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.

13/11/2012 – Despite well-documented evidence of abuse, the EU has resumed talks with Libya on migration control, and Italy, seemingly oblivious to Libya’s human rights record, in April signed an agreement with Libya “to curtail the flow of migrants”.

07/11/2012 – In a new Amnesty International report, Colombia: Hidden from justice. Impunity for conflict-related sexual violence, a follow-up report, we highlight the Colombian authorities’ failure to tackle conflict-related sexual violence.

24/10/2012 – Amnesty International sent a joint letter today to the Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the European Union asking the EU member states to do more for refugees fleeing Syria. The letter sets out clear and practical measures that European states can and should be taking to assist Syrian refugees, both arriving in Europe and in Syria’s neighbouring countries.

07/09/2012 – The sinking of a boat carrying migrants towards the southern Italian island of Lampedusa underscores why European Union governments need to do more to rescue and assist destitute people who arrive on its shores, Amnesty International said.

09/08/2012 – Ahead of the International Day of Indigenous Peoples, we wish to draw your attention to the discrimination and serious challenges which indigenous peoples continue to face daily throughout the Americas in their attempts to claim the right to consultation and free, prior and informed consent about development projects in or near their territory.