Rückschrittliches Abtreibungsgesetz in der Slowakei stoppen!

Combatting regressive abortion bill in Slovakia Why are we doing the action The Slovak parliament is currently discussing a regressive abortion bill which would be undermining women’s rights and well-being. Its aim is to restrain women’s access to abortion by putting into place a series of restraints which would be delaying access to abortion and Weiterlesen

MALTA: WAVES OF IMPUNITY

In 2020, Malta has failed to protect the human rights of refugees and migrants at sea. The Maltese government’s approach has consisted of avoiding assisting refugees and migrants by taking unlawful measures. These measures have included tactics to arrange pushbacks to Libya, diverting boats with people in distress towards Italy, illegally detaining people on unequipped Weiterlesen

France: Alarming illegal police practices during quarantine

We have authenticated fifteen videos that show illegal use of force by some law enforcement personnel during the lockdown. Racist or homophobic insults, the illegitimate use of force that does not meet the criteria of necessity or proportionality: all these videos illustrate blatant violations of international human rights law. Although we do not draw a Weiterlesen

Erklärung von Amnesty International zum Gesetzesvorhaben vom 6. April 2020 über die Sonderregelungen zur Durchführung der allgemeinen Präsidentschaftswahlen 2020

Amnesty International veröffentlicht diese Erklärung, um die Aufmerksamkeit des Gesetzgebungsausschusses, des Ausschusses für Menschenrechte, Rechtsstaatlichkeit und Petitionen und der Kommission für lokale Regierung und Staatsverwaltung (denen der oben genannte Gesetzentwurf zur Diskussion vorgelegt wurde) auf die internationalen Verpflichtungen Polens und die allgemein akzeptierten Standards bezüglich des Rechts der Bürger_innen auf Beteiligung an der Regierungsführung des Weiterlesen

Amnesty International Statement on the project of the act of 6th of April 2020 about the extraordinary regulations concerning holding the 2020 general presidential election

Amnesty International releases this statement to draw the attention of the Legislative Committee, the Human Rights, Rule of Law and Petitions Committee and the Local Government and State Administration Commission (who the aforementioned project was directed to for discussion), to the international commitments of Poland and the universally accepted standards regarding the right to citizens’ Weiterlesen

Amnesty International Poland statement on the May 2020 Presidential Election in Poland

In response to the current developments considering the planned May 2020 Presidential Election in Poland, the director of Amnesty International Poland Draginja Nadaždin has issued a statement directed at the higher chamber of the Polish Parliament- the Senat. In the statement, she highlights the importance of safeguarding human rights during the  election period and the Weiterlesen

Human rights in Europe – review of 2019

In 2019 in the heart of Europe, some states actively sought to erode the independence of the judiciary to avoid state accountability. The European Union continued to outsource border and migration control. Grave human rights risks ensued: tens of thousands of people remained exposed to conflict, violence, torture and an uncertain future in destitute conditions. Weiterlesen

Spain to become tenth country in Europe to define rape as sex without consent

Following the announcement by the Spanish government today of a new bill on comprehensive responses to sexual violence, including a reform of the legal definition of rape, Amnesty International’s Senior Campaigner on Gender Monica Costa Riba said: “We welcome the step taken by the government to improve the State’s responses to sexual violence in Spain. Weiterlesen