In a joint letter to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Amnesty International joined 162 civil society organizations and trade unions in calling on the EU to ban trade and business with Israel’s illegal settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, to comply with its legal obligations as laid out by the International Court of…
Amnesty International joins Greenpeace and over 100 non-governmental organizations calling on the European Union to prohibit companies in the EU from exporting products banned in Europe to other parts of the world, to stop further harms to people and the environment. Amnesty International has been warning that digital surveillance systems produced by companies based in…
Ahead of tomorrow’s EU foreign ministers meeting in Brussels, Amnesty International wrote to High Representative / Vice President Josep Borrell Fontelles and EU Foreign Ministers, calling on them to ensure that the Advisory Opinion of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) of 19 July 2024 is translated into effective policies to bring Israel’s violations of…
Ahead of the EU foreign ministers meeting in Brussels on 29 August 2024, Amnesty International wrote to High Representative / Vice President Josep Borrell Fontelles and EU Foreign Ministers, calling on them to ensure that the Advisory Opinion of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) of 19 July 2024 is translated into effective policies to…
Responding to the European Parliament’s adoption of the European Union’s Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act) today, Mher Hakobyan, Amnesty International’s Advocacy Advisor on Artificial Intelligence, said: “While EU policymakers are hailing the AI Act as a global paragon for AI regulation, the legislation fails to take basic human rights principles on board. “Even though adopting…
On 28 February, the EU Council failed to endorse the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) which marks a deplorable setback for corporate accountability and the protection of Human Rights and the environment worldwide. Amnesty International is one of 136 NGOs who have signed a joint statement calling for a Yes vote for the CSDDD.…
Responding to the European Commission’s decision to investigate TikTok over concerns that the online social media platform may be failing to comply with the bloc’s Digital Services Act (DSA) by not doing enough to protect young users, Damini Satija, Programme Director at Amnesty Tech, said: “We welcome the European Commission’s decision to investigate TikTok over the possibility…
Reacting to the EU reaching an agreement today on new business human rights legislation called the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD), Amnesty International’s Policy Advisor on Business and Human Rights, Hannah Storey said: “By reaching an agreement on this legislation, which requires large companies to identify and address adverse impacts of their business on…
Ahead of negotiations on a European corporate accountability law 15 organizations, including Amnesty International, issued an urgent appeal to EU Commissioner Reynders to fulfil his promise for an ambitious CSDDD including strong climate ambition, inclusion of the financial sector, strong measures on access to justice and full value chain coverage. 12 December 2023 Open Letter:…
Responding to the outcome of bloc’s landmark Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act after a tense debate between European Union member states, the European Commission and the European Parliament, Mher Hakobyan, Advocacy Advisor on Artificial Intelligence said: “The three European institutions– Commission, Council and the Parliament—in effect greenlighted dystopian digital surveillance in the 27 EU Member States,…
On 8 December 2023, 70 civil society groups and 34 expert individuals sent an urgent letter to the Council of EU Member States, the European Commission and the European Parliament to urge them “Do not trade away our rights!” in the final trilogue (negotiation) on the landmark Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act. Open letter to EU…
Responding to EU lawmakers’ reluctance to ban the export of harmful and rights-violating Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies from the EU in the AI Act, Mher Hakobyan, Amnesty International’s Advocacy Advisor on Artificial Intelligence, said: “While lawmakers are engaged in tense discussions on prohibiting or strictly limiting the use of certain AI technologies in the EU…