• Spokespeople available ahead of EU General Affairs Council• New briefing shows Poland is failing to fully comply with EU Court ruling on judges• Hungarian authorities’ clampdown on dissenting voices has continued unabated EU member states must use the EU General Affairs Council next week to break...

Ahead of the upcoming General Affairs Council (GAC) on 11 December when Article 7.1 TEU proceedings regarding both Poland and Hungary are expected on the agenda this letter shares Amnesty International’s concerns on the situation in both countries. Including a briefing on the situation of the...

On 11 December, the General Affairs Council will discuss the Article 7.1 TEU procedure on Hungary for the third time since the historic vote in the European Parliament on 12 September. While the situation in Hungary continues to deteriorate, discussions in the Council have focused almost...

• Spokespeople available in Budapest• Amnesty International will be monitoring the protests The police must rein in unnecessary and excessive force, including the use of tear gas, against peaceful protesters, Amnesty International said today ahead of further demonstrations planned tonight in...

Following news of the disembarkation of 49 men, women and children stranded at sea for 19 days while their requests for safe harbour were refused, Elisa De Pieri, Amnesty International’s Researcher on Southern Europe, said: “After nearly three weeks of being tossed around in stormy seas these...