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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.
Letter to Van Rompuy on EU-US Summit: Accountability and transparency long overdue
15/11/2010The European Union-United States Summit in Lisbon represents an important opportunity for these global actors to reassert that there can be no security without respect for human rights.
Amnesty International’s Recommendations to the Belgian Presidency: Mid-term review
04/11/2010At the outset of the Belgian presidency in June Amnesty International sent recommendations on human rights policy to the Belgian Government as it embarked on its sixth-month presidency of the European Union.As the presidency enters its closing two months, we are writing to follow up our recommendations.
Visit of US Vice-President Joe Biden to Brussels on 6 May 2010
05/05/2010In view of the up-coming visit of US Vice-President Joe Biden to Brussels, Amnesty International urges the EU to use this opportunity to engage in an open and frank discussion with the United States (US) on the human rights implications of its counter-terrorism policies.
‘Dangerous Deals: Europe’s Reliance on ‚Diplomatic Assurances‛ Against Torture’
12/04/2010Amnesty International would like to draw your attention to its report on the recent developments with respect to the use of diplomatic assurances by European states: ‘Dangerous Deals: Europe’s Reliance on ‚Diplomatic Assurances‛ Against Torture’. The report documents that there are serious deficiencies with diplomatic assurances and calls on European countries to reject once and for all the dangerous practice of relying on feeble promises from governments with proven records of torture.
Dangerous Deals: Europe's reliance on "diplomatic assurances" against torture
12/04/2010This report focuses exclusively on recent developments with respect to the use of diplomatic assurances against torture and other ill-treatment by European governments. It is not a comprehensive survey of all cases in the Council of Europe region, but an effort to select key cases and initiatives in European countries to highlight the growing use of assurances in the name of countering terrorism;
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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).