Czech Republic: Systematic discrimination against Romani children in schools
Let’s call this what it is: racism, pure and simple.
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Amnesty International’s “Blueprint for Action” to end refugee and migrant deaths in the Med
On Thursday, Europe’s leaders can finally take concrete action. There can be no more excuses to prevent further deaths.
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Funeral march in Brussels European quarter – Invitation to demonstration, Thursday 23 April, from 11.00
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL
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Must Try Harder: Ethnic Discrimination of Romani Children in Czech Schools
22/04/2015 – Must try harder: Ethnic discrimination of Romani Children in Czech schools, documents how the the Czech authorities are violating the human rights of Romani children in schools across the country. Romani children are segregated in mainstream education in Roma-only separate classes, buildings and schools and even placed in schools for pupils with “mild mental disabilities”. Those in ethnically mixed schools experience bullying, and harassment.
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Europe’s sinking shame: The failure to save refugees and migrants at sea
21/04/2015 – Amnesty International’s new report on the situation in the Mediterranean documents testimonies of shipwreck survivors. It details the challenges and limitations of current search and rescue operations in the central Mediterranean and sets out ways in which this can be remedied. It calls for the immediate launch of a humanitarian operation to save lives at sea, with adequate ships, aircraft, and other resources, patrolling where lives are at risk.
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Rising death toll prompts Europe to act
Words must now turn into concrete action specifically in the form of a European multi-nation and robust search and rescue operation.
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Launch of new report on Search and Rescue in the Mediterranean
Amnesty International
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Saving lives in the Mediterranean must be European governments’ priority
This is a humanitarian crisis that needs an immediate and concerted European response, not more hand-wringing and denial.
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Letter to HRVP Mogherini: EU and China must put universal human rights at centre of dialogue
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.
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Hundreds feared dead in latest Mediterranean tragedy
What we are witnessing in the Mediterranean is a man-made tragedy of appalling proportions. These latest deaths at sea come as a shock, but not a surprise.
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Letter to Mogherini: The EU needs to act now to break the silence on torture in Uzbekistan
16/04/2015 – I am writing to you about Amnesty International’s concerns on human rights in Uzbekistan and to ask you to schedule a Foreign Affairs Council (FAC) discussion and conclusions on Uzbekistan.
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Mediterranean refugee and migrant crisis: UN points to 50-fold increase in deaths amid European government inaction
How many more people have to die before European governments acknowledge that relying on a patchwork quilt of resources for search-and-rescue operations is not enough