Human rights in the EU
Roma
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.
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.
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.
No sell-out for Serbia's Roma
28/02/2012Amnesty International raises concerns over the treatment of Roma communities in Serbia.
EU must halt discrimination against Roma in Italy
29/11/2011
Amnesty International has called on the European Union to take immediate action to ensure Italy halts discrimination against its Romani population.
Court of Human Rights key to protecting human rights across Europe
07/11/2011As the United Kingdom assumes the six-month chairmanship of the Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers, the organisation’s main decision-making body, Amnesty International has urged the UK to guarantee the essential role of the European Court of Human Rights.
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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).