Foreign Policy
Eastern neighbourhood
EU must hold Ukraine to its human rights pledges
20/02/2013Ahead of next Monday’s EU-Ukraine summit, Amnesty International has urged the European Union to put pressure on Ukraine to meet its human rights commitments, amidst allegations of torture and ill-treatment of people in Ukrainian police detention, forcible expulsions and proposals to ban the ‘promotion of homosexuality’.
EU must press Croatia to tackle homophobic hate crime
06/06/2012As Croatia prepares for this year’s Split Pride, Amnesty International has pressed the Croatian Government and the European Union to ensure that homophobic and transphobic hate crimes are systematically and thoroughly investigated and prosecuted.
Amnesty International Annual Report 2012
23/05/2012Amnesty International Annual Report 2012: The State of the World’s Human Rights
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).
EU parliament should crack down on CIA-led rights abuses in Europe
12/04/2012Amnesty International has urged the EU to step up pressure on the USA, to hold Washington to account for its rendition and secret detention programmes.
Belgrade families under eviction threat
19/03/2012Up to 1,500 people risk forcible eviction at a moment’s notice from their homes in Belvil, an informal settlement in Belgrade, starting this week.
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Recommendations to the Irish EU Presidency
23/05/2013 For each rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union, Amnesty International asks the presidency to commit itself to advancing human rights within the EU and worldwide. We also seek the presidency’s active ...
People on the move: Greek police beat a tortured Turkish woman
23/05/2013 This is part of a special ‘People on the Move’ series, highlighting the human rights violations faced by migrants, refugees and asylum-seekers in every part of the world. These profiles are being published around the launch ...