12/07/2013 – Amnesty International is concerned that the prime minister of Malta made a number of statements between 4 and 9 July 2013 indicating that Malta could resort to push-backs of boats of foreign nationals and collective expulsions of individuals already within Maltese jurisdiction....
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PRESS RELEASE Lithuanian EU presidency must ensure accountability for human rights abuses (Brussels, 11 July 2013) As Lithuania assumes the six-monthly rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union for the first time, Amnesty International has today...
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PRESS RELEASE EU must pressure Bahrain to free prisoners of conscience (Brussels, 1 July 2013) As officials from the EU and the Gulf States meet today in Bahrain for their annual ministerial meeting, Amnesty International is urging the EU to call publicly for the...
01/07/2013 – Despite well-documented violations, the EU continues to strengthen its cooperation with the Libyan Government on ‘migration management’, and EU funds appear to have been used to support detention centres where foreign nationals are unlawfully held.
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC STATEMENT Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch urge Council of Europe to monitor Hungary Ahead of tomorrow’s debate on Hungary in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), Amnesty International and Human Rights...
24/06/2013 – Ahead of next week’s Assembly debate on the request to open a monitoring procedure in respect of Hungary, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch urge you to support the Monitoring Committee’s recommendation to place Hungary under the Assembly’s monitoring...
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PRESS RELEASE EU must ensure protection for refugees, asylum-seekers and migrants in Libya (Brussels, 20 June 2013) On World Refugee Day, Amnesty International has urged the European Union to ensure its funding and technical assistance to Libya do...
10/06/2013 – Joint Statement by Amnesty International and ten other partner NGOs on the occasion of the final vote on the Common European Asylum System.
05/06/2013 – Letter to Alan Shatter TD Minister for Justice, Equality and Defence on Council Conclusions on Fundamental Rights & Rule of Law. Amnesty International welcomes the Irish presidency’s initiative of adopting conclusions on fundamental rights and the rule of law at the June JHA...