12/11/2012 – The plight of refugees, asylum-seekers and migrants in Libya

08/11/2012 – Romani children in the Czech Republic are still being denied the educational opportunities offered to other students five years after the European Court of Human Rights found the authorities guilty of discrimination

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.

25/10/2012 – A new Amnesty International report, Standing Their Ground: Thousands face violent eviction in China (available here). It documents how forced evictions have become a routine occurrence in China, representing a major violation of China’s international human rights...

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PRESS RELEASE   EU must do more to help Syria’s refugees   (Brussels, 24 October 2012) Amnesty International has urged the European Union to play a more decisive role in the Syrian refugee crisis in response to the massive displacement of people caused by the...

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...

17/10/2012 – In the light of Italy’s obligations under international human rights and refugee law, Amnesty International seeks to assist the Committee of Ministers in its evaluation of the general measures that the Italian Government states that it has taken to date to comply with the...

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PRESS RELEASE   How Cyprus EU presidency is doing on human rights     (Brussels, 17 October 2012) Before the start of Cyprus’s six-month presidency of the EU, Amnesty International recommended how it might best promote human rights. At the mid-point of the...

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL  MEDIA ADVISORY    Amnesty International and Claude Moraes MEP invite you to a lunch event:   SOS Europe: The human cost of defending our borders   Screening of Closed Sea, the award-winning documentary, and panel discussion   Date: Thursday, 18...

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PRESS RELEASE   Russia held to account for serious human rights breaches   (Brussels, 3 October 2012) Following yesterday’s adoption by the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly of a resolution urging Russia to honour its obligations and resolving to...

Amnesty International/ILGA Europe Press Statement   Amnesty International and ILGA-Europe statement to support the 2012 Belgrade Pride   (Brussels, 02 October 2012) Amnesty International and ILGA-Europe today issued a message of support to the 2012 Belgrade Pride, which begins with a week...

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL/GREENPEACE INTERNATIONAL   PRESS RELEASE    Report slams failure to prevent toxic waste dumping in West Africa    Amnesty International and Greenpeace call for criminal investigation   (Brussels, 25 September 2012) Trafigura, the multinational...