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European Union Member States

Technology and human rights

Human rights and justice must be at the heart of the upcoming Commission guidelines on the AI Act implementation

The following statement has been written collectively by the AI Act civil society coalition and the #ProtectNotSurveil coalition following the European Commission consultation on the AI Act prohibitions and AI system definition. On 11 December 2024, the European Commission’s consultation on its Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act guidelines closed. These guidelines will determine how those…

16th January 2025
Letters

European Union Member States

Armed conflict

Amnesty International Recommendations to the Polish Presidency of the Council of the European Union

As Poland assumes the Presidency of the Council of the European Union on 1 January 2025, Amnesty International sets out recommendations for its mandate in a letter to Donald Tusk, Prime Minister of Poland. Dear Prime Minister Tusk, Poland assumes the Presidency of the Council of the European Union (EU) at a critical moment, and…

6th January 2025
Statements And Reports

Europe and Central Asia

Business and Human Rights

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 been warning that digital surveillance systems produced by companies based in…

26th September 2024
Statements And Reports

European Union Member States

Asylum and migration

Statement: EU takes modest step as AI law comes into effect

On 1 August 2024, the long-awaited Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act enters into force, meaning that after years of negotiations, the AI Act is now an official EU law. This is a significant administrative step, one which signals to governments and companies alike that they must prepare themselves to abide by these new rules. If they…

1st August 2024
Letters

Europe and Central Asia

Asylum and migration

Open letter to EU Ministers on the situation in Hungary and Poland ahead of the 25 June EU General Affairs Council

Dear Minister, On 25 June, the EU General Affairs Council is set to examine the situation in Hungary under Article 7.1 of the Treaty on European Union (TEU). Ahead of this meeting, our organisations once again call on your leadership to take the Article 7.1 TEU procedure against Hungary forward, by issuing recommendations to the…

21st June 2024
Statements And Reports

Europe and Central Asia

Censorship and Freedom of Expression

Serbia: Amnesty International submission for the EU Enlargement Package / Opinion 2024

Amnesty International is presenting this submission to the European Commission ahead of the preparation of its 2024 Enlargement Package, including the Opinion on the application for Serbia’s membership in the European Union. It details Amnesty International’s human rights concerns and outlines key recommendations that the EU should prioritize in the framework of Serbia’s EU accession…

23rd May 2024
Statements And Reports

Europe and Central Asia

Technology and human rights

Council of Europe: Amnesty International’s Recommendations on the Draft Framework Convention on Artificial Intelligence, Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law

Amnesty International welcomes the initiative of the Council of Europe to draft a Framework Convention on Artificial Intelligence, Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law as the first binding human rights instrument on Artificial Intelligence (AI). In the context of a fast-moving technological landscape, where AI systems can exacerbate existing human rights violations at…

11th April 2024
Statements And Reports

European Union Member States

Asylum and migration

EU’s AI Act fails to set gold standard for human rights

For the last three years, we have worked in coalition as a broad range of digital, human rights and social justice groups to demand that artificial intelligence (AI) works for people, prioritising the protection of fundamental human rights. We have put forward our collective vision for an approach where “human-centric” is not just a buzzword,…

3rd April 2024
Press Releases

European Union Member States

Business and Human Rights

EU: Artificial Intelligence rulebook fails to stop proliferation of abusive technologies

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…

13th March 2024
Press Releases

Europe and Central Asia

Business and Human Rights

EU/Global: European Commission’s TikTok probe aims to help protect young users

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…

19th February 2024
Letters

European Union Member States

Asylum and migration

Amnesty International’s recommendations to the Belgian Presidency of the Council of the EU

Dear Prime Minister De Croo, Belgium assumes the Presidency of the Council of the European Union (EU) at a critical moment, and Amnesty International calls on you to ensure that human rights are at the forefront of your mandate. The Belgian presidency comes at a time of increased challenges in Europe and beyond: Russia’s ongoing…

8th January 2024
Press Releases

Europe and Central Asia

Business and Human Rights

EU: Bloc’s decision to not ban public mass surveillance in AI Act sets a devastating global precedent

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,…

9th December 2023

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