We, the people of Europe, demand technology that serves us, instead of putting us, our communities and our democracies at risk. We call for an end to Big Tech’s destructive business model which has turned our own data into weapons against us. We demand a better internet, where citizens are able to...

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...

Esther Kiobel has been fighting for a long time to hold those accountable who are responsible for the unlawful killing of her husband Dr Barinem Kiobel and 8 other men in 1995 in Nigeria. The struggle is ongoing. It took two decades, only for her to be allowed to give testimony of what happened in...

Dear President Von der Leyen, Executive Vice-President Timmermans, and Commissioners Sinkevičius, Reynders and Breton, In recent weeks, it has been reported that the Commission will delay the adoption of the legislative proposals on (i) minimising the risk of deforestation and forest degradation...

Ensuring corporate accountability for environmental impacts in the upcoming EU directive on sustainable corporate governance As the European Union (EU) develops a directive on sustainable corporate governance, this briefing outlines why and how environmental protection must be integrated into...

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...

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...

by Claudia Prettner, Legal/Policy Adviser – Technology, Data Protection, Human Rights, Amnesty International This opinion piece was originally published on Social Europe. New EU digital rules need to tackle the business model of surveillance capitalism. Last December the European Commission...

On 15 December 2020, the European Commission has adopted two legislative proposals to govern the digital sphere: the Digital Services Act (DSA) and the Digital Markets Act (DMA). These proposals have been eagerly awaited as there is a pressing need for a safer and more transparent online...

End exploitation and raise labour standards in European agriculture At least ten million people are employed in European agriculture, mainly as seasonal workers, day labourers or in other insecure statuses. Despite being defined as essential by the EU institutions and national governments when...

This afternoon, the Legal Affairs Committee of the European Parliament adopted an important report requesting the European Commission to submit a formal proposal for an EU due diligence law. The law requires business enterprises, including financial institutions, to address human rights,...

To: Ms Margrethe Vestager, Executive Vice-President A Europe Fit for the Digital Age and Competition European Commission Friday, 27 November 2020 Dear Executive Vice-President Vestager, I am writing to you to raise Amnesty International’s serious concerns over Google’s planned takeover of the...