21/01/2010 – All candidates in Sri Lanka’s upcoming Presidential Election should make a firm commitment to improve respect for human rights. They must pledge to put an end to the widespread human rights violations that have plagued Sri Lanka for decades and to the climate of impunity which has facilitated these violations.

21/01/2010 – In light of the forthcoming Foreign Affairs Council (FAC) on 25 January, Amnesty International would like to draw attention to concerns regarding the human rights situations in Iran and Somalia, both of which will be discussed during the meeting.

Embargoed until 4PM Tue Jan 12/Bajo embargo hasta las 4PM Martes 12 Enero

11/01/2010 – Recommendations document to the Spanish Presidency of the EU. English, Spanish and French version available.

23/12/2009 – Letter to Baroness Ashton, High Representative of the European Union on the changed EU architecture with regard to foreign policy.

14/12/2009 – Amnesty International welcomes the public consultation on the EC’s Communication on the EU role in Global Health. The consultation could be used to ensure that the European Union’s (EU) internal and external actions related to Global Health are fully consistent with the EU’s commitment to place human rights at the core of sustainable development. To this end, Amnesty International underlines that the concept of global health should be explicitly addressed as a human rights issue.

Representatives of women NGOs and survivors of rape visit Brussels

JHA: Fill in gaps of Stockholm Programme in relation to irregular migration