Opinion
Europe and Central Asia
Originally published in Politico. By Nils Muižnieks, Europe Regional Office Director, Amnesty International and Rita Patrício, Senior Executive Officer for the Council of Europe, Amnesty International Today, for only the fourth time since its foundation in 1949, the heads of state of the Council of...
16th May 2023
Opinion
Europe and Central Asia
Climate change
This blog is authored by Sébastien Duyck, Senior Attorney; Campaign Manager Human Rights & Climate, Center for International Environmental Law, Amy Jacobsen, Legal Counsel Communications, Greenpeace International, Katharina Rall, Senior Researcher in the Environment and Human...
15th May 2023
Letters
Europe and Central Asia
Asylum and migration
Amnesty International Secretary General Agnès Callamard has sent an open letter calling on the Rapporteurs and members of leading committees on the EU Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act) to prohibit the use of certain artificial intelligence (AI) systems which are incompatible with human rights of...
26th April 2023
Statements And Reports
Europe and Central Asia
Amnesty International is presenting this submission to the European Commission ahead of the preparation of its 2023 Enlargement Package, including the Opinion on application for Serbia’s membership in the European Union. The submission focuses on freedom of assembly, economic, social and cultural...
18th April 2023
Statements And Reports
Europe and Central Asia
Discrimination
Ahead of a visit of the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) to Serbia from 3 to 7 April 2023, Amnesty International made a submission to the Council of Europe’s monitoring body. Amnesty International raised concerns on the implementation of the new Law on Social Cards and...
18th April 2023
Press Releases
Europe and Central Asia
Police and Justice
Law enforcement officials sent to police the region devastated by Türkiye’s 6 February earthquakes have beaten, tortured, and otherwise ill-treated people they suspect of theft and looting, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch said today. One person died in custody after being tortured. In...
5th April 2023
Press Releases
Europe and Central Asia
Armed conflict
Amnesty International’s Annual Report for 2022/23 highlights Europe’s double standards on human rights and the failure of the international community to unite around human rights and universal values. The West’s robust response to Russia’s aggression against Ukraine contrasts sharply with a...
3rd April 2023
Statements And Reports
Europe and Central Asia
Armed conflict
This briefing outlines Amnesty International’s main concerns and recommendations to EU leaders, ahead of the20 March Foreign Affairs Council and 23-24 March European Council discussion on Russia’s aggression inUkraine.
17th March 2023
Statements And Reports
Europe and Central Asia
EU external relations
On 20 March, the European Commission and the Swedish EU presidency will host a high-level conference in Brussels aimed at coordinating the response of international donors and raising funds for early recovery and relief efforts in both Türkiye and Syria. The conference will be attended by EU member...
17th March 2023
Statements And Reports
Europe and Central Asia
Arms control
Joint NGO statement to the European Parliament and EU Member States The EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive must fully cover the arms sector Four EU Member states are among the world’s top ten arms exporters: France (3rd), Germany (5th), Italy (6th) and Spain (9th). Together in the...
10th March 2023
Press Releases
Europe and Central Asia
Asylum and migration
Responding to yesterday’s tragic shipwreck off the coast of Steccato di Cutro, in which at least 62 migrants, including children, lost their lives, Eve Geddie, Amnesty International’s Europe Director of Advocacy, said: “The grief and horror felt by all of us over these tragic deaths must be...
6th March 2023
Letters
Europe and Central Asia
Ahead of the 4th Council of Europe Summit to be held in Reykjavik on 16-17 May 2023, Amnesty International provided recommendations for the future of the Council of Europe, in response to a call for consultations launched by the Icelandic Presidency of the Committee of Ministers. Amnesty...
1st March 2023