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We are AmnestyEU & we advance human rights through our work with the EU institutions, the Council of Europe & their member states. If human rights in Europe is what you're into, follow us to keep up to date with it all!
We are AmnestyEU & we advance human rights through our work with the EU institutions, the Council of Europe & their member states. If human rights in Europe is what you're into, follow us to keep up to date with it all!
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“It’s appalling that international diplomats including from the US, European Union and African Union, are shirking their moral and international obligations by not applying direct & consistent pressure on Rwandan & DRC leaders to stop supporting abusive armed groups"
@amnesty.org's Tigere Chagutah
@amnesty.org's Tigere Chagutah
Amnesty Eastern Africa on X: "The upcoming signature of the peace deal between the presidents of DRC and Rwanda in Washington takes place as the violence continues in eastern DRC. Months of discussions & the signing of multiple agreements have had no tangible impact on the lives of Congolese civilians. https://t.co/dWWEtzS9DX" / X
The upcoming signature of the peace deal between the presidents of DRC and Rwanda in Washington takes place as the violence continues in eastern DRC. Months of discussions & the signing of multiple agreements have had no tangible impact on the lives of Congolese civilians. https://t.co/dWWEtzS9DX
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December 4, 2025 at 2:31 PM
“It’s appalling that international diplomats including from the US, European Union and African Union, are shirking their moral and international obligations by not applying direct & consistent pressure on Rwandan & DRC leaders to stop supporting abusive armed groups"
@amnesty.org's Tigere Chagutah
@amnesty.org's Tigere Chagutah
A new @amnesty.org report documents how Rapid Support Forces attacked Zamzam camp in Darfur, Sudan in April.
RSF killed civilians, took hostages, pillaged & destroyed civilian structures including a mosque, school & clinic.
These violations must be investigated as war crimes.
(1/4)
RSF killed civilians, took hostages, pillaged & destroyed civilian structures including a mosque, school & clinic.
These violations must be investigated as war crimes.
(1/4)
RSF's attacks on Zam Zam IDP camps should be investigated as war crimes
The relentless assault caused around 400,000 people to flee the camp between 13 and 14 April alone.
www.amnesty.org
December 3, 2025 at 3:39 PM
A new @amnesty.org report documents how Rapid Support Forces attacked Zamzam camp in Darfur, Sudan in April.
RSF killed civilians, took hostages, pillaged & destroyed civilian structures including a mosque, school & clinic.
These violations must be investigated as war crimes.
(1/4)
RSF killed civilians, took hostages, pillaged & destroyed civilian structures including a mosque, school & clinic.
These violations must be investigated as war crimes.
(1/4)
As Seán Binder goes on trial in Lesvos tomorrow for helping people in distress, @amnestyvl.bsky.social's director Wies de Graeve reflects on why people who save lives should be supported, not criminalized #HumanityMustWin www.politico.eu/article/sean...
People who save lives should not be criminalized
European governments are not only failing people seeking protection, they’re also punishing those who try to fill that dangerous gap.
www.politico.eu
December 3, 2025 at 11:54 AM
As Seán Binder goes on trial in Lesvos tomorrow for helping people in distress, @amnestyvl.bsky.social's director Wies de Graeve reflects on why people who save lives should be supported, not criminalized #HumanityMustWin www.politico.eu/article/sean...
Abortion is a human right.
At today’s @europarl.europa.eu hearing on the My Voice, My Choice European Citizens’ Initiative, there was resounding political support for guaranteeing safe and accessible abortion across the EU.
At today’s @europarl.europa.eu hearing on the My Voice, My Choice European Citizens’ Initiative, there was resounding political support for guaranteeing safe and accessible abortion across the EU.
December 2, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Abortion is a human right.
At today’s @europarl.europa.eu hearing on the My Voice, My Choice European Citizens’ Initiative, there was resounding political support for guaranteeing safe and accessible abortion across the EU.
At today’s @europarl.europa.eu hearing on the My Voice, My Choice European Citizens’ Initiative, there was resounding political support for guaranteeing safe and accessible abortion across the EU.
A new @amnesty.org report reveals how the Cuban state systematically targets women activists, journalists & rights defenders.
Arbitrary detention, unlawful surveillance, enforced disappearance & other institutional violence - amid impunity & a lack of judicial safeguards.
Arbitrary detention, unlawful surveillance, enforced disappearance & other institutional violence - amid impunity & a lack of judicial safeguards.
Cuba: The State represses women human rights defenders
The Cuban government must put an end to institutional gender-based violence against women human rights defenders, journalists, and activists.
www.amnesty.org
November 27, 2025 at 1:53 PM
A new @amnesty.org report reveals how the Cuban state systematically targets women activists, journalists & rights defenders.
Arbitrary detention, unlawful surveillance, enforced disappearance & other institutional violence - amid impunity & a lack of judicial safeguards.
Arbitrary detention, unlawful surveillance, enforced disappearance & other institutional violence - amid impunity & a lack of judicial safeguards.
New testimony from Sudan: survivors say Rapid Support Forces executed scores of unarmed men & raped dozens of women & girls as they captured El Fasher.
This persistent, widespread violence against civilians constitutes war crimes.
All those responsible must be held accountable.
This persistent, widespread violence against civilians constitutes war crimes.
All those responsible must be held accountable.
Sudan: El Fasher survivors tell of deliberate RSF killings and sexual violence – new testimony
Survivors who escaped El Fasher in Sudan’s North Darfur State have detailed to Amnesty International how fighters with the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) executed scores of unarmed men and raped dozens of...
www.amnesty.org
November 25, 2025 at 4:37 PM
New testimony from Sudan: survivors say Rapid Support Forces executed scores of unarmed men & raped dozens of women & girls as they captured El Fasher.
This persistent, widespread violence against civilians constitutes war crimes.
All those responsible must be held accountable.
This persistent, widespread violence against civilians constitutes war crimes.
All those responsible must be held accountable.
When will the EU take action over Hungary's persistent breaches of EU law?
Today another EU Parliament report has found that the situation has gone from bad to worse in Hungary despite the EU formally launching Article 7 proceedings in 2018.
www.amnesty.eu/news/hungary...
Today another EU Parliament report has found that the situation has gone from bad to worse in Hungary despite the EU formally launching Article 7 proceedings in 2018.
www.amnesty.eu/news/hungary...
Hungary - Open letter: EU must take concrete action against Hungary’s continued defiance of human rights and rule of law
On 27 May, EU Ministers will meet at the General Affairs Council (GAC) to hold yet another hearing on the situation in Hungary under Article 7.1 of the Treaty on European Union (TEU). In a joint open ...
www.amnesty.eu
November 25, 2025 at 2:34 PM
When will the EU take action over Hungary's persistent breaches of EU law?
Today another EU Parliament report has found that the situation has gone from bad to worse in Hungary despite the EU formally launching Article 7 proceedings in 2018.
www.amnesty.eu/news/hungary...
Today another EU Parliament report has found that the situation has gone from bad to worse in Hungary despite the EU formally launching Article 7 proceedings in 2018.
www.amnesty.eu/news/hungary...
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🚨So much at stake as #EPlenary discusses human rights in Tanzania this week
Former ambassador & gov't critic Humphrey Polepole was abducted 6 Oct by unidentified security forces
Authorities must disclose his whereabouts & if he is in their custody, release him now.
www.amnesty.org/en/documents...
Former ambassador & gov't critic Humphrey Polepole was abducted 6 Oct by unidentified security forces
Authorities must disclose his whereabouts & if he is in their custody, release him now.
www.amnesty.org/en/documents...
Tanzania: Whereabouts of government critic unknown: Humphrey Polepole - Amnesty International
Humphrey Polepole was abducted in Dar es Salaam on 6 October 2025 by unidentified security forces. He is an outspoken government critic who has criticized President Samia Suluhu Hassan and the ruling ...
www.amnesty.org
November 25, 2025 at 1:39 PM
🚨So much at stake as #EPlenary discusses human rights in Tanzania this week
Former ambassador & gov't critic Humphrey Polepole was abducted 6 Oct by unidentified security forces
Authorities must disclose his whereabouts & if he is in their custody, release him now.
www.amnesty.org/en/documents...
Former ambassador & gov't critic Humphrey Polepole was abducted 6 Oct by unidentified security forces
Authorities must disclose his whereabouts & if he is in their custody, release him now.
www.amnesty.org/en/documents...
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Sex without consent is #rape.
Yet, this is still not ensured all over the EU.
Thanks to MEPs Scheuring-Wielgus & Incir and all others who continue the fight for a consent-based definition across the EU.
#LetsTalkAboutYes
#OnlyYesMeansYes
#EndVAW
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Yet, this is still not ensured all over the EU.
Thanks to MEPs Scheuring-Wielgus & Incir and all others who continue the fight for a consent-based definition across the EU.
#LetsTalkAboutYes
#OnlyYesMeansYes
#EndVAW
euobserver.com/health-and-s...
Let's fight for a simple, clear, and effective European definition of rape
Citizens are demanding clarity, justice, and safety. The European Parliament must respond with unity and courage.
euobserver.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Sex without consent is #rape.
Yet, this is still not ensured all over the EU.
Thanks to MEPs Scheuring-Wielgus & Incir and all others who continue the fight for a consent-based definition across the EU.
#LetsTalkAboutYes
#OnlyYesMeansYes
#EndVAW
euobserver.com/health-and-s...
Yet, this is still not ensured all over the EU.
Thanks to MEPs Scheuring-Wielgus & Incir and all others who continue the fight for a consent-based definition across the EU.
#LetsTalkAboutYes
#OnlyYesMeansYes
#EndVAW
euobserver.com/health-and-s...
Conflict & crises. Authoritarian practices & closing civic space. Attacks on the international human rights system.
At 25 years of their partnership, leaders at the EU-AU summit must rise to challenges in both regions & worldwide.
At 25 years of their partnership, leaders at the EU-AU summit must rise to challenges in both regions & worldwide.
EU-AU summit must rise to challenges on human rights – European Institutions Office
Dear African and European leaders, As the African Union (AU) and the European Union (EU) meet for a summit on 24-25 November in Luanda, Angola, both institutions are confronted with burgeoning conflic...
www.amnesty.eu
November 24, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Conflict & crises. Authoritarian practices & closing civic space. Attacks on the international human rights system.
At 25 years of their partnership, leaders at the EU-AU summit must rise to challenges in both regions & worldwide.
At 25 years of their partnership, leaders at the EU-AU summit must rise to challenges in both regions & worldwide.
Hungary: Drop the investigation against organizer of Pécs Pride - Géza Buzás-Hábel.
Buzás-Hábel could face up to 1 year in prison for planning a peaceful LGBTIQ+ rights march in Hungary.
📢 Take action now:
www.amnesty.org/en/documents...
Buzás-Hábel could face up to 1 year in prison for planning a peaceful LGBTIQ+ rights march in Hungary.
📢 Take action now:
www.amnesty.org/en/documents...
Hungary: Pécs pride organiser at risk of prosecution: Géza Buzás-Hábel - Amnesty International
Géza Buzás-Hábel, organiser of the 2025 Pécs Pride, is currently under criminal investigation for planning a peaceful LGBTI+ rights march, which took place on 4 October despite the ban issued by autho...
www.amnesty.org
November 21, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Hungary: Drop the investigation against organizer of Pécs Pride - Géza Buzás-Hábel.
Buzás-Hábel could face up to 1 year in prison for planning a peaceful LGBTIQ+ rights march in Hungary.
📢 Take action now:
www.amnesty.org/en/documents...
Buzás-Hábel could face up to 1 year in prison for planning a peaceful LGBTIQ+ rights march in Hungary.
📢 Take action now:
www.amnesty.org/en/documents...
EU inaction in DRC kills!
Today activists from LUCHA RDC & @amnesty.org
gathered outside the European Council to demand EU act to end horrific abuses in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Today activists from LUCHA RDC & @amnesty.org
gathered outside the European Council to demand EU act to end horrific abuses in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.
November 20, 2025 at 11:31 AM
EU inaction in DRC kills!
Today activists from LUCHA RDC & @amnesty.org
gathered outside the European Council to demand EU act to end horrific abuses in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Today activists from LUCHA RDC & @amnesty.org
gathered outside the European Council to demand EU act to end horrific abuses in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.
A huge blow for people & the planet.
Today, @europarl.europa.eu voted in favour of deregulating corporations.
This backsliding will have devastating consequences for workers & the climate.
#CSDDD #OmnibusI #EPlenary
Today, @europarl.europa.eu voted in favour of deregulating corporations.
This backsliding will have devastating consequences for workers & the climate.
#CSDDD #OmnibusI #EPlenary
November 13, 2025 at 2:31 PM
A huge blow for people & the planet.
Today, @europarl.europa.eu voted in favour of deregulating corporations.
This backsliding will have devastating consequences for workers & the climate.
#CSDDD #OmnibusI #EPlenary
Today, @europarl.europa.eu voted in favour of deregulating corporations.
This backsliding will have devastating consequences for workers & the climate.
#CSDDD #OmnibusI #EPlenary
At a time when civic space across Europe is under attack,
@amnesty.org welcomes the @ec.europa.eu’s first-ever #EUCivilSocietyStrategy, a long-awaited step to recognize and support those who stand up for #HumanRights every day.
@amnesty.org welcomes the @ec.europa.eu’s first-ever #EUCivilSocietyStrategy, a long-awaited step to recognize and support those who stand up for #HumanRights every day.
November 13, 2025 at 2:05 PM
At a time when civic space across Europe is under attack,
@amnesty.org welcomes the @ec.europa.eu’s first-ever #EUCivilSocietyStrategy, a long-awaited step to recognize and support those who stand up for #HumanRights every day.
@amnesty.org welcomes the @ec.europa.eu’s first-ever #EUCivilSocietyStrategy, a long-awaited step to recognize and support those who stand up for #HumanRights every day.
Greece: Authorities must ‘drop baseless charges’ against rescue volunteer Seán Binder
On 4 December, Seán will stand trial for helping people in distress and at risk of drowning at sea. www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
On 4 December, Seán will stand trial for helping people in distress and at risk of drowning at sea. www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
Greece: Authorities must 'drop baseless charges' against rescue volunteer Seán Binder
On 4 December 2025, Seán Binder will stand trial in Greece for his work as a volunteer rescuer helping people in distress and at risk of drowning at sea
www.amnesty.org
November 12, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Greece: Authorities must ‘drop baseless charges’ against rescue volunteer Seán Binder
On 4 December, Seán will stand trial for helping people in distress and at risk of drowning at sea. www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
On 4 December, Seán will stand trial for helping people in distress and at risk of drowning at sea. www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
EU & Latin American leaders meeting at the #EU-#CELAC summit must not forget their citizens who have been arbitrarily detained & forcibly disappeared in #Venezuela.
Along with 800+ Venezuelans targeted in a systematic & widespread attack on dissent.
1/9
Along with 800+ Venezuelans targeted in a systematic & widespread attack on dissent.
1/9
Venezuela: Detentions without a trace: The crime of enforced disappearance in Venezuela - Amnesty International
The Venezuelan authorities have committed, and continue to commit, enforced disappearances as part of their policy of repression of dissidents and those they perceive as such. This report analyses the...
www.amnesty.org
November 7, 2025 at 2:41 PM
EU & Latin American leaders meeting at the #EU-#CELAC summit must not forget their citizens who have been arbitrarily detained & forcibly disappeared in #Venezuela.
Along with 800+ Venezuelans targeted in a systematic & widespread attack on dissent.
1/9
Along with 800+ Venezuelans targeted in a systematic & widespread attack on dissent.
1/9
Latin American and European leaders meet in the coming days amid mounting crises & pushback against human rights.
The EU-CELAC summit will be a crucial opportunity to promote and protect human rights in both regions and worldwide.
www.amnesty.eu/news/europe-...
The EU-CELAC summit will be a crucial opportunity to promote and protect human rights in both regions and worldwide.
www.amnesty.eu/news/europe-...
Europe/Americas: Human rights must prevail at EU-CELAC summit – European Institutions Office
On 9 November 2025, the European Union (EU) and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean states (CELAC) will meet for their biennial EU-CELAC summit in Santa Marta, Colombia. Amnesty Internationa...
www.amnesty.eu
November 6, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Latin American and European leaders meet in the coming days amid mounting crises & pushback against human rights.
The EU-CELAC summit will be a crucial opportunity to promote and protect human rights in both regions and worldwide.
www.amnesty.eu/news/europe-...
The EU-CELAC summit will be a crucial opportunity to promote and protect human rights in both regions and worldwide.
www.amnesty.eu/news/europe-...
🚨 @amnesty.org’s new report warns of the EU’s risk of complicity in refugee & migrant rights violations in Tunisia where the migration system is built on racist violence, reckless sea interceptions, arbitrary detention & unlawful collective expulsions.
Tunisia: Rampant violations against refugees and migrants expose EU’s complicity risk
The Tunisian authorities have over the past three years increasingly dismantled protections for refugees, asylum seekers and migrants, particularly Black people, with a dangerous shift towards racist ...
www.amnesty.org
November 6, 2025 at 3:16 PM
🚨 @amnesty.org’s new report warns of the EU’s risk of complicity in refugee & migrant rights violations in Tunisia where the migration system is built on racist violence, reckless sea interceptions, arbitrary detention & unlawful collective expulsions.
🎉Good news!
@europarl.europa.eu FEMM Committee supports
@myvoicemychoice.bsky.social initiative on providing safe & accessible abortion for all. The real test will be the final vote in the European Parliament.
We call on all MEPs to add their support in the plenary vote later this month.
@europarl.europa.eu FEMM Committee supports
@myvoicemychoice.bsky.social initiative on providing safe & accessible abortion for all. The real test will be the final vote in the European Parliament.
We call on all MEPs to add their support in the plenary vote later this month.
Thank you, thank you, thank you 🩷💓💐🌸🌺🌷💕👙🎀👛🦩🩰
November 5, 2025 at 3:36 PM
🎉Good news!
@europarl.europa.eu FEMM Committee supports
@myvoicemychoice.bsky.social initiative on providing safe & accessible abortion for all. The real test will be the final vote in the European Parliament.
We call on all MEPs to add their support in the plenary vote later this month.
@europarl.europa.eu FEMM Committee supports
@myvoicemychoice.bsky.social initiative on providing safe & accessible abortion for all. The real test will be the final vote in the European Parliament.
We call on all MEPs to add their support in the plenary vote later this month.
🎂The European Convention on Human Rights is 75 today! #ECHR75
Hard-won rights fought for over generations, the Convention has done so much for free press, LGBTI+ people, minorities, women, people with disabilities & the environment.
Here are 5 wins for human rights 👇
Hard-won rights fought for over generations, the Convention has done so much for free press, LGBTI+ people, minorities, women, people with disabilities & the environment.
Here are 5 wins for human rights 👇
November 4, 2025 at 9:32 AM
🎂The European Convention on Human Rights is 75 today! #ECHR75
Hard-won rights fought for over generations, the Convention has done so much for free press, LGBTI+ people, minorities, women, people with disabilities & the environment.
Here are 5 wins for human rights 👇
Hard-won rights fought for over generations, the Convention has done so much for free press, LGBTI+ people, minorities, women, people with disabilities & the environment.
Here are 5 wins for human rights 👇
🚨The Latvian parliament will vote today on a proposal to leave the Istanbul Convention, a landmark treaty protecting women & girls from violence. Such a move would put safety & lives risk.
@amnesty.org calls on Latvia to uphold the convention & work towards its full implementation.
@amnesty.org calls on Latvia to uphold the convention & work towards its full implementation.
October 30, 2025 at 8:46 AM
🚨The Latvian parliament will vote today on a proposal to leave the Istanbul Convention, a landmark treaty protecting women & girls from violence. Such a move would put safety & lives risk.
@amnesty.org calls on Latvia to uphold the convention & work towards its full implementation.
@amnesty.org calls on Latvia to uphold the convention & work towards its full implementation.
📢 Amid reports of Rapid Support Forces attacks on civilians in El Fasher, Sudan, the EU and international actors must act swiftly to prevent further civilian suffering.
All those responsible for ongoing atrocities must be held individually accountable.
All those responsible for ongoing atrocities must be held individually accountable.
The RSF must immediately end attacks on civilians and civilian infrastructure and allow humanitarian aid into the city.
On 26 October, the RSF claimed that it had taken control of parts of El Fasher, the last major city in Darfur under SAF control. On 27 October, SAF announced it had withdrawn its forces from the city.
www.amnesty.org
October 29, 2025 at 3:43 PM
📢 Amid reports of Rapid Support Forces attacks on civilians in El Fasher, Sudan, the EU and international actors must act swiftly to prevent further civilian suffering.
All those responsible for ongoing atrocities must be held individually accountable.
All those responsible for ongoing atrocities must be held individually accountable.
@amnesty.org is appalled at Austria’s deportation of a man to Afghanistan, a country which is not safe for anyone to be forcibly returned to.
International law is clear: no one can be returned to a place where their life will be in danger. Human rights apply to everyone.
International law is clear: no one can be returned to a place where their life will be in danger. Human rights apply to everyone.
Es ist verboten Menschen in Länder wie #Afghanistan zu bringen in denen bspw. Folter od Verfolgung drohen! Wer Menschen an 1 Staat ausliefert, der Verbrechen an seiner Bevölkerung begeht entzieht Schutz & verletzt menschenrechtl. Prinzipien! Aimée Stuflesser bei @puls24.at:
October 23, 2025 at 9:29 AM
@amnesty.org is appalled at Austria’s deportation of a man to Afghanistan, a country which is not safe for anyone to be forcibly returned to.
International law is clear: no one can be returned to a place where their life will be in danger. Human rights apply to everyone.
International law is clear: no one can be returned to a place where their life will be in danger. Human rights apply to everyone.
‼️It has been 10 years since Gui Minhai disappeared from Thailand.
EU leaders must use all tools at their disposal to press the Chinese authorities to release him immediately and unconditionally, and allow him to travel home.
#FreeGuiMinhai #China
www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
EU leaders must use all tools at their disposal to press the Chinese authorities to release him immediately and unconditionally, and allow him to travel home.
#FreeGuiMinhai #China
www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
October 17, 2025 at 1:58 PM
‼️It has been 10 years since Gui Minhai disappeared from Thailand.
EU leaders must use all tools at their disposal to press the Chinese authorities to release him immediately and unconditionally, and allow him to travel home.
#FreeGuiMinhai #China
www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
EU leaders must use all tools at their disposal to press the Chinese authorities to release him immediately and unconditionally, and allow him to travel home.
#FreeGuiMinhai #China
www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
A ceasefire doesn’t mean the end of genocide, unlawful occupation or apartheid.
The EU must not backtrack on suspending the 🇪🇺🇮🇱 agreement.
Diplomatic & economic pressure on Israel is needed as much as ever.
Now is not the time to let up 🧵
The EU must not backtrack on suspending the 🇪🇺🇮🇱 agreement.
Diplomatic & economic pressure on Israel is needed as much as ever.
Now is not the time to let up 🧵
October 17, 2025 at 11:17 AM
A ceasefire doesn’t mean the end of genocide, unlawful occupation or apartheid.
The EU must not backtrack on suspending the 🇪🇺🇮🇱 agreement.
Diplomatic & economic pressure on Israel is needed as much as ever.
Now is not the time to let up 🧵
The EU must not backtrack on suspending the 🇪🇺🇮🇱 agreement.
Diplomatic & economic pressure on Israel is needed as much as ever.
Now is not the time to let up 🧵