30/10/2013 – In Rome, Italy, a two-track system applies to people in need of housing support. On the sole basis of their ethnicity, Roma who cannot afford a home are placed in authorized camps, built and managed by the municipal authorities.

The Council conclusions on migration painfully show that the expressions of sadness and solidarity were nothing more than crocodile tears. Europe’s priority clearly is not to save lives or to protect people along the borders. Instead it is to prevent people from arriving in Europe at all...

Amnesty International  MEDIA ADVISORY     Spokesperson availability on recommendations to the Lithuanian EU Presidency: mid-term review   (Brussels, 24 October 2013) As Lithuania reaches the mid-point of its European Union (EU) presidency, Amnesty International will meet...

EU and member states must do more to prevent further loss of life. Now is the time for action! Amnesty International MEDIA ADVISORY  Photo opportunity and spokesperson availability for 24 & 25 October European Council: Migration (Brussels, 22 October 2013) Ahead of this week’s...

22/10/2013 – Further to our statement to the Justice and Home Affairs Council on 8 October in the wake of the shipwreck off the coast of Lampedusa which cost the lives of 360 people, we are reiterating our concerns on European migration policy to heads of state and governments meeting at the...

17/10/2013 – People who have fled the conflict in Syria, including both Syrian nationals and Palestinian refugees who were living in Syria, are now fleeing discrimination and human rights violations in Egypt.

Given the deplorable detention and deportation measures, it's not surprising that so many refugees from Syria are leaving Egypt and risking their lives again at sea to reach Europe. What is surprising and shocking is that EU member states appear to be turning a blind eye to the human rights...

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC STATEMENT BY AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL   Time for action: Three things the EU must do following the Lampedusa tragedy   (Brussels, 8 October 2013) As the Justice and Home Affairs Council meets in Luxembourg and ahead of President Barroso’s visit to Lampedusa...

More than 100 migrants died off the coast of Lampedusa in the latest tragic accident. © STR/AFP/Getty Images AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PRESS RELEASE   Italy: More than 100 migrants die in second horrific shipwreck this week   (Brussels, 3 October 2013) The Italian authorities and the European...

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL   PRESS RELEASE   Human rights violations at Gezi Park must not be repeated   (Brussels, 2 October 2013) Human rights violations occurred on a massive scale during the Turkish government’s crushing of the Gezi Park protests this summer, says a report...

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PRESS RELEASE   "Disappeared ”: Accountability for CIA Secret Detention Centres in Lithuania   (Brussels, 26 September 2013) With a new victim claiming that he was held in Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) secret detention in Lithuania, Amnesty...

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PRESS RELEASE   EU must hold France accountable for failure to integrate Roma   (Brussels, 26 September 2013) Following the French Interior Minister Manuel Valls’ comments on the need for Romani people in France to return home, Amnesty International has welcomed...