The Myanmar authorities are keeping Rohingya women, men and children segregated and cowed in a dehumanising system of apartheid.

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 critical opportunity for leaders of the two continents to respond to the “evolving context and reshape and deepen the Africa-EU partnership.” Several key issues are expected to be on the agenda including security, conflict and peace-building, governance and democracy as well as migration and youth.

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

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 global action against the worrying assault against human rights defenders (HRDs) and the rights that they seek to protect and defend.

“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,”

The release of the Istanbul 10 late last night restored some faith in Turkey’s justice system. Today, that faith has been washed away.

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, we now call on you to support the adoption of a Committee of Ministers’ interim resolution that initiates an infringement procedure under Article 46.4 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) in the case of Ilgar Mammadov v. Azerbaijan.

Police are monitoring, harassing, and even prosecuting protesters simply for speaking up,

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.

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

18/10/2017 – Ahead of the European Council meeting on 19 October Amnesty International raises concerns on Turkey and requests Donald Tusk show leadership in ensuring strong Council Conclusions on Turkey that reflect the dire human rights situation in the country.

By Katharine Derderian, EU Human Rights Foreign Policy Expert, Amnesty International