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Foreign Policy
Militias threaten hopes for new Libya
16/02/2012This report details widespread and serious abuses, including war crimes, mostly carried out by militias targeting suspected al-Gaddafi loyalists. There are cases of people being unlawfully detained and tortured, sometimes to death. These militia groups are largely out of control and able to commit crimes with impunity.
Letter to Ashton on Bahrain: One year on
14/02/2012
The Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry (BICI) has presented a report concluding that excessive force and torture had been used against protesters and that many of them were on trial or had been sentenced for exercising their rights to freedom of expression and assembly.
Letter to Van Rompuy on EU-India Summit - Retain human rights at the heart of relationship
08/02/2012
The 12th EU-India Summit, to be held in New Delhi on 10 February, offers both sides an opportunity to demonstrate that human rights are genuinely at the heart of this important strategic partnership, particularly while discussing human rights concerns in India and the EU, cooperation in multilateral fora, and the future EU-India Free Trade Agreement (FTA).
EU must call on Nigeria to improve human rights protection
07/02/2012At the Ministerial meeting on 8 February in Abuja, the EU must call on Nigeria to take effective measures to stem the upsurge in human rights violations and ensure protection of its population
Letter to the new President of the European Parliament, Martin Schulz
26/01/2012Amnesty International welcomes the new President of the European Parliament, also outlining several of the major challenges facing the European Union.
Guantanamo : A decade of damage to human rights
10/01/2012This report highlights the unlawful treatment of Guantánamo detainees and outlines 10 ‘anti-human rights’ messages the detention centre continues to send out to the world.
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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’!