04/02/2013 – The EU should take this opportunity to hold Brazil to its commitment, made in the EU-Brazil Joint Action Plan, “to strive for the full protection and promotion in all our countries of civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights”.

11/01/2013 – Despite the recognition international and regional institutions, and some national authorities, give HRDs, they are still targeted, even where specific protection mechanisms and programmes exist.

07/11/2012 – In a new Amnesty International report, Colombia: Hidden from justice. Impunity for conflict-related sexual violence, a follow-up report, we highlight the Colombian authorities’ failure to tackle conflict-related sexual violence.

23/07/2012 – Amnesty International welcomed a new European Parliament (EP) report that again urges implicated EU member states to investigate their involvement in the CIA’s rendition and secret detention programmes.

03/07/2012 – The attached list of voting recommendations addresses specific amendments proposed by both the rapporteur and other MEPs and our position on each amendment.

26/06/2012 – The report on European complicity in the CIA rendition and secret detention programmes led by Hélène Flautre MEP is being finalised in the LIBE committee and will be put to vote on 10 July. Today, Amnesty International launches its Unlock The Truth in Europe...

24/05/2012 – AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL REPORT 2012: THE STATE OF THE WORLD’S HUMAN RIGHTS

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PRESS RELEASE   EU must demand protection for Colombian communities threatened by conflict   (Brussels, 21 February 2012) With no end in sight to the long-running armed conflict in Colombia, today marks the eighth anniversary of the killing of eight members of the...

11/01/2012 – As senior EU and US officials gather for their regular meeting on 12 January, the US detention centre at Guantánamo Bay marks its tenth anniversary. Our comprehensive new report: USA Guantánamo: A decade of damage to human rights, lists ten "anti-human rights...

10/01/2012 – This report highlights the unlawful treatment of Guantánamo detainees and outlines 10 ‘anti-human rights’ messages the detention centre continues to send out to the world.

21/11/2011 – The EU-US Summit on 28 November is set to assess the progress on addressing global challenges and strengthening the security of citizens since last year’s Summit in Lisbon.

18/11/2011 – The EU-US Summit on 28 November is set to assess the progress on addressing global challenges and strengthening the security of citizens since last year’s Summit in Lisbon. This must be done in a frank and honest manner, with both EU and US leaders looking at whether their...