A member of the Slovenian army observes migrants walking towards the Austrian border near the village of Sentilj, Slovenia, October 24, 2015. © Leonhard Foeger/REUTERS

A diamond mine in the Central African Republic. ©Amnesty International

The EU-China Summit offers a crucial opportunity to put human rights at the top of discussions, and move forwards with clear action.

29/06/2015 – On the day of the EU-China Summit, Amnesty International has joined forces with the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), Human Rights Watch and the International Campaign for Tibet to call on the EU and China to ensure human rights lead the Summit discussions.

A Congolese artisan mine worker shows a small peice of gold found after water processing, in Chudja, Democratric Republic of the Congo (DRC). The UN reveals that a lot of gold is still financing armed groups in DRC. Credit: EPA

20/04/2015 – Ahead of your engagement in the Strategic Dialogue in China on 5-6 May, Amnesty International calls on the European Union (EU) and its member states to ensure that human rights remain at the front and centre of this and all other exchanges with the Chinese government.

• Amnesty International releases Annual Report along with forecast of human rights trends for the coming year • Says governments must ‘stop pretending the protection of civilians is beyond their power’ • Forecasts more civilians at risk of abuses by armed groups, continued attacks on freedom of expression, and a worsening humanitarian and refugee crisis; unless there is a fundamental change to the global response to conflict • Calls for global action including renouncement of veto rights by five permanent members of UN Security Council in situations of mass atrocities

04/12/2014 – Amnesty International urges the European Union (EU) and its member states to engage with the Philippines government over the widespread use of torture or otherwise ill-treatment by its police. Released today, Amnesty International’s report, Above the law: Police torture in the Philippines, reveals that, despite the passage of the Anti-Torture Act criminalising torture in the Philippines in November 2009, torture is still rife and appears to be routine during interrogations in some police stations.

04/12/2014 – In this report, launched as part of its global campaign Stop Torture, Amnesty International investigates the phenomenon of torture and other ill-treatment in the Philippines and the process of obtaining justice and accountability for survivors, both from a legal and practical perspective.

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