Gender based violence
Violence against women
Amnesty International letter ahead of the Afghanistan Bonn Conference
02/12/2011The Bonn Conference on 5 December is a key moment to discuss the status of the transition and reconciliation process in Afghanistan, and to decide on important foundations for the future of Afghanistan. We welcome that the EU Foreign Affairs Council Conclusions on Afghanistan of 14 November stress the importance of tangible results in the fields of governance, respect for human rights and the rule of law.
Time to take a stand to oppose violence against women in Europe
17/03/2011
On International Women’s Day 2011, Amnesty International expressed its profound concerns at last minute efforts by some Council of Europe member states to unravel key provisions in a new European treaty on violence against women.
Time to take a stand: Amnesty International opposes amendments that will weaken the Council of Europe treaty on violence against women
14/03/2011
Time to take a stand to oppose violence against women in Europe – Briefing note on Amnesty International’s concerns regarding proposed amendments to the Draft Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence
Amnesty International’s position on EU policy on violence against women
04/03/2011Amnesty International calls on the European Commission to have a transparent process in delivering a European policy framework to combat violence against women, in particular female genital mutilation.
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.
EU strategy for combating violence against women 2011-2015
02/08/2010Amnesty international’s contribution to the consultation on an EU strategy for combating violence against women 2011-2015
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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).