Letters
European Union Member States
Business and Human Rights
Amnesty International and partners have expressed serious concerns regarding the position of theEuropean Commission on efforts to increase access to COVID-19 vaccines, treatments, and othermedical goods by means of a temporary waiver of certain provisions of the Trade Related Aspects ofIntellectual...
2nd July 2021
Press Releases
Censorship and Freedom of Expression
Amnesty held candle lit vigil in Porto on 6 May ahead of EU- India Leaders’ meeting – IMAGES AND FOOTAGE Spokespeople available Ahead of the EU- India Leaders’ meeting on 8 May, Amnesty International is calling on EU leaders to urge India to protect the rights to life and health and to raise the...
7th May 2021
Press Releases
European Union Member States
Covid 19
In response to the US government’s announcement of its support for waiving intellectual property rights for COVID-19 vaccines, Amnesty International’s Eve Geddie, Director of Amnesty International’s EU Office said: “Today, Europe wakes up to a new political reality that its position on hoarding the...
6th May 2021
Statements And Reports
Censorship and Freedom of Expression
EU leaders meeting in Portugal next weekend will have online talks with Indian Prime Minister Modi. India currently faces a wave of COVID-19 infections and shortages of vaccines and treatments such as oxygen. At the same time, critics of India’s pandemic response are being silenced –...
5th May 2021
Press Releases
Covid 19
The European Commission and European Union (EU) Member States continue to ignore growing calls for a patent waiver that would increase global production and availability of COVID-19 vaccines and related equipment. Recently, nearly 400 Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) and of national...
27th April 2021