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Fight Discrimination Campaign
Letter on AI report: Stop racism, not people: racial profiling and immigration control in Spain
13/12/2011Amnesty International has published a report on police discrimination in an EU country. We look to the EU institutions to confront this reality in Spain and other EU countries, to ensure migration policy goals comply with the EU acquis on the right to non-discrimination.
Italy : 'Zero Tolerance for Roma'
29/11/2011Thousands of Roma in Italy live in camps located at the outskirts of urban areas, without access to most basic facilities. they face prejudice and hostility. Over the years, many human rights organizations have urged the Italian government to address this situation, end the discrimination experienced by Romani people and ensure respect of their human rights, including the right to adequate housing. This report recounts how the Italian authorities have turned their backs on these calls, and have treated Romani settlements as security threats.
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.
Missed Opportunity - European Roma Platform Fails to Connect
14/12/2010The European Roma Policy Coalition (ERPC) is deeply disappointed that the agenda of the fourth meeting of the Integrated European Platform for Roma Inclusion has not been aligned with the process initiated by the European Commission to develop and adopt by April 2011 a European Framework for National Roma Inclusion Strategies. The main topic for the Platform – ‘early childhood education’ -‐ is an important issue. However, neither the agenda nor the preparations for the Platform have provided an opportunity to debate what is the most significant EU Roma policy process to date. The Platform has therefore missed the opportunity to act as a meaningful forum, which can make EU and Member States’ efforts to deliver results for Roma people more effective. This major omission raises grave concerns about the Platform’s value and functioning.
Stop forced evictions of Roma in Europe
07/04/2010Forced evictions are cruel, humiliating and in breach of international law. in europe, they happen all too often and affect those who are least able to resist. Romani people are one such easy target; they are poor, socially excluded, and treated with hostility by the public. this is why governments are able to forcibly evict them and show little regard for their human rights. it is time to end this injustice.
Call for support on EU Anti-discrimination Directive
22/02/2010Ahead of the meeting of German minister Frau Dr. Schröder with the Spanish counterpart on 24 February, Directors from 21 Amnesty International sections and the EU Office, have decided to collectively express Amnesty International’s concern over Germany’s continued opposition to the new comprehensive EU anti-discrimination legislation.
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PEOPLE UNDER THREAT
02/02/2012
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).
ACT NOW! Stop the trade in torture and death penalty equipment
04/07/2011
Add your name to our petition and demand that the Commission acts now to strengthen its ban on the trade in ‘tools of torture’!