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Statements And Reports

Asia and the Pacific

Censorship and Freedom of Expression

India: Amnesty International’s submission to the European Commission’s new comprehensive strategic approach to EU-India relations

In response to the European Commission’s call for evidence on ‘EU-India relations – new comprehensive strategic approach’, Amnesty International made the following submission. Ahead of their forthcoming Joint Communication on a new Strategic EU-India Agenda and a jointly agreed five-year Roadmap with India, Amnesty International urges the EU and its member states to ensure that…

7th May 2025
Letters

Africa

Armed conflict

Sudan: Two years of conflict in Sudan marred by global failure to protect civilians

Two years after the start of the devastating conflict in Sudan, Amnesty International and 12 civil society organizations call on the EU and other international actors to act meaningfully to protect civilians under attack. Dear High Representative Kallas, Dear EU Foreign Ministers, Two years have now passed since the start of the devastating conflict in…

27th March 2025
Letters

Africa

Armed conflict

DRC: Urgent EU action needed in response to human rights crisis in eastern DRC

Ahead of the Foreign Affairs Council on 24 February 2025, Amnesty International wrote to High Representative Kaja Kallas and EU Ministers of Foreign Affairs, urging them to act on the escalating human rights crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Dear High Representative Kallas, Dear Ministers of Foreign Affairs, Ahead of the forthcoming Foreign…

20th February 2025
Letters

Asia and the Pacific

Censorship and Freedom of Expression

India: NGOs call on the EU to take action on urgent human rights concerns

Ahead of the College of Commissioners’ visit to India, Amnesty International and 11 other NGOs urge EU leaders to step up their engagement with their Indian counterparts in light of the profound human rights crisis in the country. Dear President von der Leyen, Dear Commissioners, As the College of Commissioners prepares to visit India amid…

13th February 2025
Letters

Africa

Censorship and Freedom of Expression

The EU must champion civic space in Burundi ahead of next year’s elections

Dear High Representative Borrell, In light of the European Union’s leadership in ensuring the renewal of the mandate of the United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur on Burundi at the current 57th session of the Human Rights Council, Amnesty International is writing to urge you to lead EU and member state efforts to champion civil society…

18th October 2024
Letters

Asia and the Pacific

Censorship and Freedom of Expression

NGOs call for suspension of EU-China human rights dialogue as government continues assault on human rights at home and abroad

Dear High Representative / Vice-President Borrell, We, the undersigned civil society organisations, are writing to reiterate our request for the European Union to suspend its human rights dialogue with China, and to consider other, more impactful measures at the EU’s disposal to address the Chinese government’s assault on human rights at home and abroad. While appreciative of…

13th June 2024
Letters

Asia and the Pacific

Economic, social and cultural rights

Open letter: The EU must address the chilling effect of China’s transnational repression on freedom of expression and academic freedoms of Chinese students

In an open letter, Amnesty International urges High Representative Josep Borrell to lead European Union (EU) and member state efforts to respond to the Chinese government’s use of transnational repression to silence dissent from Chinese students abroad. Dear High Representative Borrell, Amnesty International calls on you to lead European Union (EU) and member state efforts…

15th May 2024
Letters

Africa

Armed conflict

Sudan: NGOs call on the EU to urgently act at one year of conflict

One year on from the start of the conflict in Sudan on 15 April 2023, and as the Foreign Affairs Council meets on Sudan on 22 April 2024, Amnesty International and 10 other NGOs call on the European Union (EU) and its member states to take urgent, strategic and concrete steps to respond to the…

11th April 2024
Letters

Africa

Armed conflict

Sudan: EU must step up efforts at one-year mark of catastrophic war

One year on from the start of the conflict in Sudan on 15 April 2023, and ahead of the 22 April Foreign Affairs Council, Amnesty International wrote to High Representative Borrell and to EU Foreign Ministers to urge them to ensure the European Union (EU) and its member states step up action on continuing human…

8th April 2024
Opinion

Americas

Censorship and Freedom of Expression

Five truths to know: Cuba, the European Union and Human Rights

I am writing these words in exile. I left Cuba almost exactly a year ago, after months of being threatened by State Security to stop my work defending human rights inside Cuba. My story is the story of dozens of activists, journalists, political dissidents and non-conformist artists who in the last few years have been…

22nd November 2023
Letters

Asia and the Pacific

EU external relations

India’s weaponization of laws against civil society must prompt EU action

Amnesty International issued a letter to President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen and Commissioner McGuinness, calling for EU action in light of India’s weaponization of laws against civil society. This letter follows up on Amnesty International’s briefing, Weaponizing Counterterrorism: India’s exploitation of terrorism financing assessments to target civil society, which highlights how…

10th October 2023
Letters

Africa

Armed conflict

Sudan: The EU and its member states must take ambitious action to address war crimes and serious human rights violations

On 26 September 2023, Amnesty International called on High Representative Josep Borrell to lead on an ambitious European Union (EU) response to human rights violations in the conflict in Sudan. Recently, the leaders of over fifty international human rights and humanitarian organizations jointly called for the international community to address mounting atrocities in Sudan by…

26th September 2023

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