The EU has historically led the international response on human rights in Myanmar. Silence now, as a scorched-earth campaign rages, would be deafening – and will not go unnoticed worldwide. AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL MEDIA ADVISORY 13 October 2017 EU: Ethnic cleansing in Myanmar demands action...

This is a human rights and humanitarian catastrophe. In her first comments on the crisis, instead of promising concrete action to protect the people in Rakhine state, Aung San Suu Kyi appears to be downplaying the horrific reports coming out of the area. AMNESTY INTERNATIONALMEDIA ADVISORY 6...

Today’s disappointing rulings by the European Court of Justice give greater leeway to employers to discriminate against women – and men – on the grounds of religious belief AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL QUOTE 14 March 2017 ECJ rules no violation in dismissal of women for wearing...

Almost two years after the European Commission launched infringement proceedings against Slovakia for discrimination and segregation in education, Romani children remain trapped in a vicious cycle of poverty, marginalization and despair AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL & THE EUROPEAN ROMA RIGHTS CENTRE...

We are demanding that political leaders stop scapegoating migrants and minorities in a cynical attempt to win votes, and instead focus on real long-term solutions to the challenges their peoples face AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PRESS RELEASE STRICTLY EMBARGOED UNTIL WEDNESDAY 22 FEBRUARY 2017 (00.01 GMT)...

Time and again we have seen such measures used by governments to curb freedom of expression, and to control some people’s movements and associations European Union Directive on Counterterrorism is Seriously Flawed 30 November 2016 – Spokespeople available BRUSSELS—European Union Member States...

Slovakia must change course and show leadership at EU level by insisting on more safe and legal routes for those desperately in need. This should be coupled with leadership by example, through increasing its own efforts to relocate people from Greece. AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PRESS RELEASE Slovak EU...

Fire fighters extinguish a fire in an empty building in Weissach im Tal, Germany, 24 August 2015. The fire almost completely destroyed the building, which was intended to serve as an accommodation for refugees. © Â Friebe/SDMG/dpa With hate crimes on the rise in Germany, long-standing and...

Refugees wait to be processed inside the Presevo transit center in Presevo, Serbia, Monday, Oct. 5, 2015. (Photo by Giles Clarke/Getty Images Reportage) Instead of rising to the challenge of this unprecedented crisis, many governments have been busy devising ways to keep people outside their...

A mural painted by Dariusz, a street artist and human rights defender. The painting has been vandalized several times. © Dariusz Paczkow No person in Poland should have to live in fear of violent attacks just because of who they are. AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PRESS RELEASE (17 September...

11/06/2015 – The European Roma Rights Centre (ERRC), Amnesty International and the Open Society Foundation Bratislava (OSF) call on the Slovak government to refute the use of the “incest-argument” to justify segregated education for Romani children in Slovakia.

Interior of container school for Roma children in Slovakia. Credit: Amnesty International In this day and age, it is shocking that Romani children in Slovakia are systematically segregated from non-Roma children and put in special schools. Amnesty International, European Network Against Racism,...