Foreign Policy
Middle East/Gulf States
Israel/Lebanon - Under fire: Hizbullah's attacks on Northern Israel
14/09/2006During the recent 34-day war between Hizbullah and Israel in which both sides committed serious violations of international humanitarian law, Hizbullah's rocket attacks on Northern Israel amounted to deliberate attacks on civilians and civilian objects.
Human Rights concerns during the Lebanon-Israeli conflict
11/09/2006Presentation to the Human Rights Subcommittee of the European Parliament
by Dick Oosting, Director, Amnesty International EU Office
11 September 2006
Lebanon: Letter to EU Council about lack of action by UN Security Council
04/08/2006Further to the appeal to the special meeting of the General Affairs Council earlier this week on the situation in Lebanon and Israel, Amnesty International is now addressing the EU to press the UN Security Council to take immediate measures to protect civilians in both countries. Link to the letter to the UN Security council: Open Letter to the UN Security Council
AI's Secretary General Irene Khan sends letter to the GAEC Meeting of 1 August 2006
03/08/2006Amnesty International urges the Foreign Ministers of the European Union to take immediate action to end war crimes and human rights violations committed by both sides in the ongoing armed conflict between Israel and Hizbullah.
Israel: human rights concerns
12/06/2006Briefing paper on Amnesty International’s key human rights concerns in view of the EU-Israel Association Council Meeting on 13 June 2006.
Iran: New government fails to address dire human rights situation
20/02/2006Six months after Dr Mahmoud Ahmadinejad took up office as the country’s new president, the human rights situation in Iran remains dire. Scores of critics and opponents of the government continue to be imprisoned, many following grossly unfair trials, the death penalty is widely used and torture is common. The full report is available at: http://web.amnesty.org/library/Index/ENGMDE130102006?open&of=ENG-IRN
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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).