Press Releases
European Union Member States
Discrimination
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...
9th May 2023
Letters
Africa
Armed conflict
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...
8th May 2023
Letters
Asia and the Pacific
EU external relations
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...
5th May 2023
Statements And Reports
European Union Member States
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...
3rd May 2023
Letters
Europe and Central Asia
Asylum and migration
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...
26th April 2023
Letters
European Union Member States
EU external relations
A joint NGOs letter As civil society organizations that work to ensure that respect for human rights is central to national and international counterterrorism policies, we are writing to urge the European Union in its role as co-chair, with Egypt, of the Global Counter Terrorism Forum (GCTF) to...
20th April 2023
Statements And Reports
European Union Member States
Technology and human rights
Ahead of the AI Act vote in the European Parliament, civil society calls on Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) to ensure the EU Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act) prioritises fundamental rights and protects people affected by artificial intelligence (AI) systems. Increasingly we see the...
19th April 2023
Statements And Reports
Europe and Central Asia
Amnesty International is presenting this submission to the European Commission ahead of the preparation of its 2023 Enlargement Package, including the Opinion on application for Serbia’s membership in the European Union. The submission focuses on freedom of assembly, economic, social and cultural...
18th April 2023
Statements And Reports
Europe and Central Asia
Discrimination
Ahead of a visit of the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) to Serbia from 3 to 7 April 2023, Amnesty International made a submission to the Council of Europe’s monitoring body. Amnesty International raised concerns on the implementation of the new Law on Social Cards and...
18th April 2023
Statements And Reports
Americas
EU external relations
Joint statement of 37 civil society organizations ahead of the forthcoming Joint Communication on relations between the European Union (EU) and Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). The signatory organizations urge the EU and its member states to prioritize human rights in EU-LAC relations in the...
17th April 2023
Press Releases
European Union Member States
Asylum and migration
Attempting to legalize pushbacks of asylum seekers at Lithuania’s borders would green-light torture, Amnesty International said today ahead of this week’s expected vote in the Lithuanian Parliament on a bill that aims to legalize summary returns under domestic legislation. If passed, amendments to...
17th April 2023
Press Releases
Europe and Central Asia
Police and Justice
Law enforcement officials sent to police the region devastated by Türkiye’s 6 February earthquakes have beaten, tortured, and otherwise ill-treated people they suspect of theft and looting, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch said today. One person died in custody after being tortured. In...
5th April 2023