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Asylum and Migration
Joint statement by the AIRE Centre and Amnesty International
25/01/2011The European Court of Human Rights vindicates the rights of asylum-seekers in the EU. The Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights, by a majority, ruled in the case of M.S.S. v. Belgium and Greece that Belgium and Greece had each violated the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (ECHR).
Recommendations to the European Union During the Hungarian Presidency
04/01/2011The changes brought by the Lisbon Treaty have radically transformed the EU presidency’s task. It now focuses far more on internal affairs. So one of the main challenges confronting the Hungarian presidency on the human rights front will be something its predecessors were able to dodge by hiding behind laudable work on the external front. Europe’s human rights landscape has also been altered. Discrimination against minorities, and racism in law enforcement and criminal justice, have grown so much that they are too overwhelming for member states to tackle singlehandedly. In particular the situation of the Roma people and the grave violations they are facing throughout Europe, have spelt an end to the previous and all-too-convenient impasse EU presidencies have cited to allow them to avoid confronting the human rights situation in the EU.
Letter to Mr. Melchior Wathelet, State Secretary in charge of Migration and Asylum Policy for JHA Council
09/11/2010The forthcoming Justice and Home Affairs Council meeting on 8 and 9 November is expected to discuss ‚migration flows and border control at the EU’s eastern and south-eastern borders‛. This discussion is timely given the recent deployment by Frontex of a Rapid Border Intervention Team (RABIT) to the Greek-Turkish border and the continuing hardship faced by asylum-seekers and irregular migrants in Greece, which is also a consequence of the application of the Dublin Regulation.
Amnesty International’s Recommendations to the Belgian Presidency: Mid-term review
04/11/2010At the outset of the Belgian presidency in June Amnesty International sent recommendations on human rights policy to the Belgian Government as it embarked on its sixth-month presidency of the European Union.As the presidency enters its closing two months, we are writing to follow up our recommendations.
Amnesty International and ECRE briefing on Commission’s proposal to amend Frontex Regulation
23/09/2010
Amnesty International (European Institutions Office) and ECRE published this week a Briefing on the Commission’s proposal to amend the Frontex Regulation.
‘Greece: Irregular migrants and asylum-seekers routinely detained in substandard conditions’
27/07/2010Letter to Commissioner Malmström accompanying the report: Greece: Irregular migrants and asylum-seekers routinely detained in substandard conditions.
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Music album for International Roma Day
06/04/2012
To coincide with International Roma Day, Amnesty International proudly presents its Roma music album. Music is a vital ...
PEOPLE UNDER THREAT: Fatima Hussein Badi, Death Penalty, Yemen
26/03/2012
Around the world people are suffering the consequences of having their human rights violated. Amnesty International calls on the Danish presidency to ensure the EU’s active engagement in these cases.
Recommendations to the Danish EU Presidency
04/01/2012
We present specific recommendations on human rights policy for the Danish presidency to deliver during its six-month term as President of the Council of the European Union (January-July 2012).