Wrong message: Roma coalition deplores Commission findings on France

23/09/2010 – Amnesty International (European Institutions Office) and ECRE published this week a Briefing on the Commission’s proposal to amend the Frontex Regulation.

Press Release France targets Roma camps

02/08/2010 – Amnesty international’s contribution to the consultation on an EU strategy for combating violence against women 2011-2015

02/08/2010 – Letter to Belgian Presidency: Unknown Assailant – Insufficient investigation into alleged ill-treatment by police in Germany published on 7 July

Amnesty International EU Office Press Release Detention of minors in Greece shows failings of EU’s immigration policy

27/07/2010 – Letter to Commissioner Malmström accompanying the report: Greece: Irregular migrants and asylum-seekers routinely detained in substandard conditions.

05/07/2010 – Several NGOs, including Amnesty International, welcome the ongoing discussion on the Commission’s proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on preventing and combating trafficking in human beings and protecting victims.

05/07/2010 – Our organisations have advocated the need for legislative action at European Union level on defence rights since the European arrest warrant was proposed. We have steadfastly supported the efforts of the Commission in that direction through the proposal for a framework decision on certain procedural safeguards in criminal proceedings, through the Swedish roadmap, and to the adoption of Measure A on interpretation and translation.

Amnesty International EU Office Press Release Are the rights of migrants ensured in EU-Libya relations

09/06/2010 – The ECA-Watch network and Amnesty International would like to draw attention to the conclusions of the former Swedish Presidency and the Spanish Presidency, following the Business and Human Rights Conference that took place in Stockholm in November 2009. At this venue it was decided that the EU and its Member States should emphasise the importance of implementing human rights within export credit guarantees.

Amnesty International EU Office Press Release Justice and Home Affairs Council: When will we have a Europe of Asylum