19/04/2016 – The Justice and Home Affairs Council on 21 April must base discussions on reform of the Common European Asylum System on the principle of solidarity and improving conditions for asylum seekers and refugees in the EU.
Refugees living in squalid conditions in Idomeni refugee camp, Greece. ©Amnesty International
18/04/2016 – Halfway through its term, how has the Dutch EU Presidency done in defending human rights within the EU
18/04/2016 – With all eyes focused on the implementation of the recently agreed EU-Turkey deal, the plight of more than 46,000 refugees and migrants stuck in squalid conditions across mainland Greece, is in danger of being forgotten, said Amnesty International in a report released today.
People take part in a demonstration denouncing Iran’s use of the death penalty on January 28, 2016 in Paris. ©DOMINIQUE FAGET/AFP/Getty Images
15/04/2016 – ‘Trapped in Greece: an avoidable refugee crisis’ examines the situation of refugees and migrants – the majority women and children –trapped on mainland Greece, following the complete closure of the Macedonian border on 7 March 2016.
13/04/2016 – Speech by Head of Amnesty International’s European Institutions Office Iverna McGowan in acceptance of Amnesty International being awarded the Sinti and Roma European Civil Rights Prize 2016.
People detained on Lesvos and Chios have virtually no access to legal aid, limited access to services and support, and hardly any information about their current status or possible fate. The fear and desperation are palpable.
By Matteo de Bellis, Amnesty International’s researcher on Italy
One of the ferry terminals housing refugees at the main Athens port, Piraeus. ©Amnesty International/Olga Stefatou
05/04/2016 – The International Commission of Jurists, the European Council on Refugees and Exiles and Amnesty International would like to present their joint briefing on the Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Border and Coast Guard and repealing Regulation (EC) No. 2007/2004, Regulation (EC) No. 863/2007 and Council Decision 2005/267/EC.
©Amnesty International / Olga Stefatou