These new rules should eventually stop EU produced surveillance equipment from being exported to countries where there is a high risk it would be used to abuse journalists, activists and others who work to defend rights. EU: European Parliament must vote to stop surveillance equipment going to...

EU foreign ministers are sitting down to face their Iranian counterpart, amidst alarming reports of over 3000 people held in detention with no access to their families and lawyers, at least 22 deaths by security forces against unarmed protesters and at least four deaths in custody AMNESTY...

Though Hungary’s draconian counter-terrorism laws remain in force and its crackdown on refugees persists, we hope this retrial will be at least a first step towards justice for Ahmed, who has already spent over two years in detention. AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL MEDIA ADVISORY Under embargo until 00.01 8...

The Polish government is finally seeing the consequences of their reckless drive to destroy freedoms in the country. AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL   QUOTE 20 December 2017 Poland: European Commission makes unprecedented move Today, the European Commission has taken the unprecedented step of...

If approved by the President, these amendments will constitute a near fatal blow for basic freedoms and the protection of human rights in Poland. AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL NEWS FLASH 15 December 2017 Poland: President must veto legal amendments to safeguard independence of the judiciary  President...

Hundreds of thousands of refugees and migrants trapped in Libya are at the mercy of Libyan authorities, militias, armed groups and smugglers often working seamlessly together for financial gain. AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PRESS RELEASE Libya: European governments complicit in horrific abuse of refugees...

12/12/2017 – As participants at the High-Level Expert Conference ‘2019 and Beyond: Taking Stock and Moving Forward from the Interlaken Process’, held in Kokkedal, Denmark from 22-24 November 2017, the undersigned organizations commend the Danish Chairmanship of the Council of Europe for its...

We spoke to families of killed and forcibly disappeared human rights defenders all over the world, and kept hearing the same thing: these people knew their lives were at risk, AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PRESS RELEASE States worldwide failing to prevent killings and disappearances of human rights...

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PRESS RELEASE 1 December 2017 Greece: Move asylum seekers to safety before winter hits ·         12 groups begin campaign to end containment policy The Greek government, with the support of EU leaders, should act now before the onset of...

The reality is that hundreds of thousands of refugees and migrants have found themselves trapped in Libya, and exposed to horrific abuses, as a result of the EU’s intensive cooperation with Libyan authorities AMNESTY INTERNATIONALQUOTE 30 November, 2017 Libya: EU/AU migrant plans long on returns,...

By funding, equipping and instructing Libyan authorities responsible for serious human rights violations against refugees and migrants, EU countries, and Italy in particular, have become complicit in their abuse. AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL MEDIA ADVISORY 27 November 2017 EU/Africa Summit: Footage of...

The EU-Turkey Deal is condemning refugees and migrants to a second winter in squalor on the Greek islands Greece: As Winter Nears, Asylum Seekers Stuck in Tents on IslandsGroups Press Greek Officials, EU States for Mainland Transfers, Improved Conditions 22 November 2017, Athens The Greek...