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The EU must respond to the magnitude of Cuba’s human rights crisis
Ahead of the forthcoming EU-Cuba Joint Council on 26 May, Amnesty International and 7 NGOs urged High Representative Borrell to ensure that human rights remain at the very centre of the EU’s relations with Cuba, at a crucial moment for the country’s human rights defenders. Amid the ongoing...
Europe: Recommitting to human rights with actions – not just words
Originally published in Politico. By Nils Muižnieks, Europe Regional Office Director, Amnesty International and Rita Patrício, Senior Executive Officer for the Council of Europe, Amnesty International Today, for only the fourth time since its foundation in 1949, the heads of state of the Council of...
Litmus Test for the Council Of Europe: Time to Recognize and Protect the Right to Healthy Environment at the Reykjavik Summit
This blog is authored by Sébastien Duyck, Senior Attorney; Campaign Manager Human Rights & Climate, Center for International Environmental Law, Amy Jacobsen, Legal Counsel Communications, Greenpeace International, Katharina Rall, Senior Researcher in the Environment and Human...
EU: New business sustainability law must be strengthened to protect human rights
New legislation governing the human rights and environmental obligations of businesses in the EU, known as the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive, risks being undermined by exemptions and loopholes, Amnesty International said today. A new report issued today, Closing the loopholes:...
EU: Ban on most harmful use of AI moves a step closer
Responding to the European Parliament’s vote on how artificial intelligence systems should be governed under the EU’s Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act), Mher Hakobyan, Advocacy Advisor at Amnesty International, said: “Today the European Parliament sent a strong signal that...
EU: ‘Greater steps’ needed to protect rights after EU Parliament suggests regulating spyware
Responding to the final recommendations and report published today by the European Parliament’s PEGA committee, which urges the European Union (EU) to more tightly regulate the use, manufacture and trade of spyware, Donncha Ó Cearbhaill, Head of Amnesty International’s Security Lab, said: ...
Slovakia: Failure to address Roma discrimination puts Slovakia ‘on collision course with European Court of Justice’
Responding to the Slovak parliament’s failure to adopt an amendment to the School Act which would take steps to address discrimination against Roma children, Rado Sloboda, Director of Amnesty International Slovakia, said: “The Slovak parliament missed a crucial chance today to adopt measures that...
The EU and its member states must act for Sudan’s civilians at risk
With increased fighting across Sudan and mounting violence against civilians left without assistance and protection, Amnesty International urges HR/VP Josep Borrell to lead the EU and its member states in a robust response to ongoing human rights and humanitarian law violations in the country. The...
The EU must double down on human rights in its relations with China
Ahead of the informal “Gymnich” meeting of EU Foreign Affairs ministers on 12 May, Amnesty International and 7 other NGOs urge the EU and its member states to ensure that their review and recalibration of the EU’s strategy on its relations with China results in concrete, strategic and strengthened...
The EU must not adopt ‘foreign interference’ legislation
Amnesty International joins 229 civil society organisations from across Europe to express concern and opposition to a proposed ‘foreign interference’ directive which would create a register of Foreign Funded organisations. This legislation could have unintended negative consequences, hindering...
The EU must respect human rights of migrants in the AI Act
Amnesty International Secretary General Agnès Callamard has sent an open letter calling on the Rapporteurs and members of leading committees on the EU Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act) to prohibit the use of certain artificial intelligence (AI) systems which are incompatible with human rights of...