SOS EUROPE: European Parliament must stand up for migrants

21/03/2013 – In a letter sent to Viktor Orbán Prime Minister of Hungary on the 8th of March, Amnesty International outlined its concerns regarding the proposed Fourth Amendment to the Fundamental Law of Hungary (the Constitution).

26/02/2013 – This briefing is submitted in accordance with Rule 9(2) of the Rules of the Committee of Ministers for the supervision of the execution of judgments and with the terms of friendly settlements adopted by the Committee of Ministers on 10 May 2006.

17/01/2013 – With no end in sight to egregious violence and human rights abuse in Syria, Amnesty International, Churches’ Commission for Migrants in Europe (CCME), European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE) and the International Catholic Migration Commission (ICMC) are calling on EU Justice and Home Affairs Ministers to act now to help refugees fleeing Syria.

14/01/2013 – It is important to put into perspective the EU’s migration challenges which arise from the situation in North Africa. As the Communication mentions, countries in the region, primarily Tunisia and Egypt, host the bulk of those who have fled the conflict in Libya.