21/04/2017 – Amnesty International, Article 19, Human Rights Watch, Human Rights Center “Memorial”, Norwegian Helsinki Committee call upon Assembly members to participate in the Plenary debate on the report of the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights on “Human Rights in the North...

Refugees live in “The Village All Together” camp (PIKPA), an open refugee camp in Mytilene, Lesvos. It a self-organised, autonomous space run by volunteers and is built on the principle of solidarity. @Giorgos Moutafid for AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL Whilst the Commission’s efforts to...

11/04/2017 – In view of the situation in Hungary, we request your active intervention in support of civil society and democracy in Europe. We are highly concerned by the Hungarian government’s recent moves to stigmatise civil society organisations and by the possible forced closure of the...

At 7am today dozens of police descended on the Gianturco settlement outside Naples to forcibly evict hundreds of Roma from their homes. By 11am, the only trace left behind were the clothes, toys, furniture, mattresses and gas canisters that many had had to abandon there. AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL QUOTE...

Forcibly evicting families without providing adequate alternative housing or support is a callous act which violates Italy’s international human rights obligations. It is typical of the systemic discrimination against Roma in Italy which the European Commission is failing in its duty to combat....

05/04/2017 – After publishing a proposal for revising the Dublin Regulation (Dublin IV) on 4 May 2016, the European Commission took a further step on 23 July 2016 when it presented revised proposals on asylum procedures, qualification and reception conditions within the framework of the...

The victims and survivors of the mass atrocities committed in this conflict have the right to truth, reparations and justice. AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL MEDIA ADVISORY 3 April 2017 Syria: Justice and human rights should be central to discussions at Brussels conference Spokespeople available As...

Authorities already have an array of security, surveillance and counter-terrorism measures at their disposal. This would be a disproportionate attack on privacy and free expression. AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL QUOTE EU: Amnesty warns EU governments not to threaten encryption 31 March 2017 –  ...

As they celebrate the past and plot the way for the future, a strong joint stance on the importance of human rights is imperative. AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL Quote 24 March 2017 Sixtieth anniversary of Rome Treaty: EU must recommit to human rights Ahead of the sixtieth anniversary of the Rome Treaty,...

A year ago, the Greek islands were transformed into de facto holding pens, as Europe’s shores went from being sites of sanctuary into places of peril. One year on, thousands remain stranded in a dangerous, desperate and seemingly endless limbo. AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PRESS RELEASE Embargoed until...

Further to President Trump’s proposal to row back on reforms designed to curb irresponsible US business practices, Europe’s role in cleaning up the trade of conflict minerals is now more important than ever, AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL MEDIA ADVISORY Europe must lead on ‘cleaning up’ global trade of...

Today’s disappointing rulings by the European Court of Justice give greater leeway to employers to discriminate against women – and men – on the grounds of religious belief AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL QUOTE 14 March 2017 ECJ rules no violation in dismissal of women for wearing...