on your leadership to take the Article 7.1 TEU procedure against Hungary forward, by issuing recommendations to the…

21st June 2024
Statements And Reports

Europe and Central Asia

Armed conflict

Ukraine: Amnesty International submission for the EU Enlargement Package / Opinion 2024

This submission details Amnesty International’s human rights concerns in relation to Ukraine and outlines key recommendations that the EU should address in the framework of Ukraine’s EU accession process as well as other ongoing engagement, including the forthcoming EU-Ukraine human rights dialogue. Ukraine’s path to EU membership opens the door for strengthened engagement, additional avenues…

23rd May 2024
Statements And Reports

Europe and Central Asia

Asylum and migration

Türkiye: Amnesty International submission for the EU Enlargement Package / Opinion 2024

This submission details Amnesty International’s human rights concerns in relation to Türkiye and outlines key recommendations that the EU should prioritize in the framework of Türkiye’s EU accession process as well as in its broader bilateral relations with the country. Indeed, whether in the framework of the EU accession process or the EU-Türkiye association agreement,…

23rd May 2024
Press Releases

European Union Member States

Asylum and migration

EU: Joint civil society reaction to the adoption of the EU Directive on combating violence against women and domestic violence

Today, the Council of the EU officially adopted the EU Directive on combating violence against women and domestic violence.1 As 13 civil society organisations2 which advocate for human rights, gender equality, and the right for all to live free from violence, we welcome this first ever binding EU legislation on this issue as a groundbreaking…

7th May 2024
Press Releases

European Union Member States

Asylum and migration

EU: Historic opportunity to combat gender-based violence squandered 

Reacting to announcement of the political agreement reached between the European Parliament and the Council of the EU on the Directive on combating violence against women and domestic violence, Director of Amnesty International’s European Institutions Office, Eve Geddie said:   “Today’s agreement is deeply disappointing and falls far short of the historic step forward in the…

6th February 2024
Letters

European Union Member States

EU policy on human rights

EU Directive on violence against women and domestic violence: Negotiators must act now to urgently adopt a robust text

On 24 January, as final negotiations on the EU Directive on combating violence against women and domestic violence are taking place, Amnesty International and 11 other NGOs called on negotiators to take effective action and ensure that a robust Directive is urgently adopted. An open letter to negotiators in the Belgian Presidency of the Council…

24th January 2024
Statements And Reports

Europe and Central Asia

Censorship and Freedom of Expression

Joint statement regarding Türkiye’s treatment of LGBTI+ people and human rights defenders, following the publication of the European Commission’s 2023 Enlargement Package

The LGBTI+ community in Türkiye is increasingly the target of discrimination, intimidation and violence, said the European Commission in its 2023 Enlargement Package published last week. It also points out that the activities of LGBTI+ organisations continue to be unduly restricted, LGBTI+ people and human rights defenders continue to be targeted with legal sanctions for…

20th November 2023
Statements And Reports

European Union Member States

EU policy on human rights

Joint civil society position on the EU Directive on combating violence against women and domestic violence

As interinstitutional negotiations on the European Commission’s proposal for a Directive on combating violence against women and domestic violence reach a crucial phase, Amnesty International and 11 other civil society organisations call on the European Commission, the European Parliament and the Council of the EU to find meaningful compromises, to ensure that the Directive truly…

25th September 2023
Calls to action

Americas

Asylum and migration

Europa/las Américas La cumbre UE-CELAC debe dar prioridad a los derechos humanos

Los Estados miembros de la Unión Europea (UE) y de la Comunidad de Estados Latinoamericanos y Caribeños (CELAC) deben abordar con urgencia los graves problemas de derechos humanos que afrontan sus respectivos continentes, ha declarado hoy Amnistía Internacional en una carta abierta a los líderes y lideresas que asistirán a la cumbre de ambos organismos…

13th July 2023

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