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Letters

Europe and Central Asia

Censorship and Freedom of Expression

Türkiye: Open letter to EU leaders regarding the assault on the right to political participation, the rule of law and human rights in Türkiye

In an open letter to President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen and President of the European Council António Costa, Amnesty International and 57 other human rights organizations, media freedom groups, journalists’ organisations and representatives of the international legal community raise our profound concern over the extraordinary assault by the government of President…

16th May 2025
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
Press Releases

Europe and Central Asia

Asylum and migration

EU: Return proposals a “new low” for Europe’s treatment of migrants

Today, the European Commission introduced a proposed revision to the 2008 Return Directive, amending the EU legal framework on returns or deportations outside of the EU. Following pressure from certain member states, it also introduces a possible legal basis for ‘return hubs’ in EU law through “agreements or arrangements” with third countries. “The European Commission…

11th March 2025
Letters

Europe and Central Asia

Armed conflict

EU/Ukraine: Justice and victims’ rights must be at the forefront of any steps to end the war in Ukraine

As we mark three years since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine and amid the recently accelerated discussions on ending the war, Amnesty International wrote a letter to EU leaders, urging them to take concerted action to influence and shape the terms of any proposed ‘peace negotiations’ and to ensure that they are firmly grounded in…

24th 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
Statements And Reports

Europe and Central Asia

Climate change

EU: Raise Human Rights Crisis in Azerbaijan during COP29

Together with 16 other international human rights organizations, Amnesty International calls on EU leaders attending COP29, the 29th annual United Nations Climate Change Conference, in Baku, to raise directly with the Azerbaijani authorities the cases of those imprisoned on politically motivated grounds and aim to secure their release. In this joint statement, our organizations call…

6th November 2024
Statements And Reports

Europe and Central Asia

Business and Human Rights

Toxic double standards: How Europe sells products deemed too dangerous for Europeans to the rest of the world – Joint briefing

Amnesty International joins Greenpeace and over 100 non-governmental organizations calling on the European Union to prohibit companies in the EU from exporting products banned in Europe to other parts of the world, to stop further harms to people and the environment. Amnesty International has been warning that digital surveillance systems produced by companies based in…

26th September 2024
Letters

Europe and Central Asia

Censorship and Freedom of Expression

Joint NGO letter on the EU’s macro-financial assistance to Egypt and human rights

We, the undersigned Egyptian, regional and international human rights organisations, urge the European Commission and member states to uphold international and EU law to ensure that macro-financial assistance to Egypt granted under EU regulations secures concrete, measurable, structural and timebound human rights progress and reforms in the country. Since the 2013 military ousting of former…

13th June 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
Statements And Reports

Europe and Central Asia

Armed conflict

Ukraine: Amnesty International submission for the EU Enlargement Package / Opinion 2024

This submission details Amnesty International’s human rights concerns in relation to Ukraine and outlines key recommendations that the EU should address in the framework of Ukraine’s EU accession process as well as other ongoing engagement, including the forthcoming EU-Ukraine human rights dialogue. Ukraine’s path to EU membership opens the door for strengthened engagement, additional avenues…

23rd May 2024
Statements And Reports

Europe and Central Asia

Censorship and Freedom of Expression

Serbia: Amnesty International submission for the EU Enlargement Package / Opinion 2024

Amnesty International is presenting this submission to the European Commission ahead of the preparation of its 2024 Enlargement Package, including the Opinion on the application for Serbia’s membership in the European Union. It details Amnesty International’s human rights concerns and outlines key recommendations that the EU should prioritize in the framework of Serbia’s EU accession…

23rd May 2024
Statements And Reports

Europe and Central Asia

Asylum and migration

Türkiye: Amnesty International submission for the EU Enlargement Package / Opinion 2024

This submission details Amnesty International’s human rights concerns in relation to Türkiye and outlines key recommendations that the EU should prioritize in the framework of Türkiye’s EU accession process as well as in its broader bilateral relations with the country. Indeed, whether in the framework of the EU accession process or the EU-Türkiye association agreement,…

23rd May 2024

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