The undersigned organisations call on the European Commission and EU Member States to take immediate action to protect civic space in Hungary and express our unwavering support for and solidarity with Transparency International Hungary and Átlátszó, who have recently been targeted for investigation...

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...

In an open letter, Amnesty International urges High Representative Josep Borrell to lead European Union (EU) and member state efforts to respond to the Chinese government’s use of transnational repression to silence dissent from Chinese students abroad. Dear High Representative Borrell, Amnesty...

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...

Responding to today’s European Parliament vote to adopt a package of new European Union (EU) laws on migration and asylum, Eve Geddie, Amnesty International’s Head of the European Institutions Office and Director of Advocacy, said: “After years of negotiations, EU institutions are now shamefully...

Ahead of the European Parliament’s final vote on the European Union (EU) Pact on Migration and Asylum on 10 April, Amnesty International warns that these reforms will put people at heightened risk of human rights violations. “It is clearer than ever that this EU Pact on Migration and Asylum will...

For the last three years, we have worked in coalition as a broad range of digital, human rights and social justice groups to demand that artificial intelligence (AI) works for people, prioritising the protection of fundamental human rights. We have put forward our collective vision for an approach...

Every five years, European citizens choose who represents them in the European Parliament, acting for their interests in the European Union (EU). The European Parliament elections play a decisive role in shaping the day-to-day lives and futures of millions of people. From 6 to 9 June 2024, people...

Responding to the European Parliament’s adoption of the European Union’s Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act) today, Mher Hakobyan, Amnesty International’s Advocacy Advisor on Artificial Intelligence, said:  “While EU policymakers are hailing the AI Act as a global paragon for AI regulation,...

On 28 February, the EU Council failed to endorse the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) which marks a deplorable setback for corporate accountability and the protection of Human Rights and the environment worldwide. Amnesty International is one of 136 NGOs who have signed a...

Reacting to the prosecutor’s recognition that charges against the Iuventa ship’s crew members should be dropped, Elisa De Pieri, Amnesty International’s Regional Researcher, said: “We welcome today’s positive news that the Trapani court Prosecutor has requested the dismissal of the case against all...

In a press release endorsed by Amnesty International, the Coalition Against SLAPPs in Europe (CASE) welcomes the adoption of the Anti-SLAPP Directive in the European Parliament in today’s plenary vote. This directive sets the minimum standards for protecting public watchdogs against abusive...