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Statements And Reports

Europe and Central Asia

Armed conflict

Ukraine: Establishment of the special tribunal for the crime of aggression must ensure victims-centered justice

The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), Amnesty International, the International Commission of Jurists (the ICJ) and the undersigned organizations are encouraged by steps taken towards the establishment of the Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine by the Council of Europe Committee of Ministers, although regrettably final details on the mechanism’s legal framework,…

14th May 2025
Press Releases

European Union Member States

EU external relations

Hungary: Arrest and surrender Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu to the International Criminal Court

Responding to reports that Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has invited and plans to host Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Hungary on Wednesday, Erika Guevara-Rosas the head of Global Research, Advocacy and Policy of Amnesty International said: “Prime Minister Netanyahu is an alleged war criminal, who is accused of using starvation as a method of warfare, intentionally…

31st March 2025
Letters

Europe and Central Asia

Armed conflict

EU/Ukraine: Justice and victims’ rights must be at the forefront of any steps to end the war in Ukraine

As we mark three years since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine and amid the recently accelerated discussions on ending the war, Amnesty International wrote a letter to EU leaders, urging them to take concerted action to influence and shape the terms of any proposed ‘peace negotiations’ and to ensure that they are firmly grounded in…

24th February 2025
Letters

Africa

Armed conflict

DRC: Urgent EU action needed in response to human rights crisis in eastern DRC

Ahead of the Foreign Affairs Council on 24 February 2025, Amnesty International wrote to High Representative Kaja Kallas and EU Ministers of Foreign Affairs, urging them to act on the escalating human rights crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Dear High Representative Kallas, Dear Ministers of Foreign Affairs, Ahead of the forthcoming Foreign…

20th February 2025
Letters

European Union Member States

Business and Human Rights

Israel/OPT: Ban EU Trade and Business with Israel’s Illegal Settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory

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…

4th February 2025
Letters

European Union Member States

Armed conflict

Middle East: Letter ahead of Foreign Affairs Council and European Council

On 11 October, Amnesty International shared a letter with EU leadership, heads of EU governments and EU foreign affairs ministers, as they prepared to discuss the situation in the Middle East at the 14 October Foreign Affairs Council and the 17-18 October European Council. Dear President Michel, Dear President von der Leyen, Dear HR/VP Borrell,…

16th October 2024
Press Releases

European Union Member States

Armed conflict

Israel/OPT: ICJ opinion means there can be ‘no business as usual’ for EU and Israel

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…

28th August 2024
Letters

European Union Member States

Armed conflict

EU/IOPT: Letter to EU member states on implications of the ICJ Advisory Opinion

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…

28th August 2024
Letters

Africa

Armed conflict

Sudan: NGOs call on the EU to urgently act at one year of conflict

One year on from the start of the conflict in Sudan on 15 April 2023, and as the Foreign Affairs Council meets on Sudan on 22 April 2024, Amnesty International and 10 other NGOs call on the European Union (EU) and its member states to take urgent, strategic and concrete steps to respond to the…

11th April 2024
Letters

Africa

Armed conflict

Sudan: The EU and its member states must take ambitious action to address war crimes and serious human rights violations

On 26 September 2023, Amnesty International called on High Representative Josep Borrell to lead on an ambitious European Union (EU) response to human rights violations in the conflict in Sudan. Recently, the leaders of over fifty international human rights and humanitarian organizations jointly called for the international community to address mounting atrocities in Sudan by…

26th September 2023
Statements And Reports

Africa

Armed conflict

Sudan: War crimes rampant as civilians killed in both deliberate and indiscriminate attacks – new report

Extensive war crimes are being committed in Sudan as the conflict between the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) ravages the country, Amnesty International said in a new report. The report, ‘Death Came To Our Home’: War Crimes and Civilian Suffering In Sudan, documents mass civilian casualties in both deliberate and indiscriminate…

3rd August 2023
Letters

EU external relations

EU-Israel Association Council – EU should not sacrifice human rights in the name of reviving relations

After being put on hold for the past 10 years, the EU-Israel Association Council is set to take place against the backdrop of systematic human rights violations and the Israeli authorities’ persistent and increasingly brazen disregard for EU human rights concerns. Carrying on with business as usual while the Israeli authorities escalate their crackdown on…

23rd September 2022

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