Press Release European Union should do more to uphold Roma Rights Brussels, 8 September 2010. The European Roma Policy Coalition has reiterated its call for the urgent adoption of a European Framework Strategy on Roma inclusion as a step towards eliminating discrimination against the Roma...

27/10/2009 – The report “Troubled Waters – Palestinians Denied Fair Access To Water”, published by Amnesty International on 27 October 2009 details the extent to which Palestinians in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT) do not have access to adequate, safe water supplies, largely as a...

05/11/2008 – In view of the EU-Yemen Troika meeting that will take place on 29 October, Amnesty International would like to draw your attention to the human rights situation in Yemen, in particular regarding discrimination against women and against members of the Baha’i community, and use of...

(Brussels, 15 September) On the eve of the EU’s first “Roma Summit” the EU Roma Policy Coalition* (ERPC) urges the European Union to devise a long-term strategy to respect and protect the fundamental rights of Roma people. The NGOs call on the Summit to commit to common standards...

(Brussels, 9 September) The European Commission’s position regarding the Italian government’s recent policies in relation to Roma needs to be clarified, says the EU Roma Policy Coalition (ERPC).* The Coalition is concerned by the comments of Commissioner Barrot’s spokesperson...

EU social agenda: Roma inclusion remains deadlocked (Brussels, 2 July) The EU’s Social Agenda, announced today, fails to propose any long term strategy aimed at Roma inclusion, says the EU Roma Policy Coalition (ERPC). The Coalition finds that the European Commission’s latest paper on...

25/06/2008 – Amnesty International calls on the EU Presidency to ensure that the issues discussed at the recent EU-Russia Human Rights Consultations are also raised at the highest level during the EU-Russia Summit, mainly the right to freedom of expression and the human rights situation in...

16/06/2008 – AI writes to the Slovenian Presidency, ahead of the EU-South Africa Troika, drawing attention to the need for discussion of the South African government response to the violent attacks that have taken place in South Africa recently, on the basis of the victims’ perceived...

NGO Coalition calls for EU framework strategy against Roma discrimination  Brussels (6 March) – A group of eight NGOs today launched the European Roma Policy Coalition (ERPC) to press the EU to take decisive action against Roma discrimination. In a meeting with Commissioner Spidla, the...

EU-Ukraine Summit: Raise Human Rights Deficiencies Torture, racism and violence against women are key human rights problems in Ukraine which Amnesty International (AI) urges the EU to raise at today’s Summit. “Along with energy and other “strategic” interests, we...

11/09/2007 – Letter to the Presidency regarding torture, racism and domestic violence against women in Ukraine before the EU-Ukraine summit on 14 September

Annual Report 2006-07 : Human Rights and the EU 1. Introduction Despite the continuing deadlock over the EU’s institutional reform, it was in many ways business as usual in most spheres of EU activity, including human rights. On the side of external relations, this presented a familiar picture...