Russia: European Court of Human Rights rules ban on sex-same unions violates human rights 

Under the guise of the Covid-19 pandemic the Greek authorities have used arbitrary arrests, blanket bans, unjustified fines and unlawful use of force to curb peaceful protest, new research by Amnesty International has revealed.

We, the people of Europe, demand technology that serves us, instead of putting us, our communities and our democracies at risk.

We are deeply saddened by the death in custody of Fr. Stan Swamy, 84 year-old Jesuit priest and human rights defender, on 05 July 2021, eight organisations said today.

Amnesty International and partners have expressed serious concerns regarding the position of theEuropean Commission on efforts to increase access to COVID-19 vaccines, treatments, and othermedical goods by means of a temporary waiver of certain provisions of the Trade Related Aspects ofIntellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) Agreement.

Your Excellencies,

Four years after the EU Directive on Combating Terrorism came into force, more effort is needed to ensure it is implemented in accordance with human rights law obligations, said Amnesty International, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), the European Centre for Not-for-Profit Law (ECNL) and the European Network against Racism (ENAR). The organizations call for the European Commission’s review of the Directive’s implementation to prioritize scrutiny of its impact on human rights.

Greek border forces are violently and illegally detaining groups of refugees and migrants before summarily returning them to Turkey, in contravention of their human rights obligations under EU and international law, new research from Amnesty International has revealed. 

This action plan includes 20 recommendations from Amnesty International, ECRE and Human Rights Watch for EU institutions and member states, to protect people on the move along the central Mediterranean route.

European Union affairs ministers should put the governments of Hungary and Poland on notice that there is no place for attacks on the rule of law in the EU and step up scrutiny of their human rights-abusive policies, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), the Open Society European Policy Institute (OSEPI) and Reporters Without Borders (RSF) said today.

Esther Kiobel has been fighting for a long time to hold those accountable who are responsible for the unlawful killing of her husband Dr Barinem Kiobel and 8 other men in 1995 in Nigeria. The struggle is ongoing.

Dear Member of the Parliamentary Assembly,