Press releases
Security and human rights
European Court blocks deportation of Omar Othman (aka Abu Qatada)
17/01/2012The European Court of Human Rights’ has ruled that the UK must halt its planned deportation to Jordan of Abu Qatada, a Jordanian national, on national security grounds.
Time for EU to press Hungary to respect human rights
16/01/2012The European Commission must urgently press the Hungarian Government to ensure that a new constitution and national laws comply with European Union human rights standards. The organisation has also criticised restrictive media laws which it believes pose a threat to freedom of expression in Hungary.
Decade of human rights damage: EU must press USA to close Guantánamo
11/01/201211 November marks the tenth anniversary of the US detention centre at Guantánamo Bay. To coincide with this date, Amnesty International has urged the European Union to press the US Government to abolish indefinite detention without criminal trial, disavow its doctrine of global and pervasive war, and fully embrace standards of international law.
Turkey still failing to respect right to conscientious objection
20/12/2011Amnesty International has charged Turkey with failing to report to the Council of Europe on its progress in implementing a European Court decision on the right to conscientious objection.
EU-Russia Summit must defend protesters’ rights
15/12/2011Amnesty International has called on the EU to raise the issue of human rights with the Russian Federation at the EU-Russia Summit. The summit is being held days after Russia’s legislative elections, following which more than 1,000 people, including journalists, were reportedly detained after demonstrations against the manipulation of votes.
EU must stop racism in Spain, not people
14/12/2011Amnesty International has urged the European Union to take action against police discrimination in the context of migration control in EU countries
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Spotlight
PEOPLE UNDER THREAT
02/02/2012
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).
ACT NOW! Stop the trade in torture and death penalty equipment
04/07/2011
Add your name to our petition and demand that the Commission acts now to strengthen its ban on the trade in ‘tools of torture’!