12/02/2014 – As a group of international and European human rights and development organisations, we the undersigned are concerned about the deteriorating human rights and humanitarian situation in the occupied Gaza Strip. In the context of ongoing discussions on European Union (EU) joint...

Memorial at Borisova Garden in Sofia for Mihail Stoyanov who was killed in a hate motivated attack in 2008. Bulgaria, 28th March 2012. Too often, we see little to no action by member states’ authorities to thoroughly acknowledge, investigate and prosecute the hate motive behind these attacks....

MEDIA ADVISORY How can it happen here Roma Discrimination in Europe   Date: 9 April, 2013 Time: 11:00 am – 2:00 pm  Place: Room ASP1G2, Altiero Spinelli Building, European Parliament, Brussels   A day after the launch of our campaign to end discrimination against Roma in...

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PRESS RELEASE   Europe cold-shoulders migrants’ plight   (Brussels, 18 December 2012) Where the people of Europe are preparing for the seasonal festivities, migrants and asylum-seekers fleeing from the world’s trouble spots, have considerably less to look...

EIO MEDIA BRIEFING   EU must do more to uphold Muslims’ rights   (Brussels, 24 April 2012) The European Union and its member states must do more to combat discrimination against Muslims, especially in education and employment, a new report by Amnesty International, Choice and prejudice:...

ERPC PRESS RELEASE National Roma Integration Strategies: what happened to the fight against anti-Gypsyism and ensuring Roma participation Brussels, 22 March 2012 – There is a lack of targeted measures to combat anti-Gypsyism and of meaningful participation of Roma and civil society in the...

PRESS STATEMENT   EU leaders must protect discriminated groups in all walks of life   (Brussels, 12 January 2012) The EU has thrown in the towel about protecting discriminated groups, including lesbian, gay and bisexual people, persons with disabilities, religious minorities, youth...

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PRESS RELEASE   EU must stop racism in Spain, not people   (Brussels, 14 December 2011) Amnesty International has report released today, Spain: Stop racism, not people: Racial profiling and immigration control in Spain, Amnesty International exposes racial profiling...

13/12/2011 – Amnesty International has published a report on police discrimination in an EU country. We look to the EU institutions to confront this reality in Spain and other EU countries, to ensure migration policy goals comply with the EU acquis on the right to non-discrimination.

ERPC PRESS STATEMENT A step in the right direction: EU Roma Framework adopted across the Union (Brussels, 19 May 2011) In a climate of growing discrimination, violence and harassment of Europe’s Roma population, the European Roma Policy Coalition (ERPC) has welcomed today’s adoption by...

04/01/2011 – The changes brought by the Lisbon Treaty have radically transformed the EU presidency’s task. It now focuses far more on internal affairs. So one of the main challenges confronting the Hungarian presidency on the human rights front will be something its predecessors were able to...

Amnesty International’s fight against discrimination in Europe (Brussels, 16 November 2010) On 16 November, the International Day against Intolerance, Amnesty International has launched a new website to support its campaign against discrimination in Europe. The ‘Fight Discrimination in...