30/06/2015 – Amnesty International is dismayed by the actions of the Turkish authorities, who on 28 June, prevented the annual Pride march from taking place after thousands had already gathered in Taksim, central Istanbul.
The EU-China Summit offers a crucial opportunity to put human rights at the top of discussions, and move forwards with clear action.
29/06/2015 – On the day of the EU-China Summit, Amnesty International has joined forces with the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), Human Rights Watch and the International Campaign for Tibet to call on the EU and China to ensure human rights lead the Summit discussions.
International media coverage of the crackdown has held a mirror up to Azerbaijan and showed the world that the country has something very shameful it wants to hide.
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The twin financial and refugee crises have created a perfect storm on the Aegean islands that only concerted action by both the Greek authorities and European leaders can quell.
Visit of an Amnesty International delegation to an informal settlement with refugees from Syria in Bekaa Valley, Lebanon. © ALI ALSHEIKH KHEDR / Amnesty International
18/06/2015 – Amnesty International calls on you to lead European Union (EU) efforts to speak out about the grave human rights violations taking place in Nigeria today and to engage the Nigerian authorities to address them.
With homophobic violence a clear and present danger for activists in post-Soviet states, this week’s EuroPride will hopefully send a message that progress is possible and deep-seated discrimination can be uprooted and replaced with tolerance.