AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL MEDIA ADVISORY SAVE THE DATE: 17 MARCH 2016

15/03/2016 – Amnesty International expresses deep concern for the situation of human rights defenders working on land, territory and environmental issues in Honduras, and condemns the murder Berta Cáceres.

14/03/2016 – Amnesty International is concerned that the proposed restrictions on access to asylum procedures and a fair and individual consideration of protection needs, if adopted, will go against the obligations of Slovenia as stipulated in international law.

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Refugees arriving by boat to Lesvos, Greece, from Turkey. ©Amnesty International

03/03/2016 – NGOs including Amnesty International have called on the European Union and its member states to honour their human rights obligations when creating and implementing counter-terrorism measures, and ensure these measures are compatible with the rule of law.

Migrants wait to cross the Macedonian-Greek border near the town of Gevgelija on August 21, 2015. © Robert Atanasovski/AFP/Getty Images

26/02/2016 – Ahead of HRVP Federica Mogherini’s visit to Azerbaijan, Amnesty International calls on her to address the deteriorating human rights record in the country and the wrongful imprisonment of government critics.

A member of the Slovenian army observes migrants walking towards the Austrian border near the village of Sentilj, Slovenia, October 24, 2015. © Leonhard Foeger/REUTERS

23/02/2016 – The European Union (EU) must act now to prevent a wholesale assault on human rights and basic freedoms both within its borders and across the globe, said Amnesty International as it launched its annual assessment on human rights around the world.

15/02/2016 – As the European External Action Service (EEAS) drafts a new European Union (EU) Global Strategy on foreign and security policy (the Global Strategy) , Amnesty International calls on the EU and its member states to ensure that human rights remain at the centre of this new strategy and of their foreign policy now and in future.