Foreign Policy
Africa
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 PSC Ambassadors on the EU Training Mission in Somalia
06/05/2011
On the occasion of the Political and Security Committee visit to the EU Training Mission in Somalia, Amnesty International makes recommendations on supporting security sector institutions in Somalia and raises various questions on the training of Somali forces, including on their knowledge of human rights and international humanitarian law.
Letter to Ashton: Revision of the future EU-Morocco Action Plan 120411
12/04/2011
Amnesty International and the Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Network have asked Catherine Ashton, High Representative, and Stefan Füle, Commissioner for European Neighbourhood Policy, urgently to review the current draft successor to the EU-Morocco Action Plan in the light of the EU’s newly stated approach to the region, and ensure that the human rights provisions are significantly strengthened.
Letter to the EU Chief Observer of the Election Observation Mission to Nigeria
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 association, and freedom of movement is essential to creating a climate in which people can participate in the election process without fear of intimidation or reprisals.
Letter to the Head of EU Delegation to Chad on child soldiers
24/03/2011
This letter transmits Amnesty International’s new report on the recruitment and use of children by all parties to the conflict in eastern Chad. We call on the EU to adopt an effective and comprehensive policy to address the short, medium and long-term impact of armed conflict on children, in line with its commitment under the EU Guidelines on Children and Armed Conflict.
Letter to the Head of EU Delegation to Zimbabwe
18/03/2011
With this letter, Amnesty International expresses its concern about the harassment and intimidation of human rights and political activists in Zimbabwe, and appeals to the EU to step up its efforts to support human rights defenders in the country.
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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’!