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AI, ECRE and JRS Europe welcome IDC’s global campaign to end immigration detention of children
21/03/2012Today, the International Detention Coalition launched a global campaign to end the immigration detention of children by presenting a new report “Captured Childhood” at the Human Rights Council in Geneva.
Draft Brighton Declaration: The European Court of Human Rights must not be marginalized
08/03/2012“The European Court of Human Rights must not be given a secondary role in the protection of human rights in Europe” says Nicolas Beger, Director of Amnesty International’s European Institutions Office.
Time for European commitment to banishing violence against women
08/03/2012On International Women's Day, Amnesty International has challenged the European Union to show tangible progress in freeing Europe from violence against women. T
No to human rights trade-off by EU, China and India
10/02/2012Ahead of the EU-India summit and the EU-China summit, Amnesty International has challenged the European Union to demonstrate that it is just as committed to protecting human rights in those countries as it is to pursuing its trade interests.
China Dark times for lawyers as repression intensifies
30/06/2011The Chinese government has unleashed an uncompromising series of measures intended to rein in the legal profession and suppress lawyers pursuing human rights cases. State efforts to control lawyers have intensified over the last two years.
Deserting death row?
28/03/2011As Amnesty International issues its annual worldwide report on death sentences and executions, it has criticised the European Union for its weakening opposition to the death penalty around the world. Last year saw the return of executions to Europe, when two men were executed in Belarus.
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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).