AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL

21/02/2013 – Violence in the aftermath of the 2007 Kenyan elections, which claimed 1,300 lives, shows how vital it is for the Kenyan police to be properly prepared ahead of the polls in March.

08/02/2013 – Amnesty International has released a new report, Cameroon: Make human rights a reality, which documents human rights violations by the Cameroonian authorities that are allowed to take place with impunity.

04/02/2013 – The EU should take this opportunity to hold Brazil to its commitment, made in the EU-Brazil Joint Action Plan, “to strive for the full protection and promotion in all our countries of civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights”.

17/01/2013 – With no end in sight to egregious violence and human rights abuse in Syria, Amnesty International, Churches’ Commission for Migrants in Europe (CCME), European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE) and the International Catholic Migration Commission (ICMC) are calling on EU Justice and Home Affairs Ministers to act now to help refugees fleeing Syria.

17/01/2013 – At this critical moment in the conflict in Mali, Amnesty International urges the EU to help ensure that protection for civilians receives the highest priority.

14/01/2013 – It is important to put into perspective the EU’s migration challenges which arise from the situation in North Africa. As the Communication mentions, countries in the region, primarily Tunisia and Egypt, host the bulk of those who have fled the conflict in Libya.

11/01/2013 – Despite the recognition international and regional institutions, and some national authorities, give HRDs, they are still targeted, even where specific protection mechanisms and programmes exist.