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Toxic double standards: How Europe sells products deemed too dangerous for Europeans to the rest of the world – Joint briefing

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...
European Union Member States Censorship and Freedom of Expression

We Stand With Transparency International Hungary and Átlátszó: EU Needs To Urgently Protect Civic Space in Hungary

The undersigned organisations call on the European Commission and EU Member States to take immediate action to protect civic space in Hungary and express our unwavering support for and solidarity with Transparency International Hungary and Átlátszó, who have recently been targeted for investigation...
Asia and the Pacific Economic, social and cultural rights

Open letter: The EU must address the chilling effect of China’s transnational repression on freedom of expression and academic freedoms of Chinese students

In an open letter, Amnesty International urges High Representative Josep Borrell to lead European Union (EU) and member state efforts to respond to the Chinese government’s use of transnational repression to silence dissent from Chinese students abroad. Dear High Representative Borrell, Amnesty...
European Union Member States Asylum and migration

EU: Joint civil society reaction to the adoption of the EU Directive on combating violence against women and domestic violence

Today, the Council of the EU officially adopted the EU Directive on combating violence against women and domestic violence.1 As 13 civil society organisations2 which advocate for human rights, gender equality, and the right for all to live free from violence, we welcome this first ever binding EU...