This opinion piece was originally published here by Politico Europe Eve Geddie is Director of Amnesty’s European Institutions Office. As the representatives of so-called “Team Europe” were shaking Tunisian President Kais Saied’s hand this July, hundreds of refugees and migrants were stranded in the...

Civil society calls on the EU to draw limits on surveillance technology in the Artificial Intelligence Act As AI systems are increasingly used by law enforcement, migration control and national security authorities, the EU Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act) is an urgent opportunity to prevent...

In an open letter, the organisations united under the European Coalition on Sex Workers’ Rights and Inclusion, of which Amnesty International is a member, call on all Members of the European Parliament to reject and to vote against the report Regulation of prostitution in the EU: its cross-border...

In a joint statement, Amnesty International and 117 other organisations call on EU legislators to close a dangerous loophole in the Artificial Intelligence Act. The European Union is entering the final stage of negotiations on its Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act), but Big Tech and other...

Ahead of EU Member States submitting their pledges for the EU resettlement scheme by 15 of September, we call on leaders to ambitiously expand safe pathways to international protection and better reflect Europe’s capacity to welcome.        Resettlement and other...

Starkly divergent accounts from survivors and Greek authorities around the circumstances of the deadly Pylos shipwreck, underscore the urgent need for an effective, independent, and impartial investigation, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch said today.   The fishing vessel, Adriana,...

Extensive war crimes are being committed in Sudan as the conflict between the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) ravages the country, Amnesty International said in a new report.  The report, ‘Death Came To Our Home’: War Crimes and Civilian Suffering In Sudan, documents...

Responding to the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding under which, among other things, the EU has agreed to give Tunisia financial and technical support to deter Europe-bound migration, Amnesty International’s Advocacy Director at the organization’s European Institutions Office, Eve Geddie...

Member states of the European Union (EU) and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) must urgently address the serious human rights issues facing their continents, Amnesty International said today in an open letter to the leaders due to attend the summit between both regional...

Los Estados miembros de la Unión Europea (UE) y de la Comunidad de Estados Latinoamericanos y Caribeños (CELAC) deben abordar con urgencia los graves problemas de derechos humanos que afrontan sus respectivos continentes, ha declarado hoy Amnistía Internacional en una carta abierta a los líderes y...

As European Union institutions begin trilogue negotiations, civil society calls on EU institutions to ensure the Regulation puts people and fundamental rights first in the Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act). In Europe and around the world, AI systems are used to monitor and control us in public...

At the forthcoming summit between the European Union (EU) and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) on 17-18 July in Brussels, Amnesty International urges both sides to prioritize human rights across all areas of their relations at a critical time for the two regions. After...