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European Court of Human Rights hears key case concerning European complicity in the US-led secret detentions and renditions programme
16/05/2012Today the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) held a public hearing in the case El-Masri v. “The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia” (Macedonia).
Asylum-seekers aren't criminals
07/05/2012
"We shouldn't treat asylum-seekers as if they were criminals", said Nicolas Beger, Director of Amnesty International's European Institutions Office. "166 organisations throughout Europe are making the powerful point that locking vulnerable people up is simply wrong. The world is watching how EU asylum law upholds the right to liberty."
Time for EU Kosovo mission to focus on war crimes
26/04/2012As the Council of the European Union prepares to extend the mandate of its Rule of Law Mission (EULEX) in Kosovo, a new Amnesty International report demands that the mission should focus on prosecuting war crimes. The report, Kosovo: Time for EULEX to prioritise war crimes, charts progress made by the Mission and recommends urgent reforms ahead of the mandate’s extension in June.
Italy slated by ECHR on refugees
23/02/2012Amnesty International's reaction to the case of Hirsi Jamaa and Others v Italy. This case concerns the Italian interception and push-back to Libya of refugees and asylum-seekers in 2009.
EU must demand protection for Colombian communities threatened by conflict
21/02/2012With no end in sight to the long-running armed conflict in Colombia, eight years after the killing of eight members of the San José de Apartadó community, a peaceful movement which defends its right not to be drawn into the conflict.
Deliver on your promises: EU must hold Bahrain to account
14/02/2012A year after the first peaceful demonstrator was killed by Bahraini security forces, Amnesty International has pressed the EU to ensure that the Government of Bahrain brings all perpetrators of human rights violations to justice. Although Bahrain established an independent commission to investigate, its recommendations have yet to be properly implemented and there are concerns about the continuing lack of accountability.
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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).