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...

Reacting to the onward voyage of the Saudi Arabian state shipping company’s vessel, the Bahri Yanbu, from the Spanish port of Santander this afternoon, Ara Marcen Naval, Deputy Director for Arms Control and Human Rights at Amnesty International, said: “Laden with arms that will likely be used in...

QUOTE Reacting to the news that the European Parliament has condemned the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia following the killing of prominent journalist Jamal Khashoggi and called for an arms embargo, Covadonga de la Campa, Interim Director of the Amnesty International, EU Office, said: “The recent killing...

These new rules should eventually stop EU produced surveillance equipment from being exported to countries where there is a high risk it would be used to abuse journalists, activists and others who work to defend rights. EU: European Parliament must vote to stop surveillance equipment going to...

Brutal implements of torture like spiked batons and weighted leg irons were supposed to have been banned for good in the EU. So why are they for sale in Paris today AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL NEWSFLASH 22 November 2017 *Photographs available (Descriptions in table) EU: Amnesty discovers gruesome...

Egyptians mourn over a body wrapped in shrouds at a mosque in Cairo on August 15, 2013, following a crackdown on the protest camps of supporters of ousted Islamist president Mohamed Morsi the previous day. ©MAHMOUD KHALED/AFP/Getty Images The EU and its members must stop rewarding bad behaviour by...

Arms Trade Treaty signing ceremony, New York, USA, 3rd June 2013 Credit: Amnesty International The more states get on board the treaty, the more it will shine the light of transparency into the murky waters of the international arms trade. Amnesty International News Flash 19 December 2014 A flurry...

19/12/2014 – Following 20 years of campaigning and advocacy, and seven years of formal discussions, on 24 December 2014 the global Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) will finally enter into force. This is a historic moment, and a testament to the hard work, determination and cooperation shown by many...

Arms Trade Treaty signing ceremony, New York, USA, 3rd June 2013 © Amnesty International This achievement is a truly historic breakthrough. It shows what is possible when human rights campaigners dig in for the long haul and work relentlessly to turn a good idea into a lifesaving reality around the...

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PRESS RELEASE   UN puts human rights at heart of historic Arms Trade Treaty    (Brussels, 2 April 2013) Today, governments at the United Nations adopted by a wide margin an Arms Trade Treaty that will ban states from transferring conventional weapons to...

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PRESS RELEASE EU states must back robust Arms Trade Treaty (Brussels, 12 March 2013) Ahead of next week’s final negotiations on a global Arms Trade Treaty at the United Nations, Amnesty International has urged EU countries to back a robust treaty. “France, Germany, Italy,...

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PRESS RELEASE   Rape and murder in Congo: EU must take a stand on arms trade    (Brussels, 12 June 2012) As the European Parliament debates the EU’s position ahead of next month’s negotiations at the United Nations on the creation of an Arms Trade Treaty,...