Human rights in the EU
Discrimination
Serbia must halt forced eviction of 1,000 people from Belvil settlement
25/04/2012More than a thousand people, over 250 Roma families, who reside in Belvil settlement in Belgrade were told yesterday that they would be evicted on Thursday morning.
EU must do more to uphold Muslims’ rights
24/04/2012The European Union and its member states must do more to combat discrimination against Muslims, especially in education and employment, a new report by Amnesty International, Choice and prejudice: Discrimination against Muslims in Europe, asserts today. The report focuses on Belgium, France, the Netherlands and Spain and Switzerland and documents examples of discrimination on grounds of religion or belief and its impact on Muslims’ lives.
Stop the anti-Roma rhetoric, Croatia!
29/03/2012Amnesty International has expressed concern at yesterday’s speech by Croatia’s interior minister, which accused the Romani population in the northern county of Međimurje of being the main perpetrators of property-related crime. He also implied that social security payments to the Roma community went mainly on alcohol rather than living costs.
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.
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.
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
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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).