Brutal implements of torture like spiked batons and weighted leg irons were supposed to have been banned for good in the EU. So why are they for sale in Paris today AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL NEWSFLASH 22 November 2017 *Photographs available (Descriptions in table) EU: Amnesty discovers gruesome...

22/11/2017 – We, undersigned human rights and humanitarian nongovernmental organisations, are writing to express our deep concern at the deteriorating, and increasingly dangerous, conditions for thousands of women, men and children seeking asylum and trapped on the Aegean islands as winter...

The Myanmar authorities are keeping Rohingya women, men and children segregated and cowed in a dehumanising system of apartheid. AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PRESS RELEASE Under strict embargo until Tuesday 21 November at 05.00 CET / 04.00 GMT / 11.00 Bangkok time EU/Myanmar: Rohingya trapped in...

21/11/2017 – As European Union (EU) and African Union (AU) leaders meet for the 5th EU-AU Summit on 29-30 November 2017 in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, Amnesty International calls on AU and EU leaders to place human rights at the centre of their discussions. The Summit is proclaimed to be a...

As Federica Mogherini visits the epicentre of the Rohingya refugee emergency, she must commit the EU to provide Bangladesh with whatever support it can to continue to host the refugees in humane, sustainable and dignified conditions AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL QUOTE 17 November 2017 EU: Mogherini must...

09/11/2017 – I am writing to share with you our recommendations for the next trio of presidencies for the Council of the European Union (EU) and to introduce you to our new global campaign, Brave: Human rights defenders under threat – a shrinking space of civil society, a campaign to take...

“Taibeh Abbasi is a popular, well-integrated teenager who dreams of becoming a doctor. But her life could be about to change forever. Like thousands of other Afghans who have found safe homes in European countries, she now faces being uprooted and sent to a war zone,” AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PRESS...

The release of the Istanbul 10 late last night restored some faith in Turkey’s justice system. Today, that faith has been washed away. AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL QUOTE 26 October 2017 Amnesty Turkey Chair kept in jail Following a decision by an Izmir court not to release human rights defender,...

23/10/2017 – Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch have welcomed the longstanding efforts by various institutions within the Council of Europe to secure the release of the Azerbaijani political activist and prisoner of conscience Ilgar Mammadov. In the absence of any decisive progress,...

Police are monitoring, harassing, and even prosecuting protesters simply for speaking up, AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PRESS RELEASE 19 October 2017 Poland: end crackdown on peaceful protests The Polish government is cracking down on peaceful protesters in a blatant attempt to dissuade further protests,...

Today’s vote paves the way towards a system that will provide dignity to asylum seekers, by prioritising their family ties, as well as fair distribution between European member states. AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL QUOTE 19 October 2017 EU: Parliament vote on Dublin major break from old rules Reacting to...

EU leaders must publicly condemn the brutal and protracted crackdown on human rights defenders and journalists in Turkey, and stand firmly on the side of human rights MEDIA ADVISORY 18 October 2017 EU: Leaders must press Turkey on human rights ·        ...