25/03/2011 – In the run-up to the elections, Amnesty International submits a briefing to the Chief Observer of the EU Election Observation Mission to Nigeria, calling for monitoring of human rights. The ability to exercise the rights to freedom of expression, peaceful assembly, freedom of...

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 AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL Press Release ‘Don’t trade away the truth’: Barroso urged to defend Uzbekistan’s human rights (Brussels, 24 January, 2011) Amnesty International has urged José Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission, who will...

01/10/2010 – Forty-eight Asian and European leaders will gather in Brussels on 4 and 5 October for the 8th Asia Europe Meeting (ASEM) to reflect on the increasing inter-linkages between the two continents and to give expression to the common views of Asia and Europe.

A substantial discussion on human rights issues should take place at next Monday’s meeting between the EU and the Foreign Ministers of the five Central Asian countries, said Amnesty International. The human rights organization provided the EU with a detailed briefing describing on-going...

09/10/2008 – A letter to the French Presidency to raise human rights concerns in Morocco – in particular regarding freedom of expression, torture and ill-treatment, and the situation of refugees and asylum seekers.

25/06/2008 – Amnesty International calls on the EU Presidency to ensure that the issues discussed at the recent EU-Russia Human Rights Consultations are also raised at the highest level during the EU-Russia Summit, mainly the right to freedom of expression and the human rights situation in...

23/04/2008 – Letter to the Presidency to raise the following five current human rights concerns in Egypt: counter-terrorism and state of emergency; freedom of expression, association and assembly; lethal and excessive use of force against migrants and refugees; courts; and men convicted of...

Media advisory China: crack down on activists worse because of the Olympics Brussels (2 April) – A new report launched today by Amnesty International states that the current wave of repression by Chinese authorities is happening not in spite of the Olympics but because of the Games. This is...

19/02/2008 – Briefing paper for the Council and Commission, highlighting current human rights concerns in Turkey.

18/12/2007 – Letter to Ms Ferrero-Waldner to urge the Moroccan authorities to address freedom of expression, association and assembly, torture and ill-treatment and the rights of refugees, migrants and asylum seekers. This letter was also sent to Mr Solana and Mr Amado

21 November 2007 OPEN LETTER TO EU LEADERS Major opportunities for action on Myanmar at EU-Asia summits Amnesty International calls on the EU to make the ongoing political and human rights crisis in Myanmar a central issue on the agendas of the forthcoming EU-ASEAN summit and the subsequent summits...