Foreign Policy
Russia & Central Asia
EU-Russia Summit letter
14/12/2011Ahead of the EU-Russia Summit on 15 December, Amnesty International has called on the EU to raise the issue of human rights.
‘Don’t trade away the truth’: Barroso urged to defend Uzbekistan’s human rights
21/01/2011
Amnesty International has urged José Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission, who will receive a visit on 24 January by President Islam Karimov of Uzbekistan, to make human rights central to their discussions.
Visit of Uzbekistan President to Brussels
19/01/2011Through a letter to Commission President Barroso ahead of his meeting with Uzbekistan President Islam Karimov in Brussels on 24 January, Amnesty International calls on the EU to send a strong signal to those fighting for justice in Uzbekistan, and to the wider world, that the EU's human rights policy towards Uzbekistan has not been abandoned.
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.
The Georgia-Russia conflict one year on
07/08/2009Letter to the Swedish Presidency accompanying the report assessing the current situation and developments over the past year in Georgia and including specific recommendations to all parties, and to the European Union in its own important and growing role in the region.
Droits Humains: Joindre les actes aux paroles
23/06/2009 Pendant la présidence suédoise, l’Union européenne va devoir faire face à des changements mondiaux et institutionnels. La crise économique et financière va exiger des réponses évitant l'agitation sociale; la sauvegarde des droits économiques, sociaux et culturels sera un élément déterminant. Une nouvelle Commission et un nouveau Parlement européens offrent de nouvelles possibilités pour débloquer la réforme institutionnelle, sous la direction déterminée de la présidence. À ces efforts devraient s’ajouter une réflexion renouvelée autour des politiques de l’Union européenne relatives aux droits humains et sur la manière de développer ses mécanismes internes, ainsi que des outils de consultations de la société civile plus transparents.
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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’!