Vor Ablauf der Frist von 20 Uhr für den spanischen Rapper Pablo Hasél, um sich der Polizei zu stellen und eine Haftstrafe für seine Liedtexte und Tweets zu beginnen, sagte Esteban Beltrán, Direktor von Amnesty International Spanien: „Niemand sollte strafrechtlich verfolgt werden, wenn man sich in den sozialen Medien äußert oder etwas singt, das Weiterlesen
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
Northern France: in the midst of the health crisis, migrants’ rights defenders are still harassed
In the context of the Covid-19 health crisis, human rights defenders play a crucial role in ensuring that the fight against the pandemic is respectful of the rights of all. However, at the Franco-British border, those assisting migrants continue to face harassment and intimidation by the French authorities. We call for an immediate end to 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