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Turkey Ratifies Convention on Violence Against Women

14/03/2012Amnesty International welcomes Turkey's ratification of the Council of Europe convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence

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

Does the EU have zero vision on ending female genital mutilation?

03/02/2012Ahead of the International Day of Zero Tolerance of female genital mutilation (FGM), Amnesty International and the European Women’s Lobby challenged the European Union to lay out its vision and commitment for ending female genital mutilation and other forms of violence against women.

Hungary’s EU presidency should strive for ‘Europe with a human rights touch’

Hungary’s EU presidency should strive for ‘Europe with a human rights touch’
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04/01/2011

As Hungary takes the chair of the European Union’s six-month rotating presidency for the first time, Amnesty International has challenged the country’s government to improve the EU’s defence of human rights worldwide, and today presented a list of recommendations to Dr Róbert Répássy, the Hungarian Junior Minister for Justice.

Buzek, Reding and people of Europe support EU action on female genital mutilation

Buzek, Reding and people of Europe support EU action on female genital mutilation

09/12/2010On the eve of Human Rights Day, Amnesty International’s END FGM European Campaign is calling on the European Union to heed the voices of over 24,000 people across Europe who signed a rose petal to support an EU-wide strategy against female genital mutilation. Rose petals were also signed by a number of EU officials such as the European Parliament’s President Jerzy Buzek* and vice President Isabelle Durant, the European Commission Vice-President Viviane Reding* and the Belgian vice Prime Minister and representative of Belgian Presidency of the EU Joëlle Milquet.

"Don't short-change human rights", Amnesty International tells EU's new diplomats

"Don't short-change human rights", Amnesty International tells EU's new diplomats
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30/11/2010On the day the European Union’s new diplomatic body, the European External Action Service (EEAS), is launched, Amnesty International has expressed deep concern that the EU’s human rights capacity will be drastically diminished under the new system.

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Music album for International Roma Day

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

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

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).

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