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Security and human rights
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
Romania must come clean over secret prisons
09/12/2011The Romanian authorities must re-open an investigation into CIA secret detention centres on its territory, Amnesty International said today after new evidence of secret prisons was revealed by a German newspaper.
EU must ensure genuine human rights progress in Afghanistan
05/12/2011A decade after the first Bonn Conference, the international community returns today to the German city to discuss Afghanistan’s future. As the Afghan Government and its international partners pursue reconciliation with the Taleban and the transition of security to Afghan forces, Amnesty International has urged EU representatives at the Bonn II Conference to ensure that human rights, including women’s rights, are upheld.
EU must press USA to resolve "war on terror" legacy
29/11/2011As the EU-US Summit convenes in Washington, Amnesty International has urged the European Union to challenge the USA for its continued imprisonment without charge of scores of detainees at Guantánamo Bay, and the US decision to use military commissions to try detainees, some of whom risk the death sentence if convicted.
EU must boost pressure on Egypt’s military rulers
22/11/2011As Egypt's army and security forces violently attempt to disperse protesters from Cairo’s Tahrir Square and elsewhere in the country, Amnesty International has urged the European Union unequivocally to increase pressure on Egypt’s Supreme Council of Armed Forces (SCAF).
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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).