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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

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

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
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
Press Releases

Americas

Asylum and migration

Europe/Americas: EU-CELAC summit must prioritize human rights

Member states of the European Union (EU) and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) must urgently address the serious human rights issues facing their continents, Amnesty International said today in an open letter to the leaders due to attend the summit between both regional bodies in Brussels on 17 and 18 July.…

13th July 2023
Calls to action

Americas

Asylum and migration

Europa/las Américas La cumbre UE-CELAC debe dar prioridad a los derechos humanos

Los Estados miembros de la Unión Europea (UE) y de la Comunidad de Estados Latinoamericanos y Caribeños (CELAC) deben abordar con urgencia los graves problemas de derechos humanos que afrontan sus respectivos continentes, ha declarado hoy Amnistía Internacional en una carta abierta a los líderes y lideresas que asistirán a la cumbre de ambos organismos…

13th July 2023
Letters

Americas

Asylum and migration

Open Letter: “Natural partners” at a crossroads: EU-CELAC summit must prioritize human rights

At the forthcoming summit between the European Union (EU) and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) on 17-18 July in Brussels, Amnesty International urges both sides to prioritize human rights across all areas of their relations at a critical time for the two regions. After an eight-year hiatus since the last CELAC-EU…

7th July 2023
Letters

Asia and the Pacific

EU external relations

NGOs urge European Council to keep human rights at the core of EU relations with China

Ahead of the European Council of 29-30 June 2023, Amnesty International and 11 other NGOs urge President of the European Council Charles Michel and EU Heads of State to ensure that human rights remain at the core of a robust and ambitious European Union (EU) approach to relations with the government of China. This year,…

12th June 2023
Letters

Americas

Censorship and Freedom of Expression

The EU must respond to the magnitude of Cuba’s human rights crisis

Ahead of the forthcoming EU-Cuba Joint Council on 26 May, Amnesty International and 7 NGOs urged High Representative Borrell to ensure that human rights remain at the very centre of the EU’s relations with Cuba, at a crucial moment for the country’s human rights defenders. Amid the ongoing crackdown on the rights to freedom of…

22nd May 2023
Letters

Asia and the Pacific

EU external relations

The EU must double down on human rights in its relations with China

Ahead of the informal “Gymnich” meeting of EU Foreign Affairs ministers on 12 May, Amnesty International and 7 other NGOs urge the EU and its member states to ensure that their review and recalibration of the EU’s strategy on its relations with China results in concrete, strategic and strengthened actions on human rights. The EU-China…

5th May 2023

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