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Publications
Roma
10 Nov 2010
Between January 2008 and August 2009 six Romani men, women and children were killed in a series of similar attacks in different parts of the country. In the same period, local NGOs recorded over 40 separate attacks on members of the Romani community. The report presents first-hand accounts from victims of these violent attacks that many in the community believe are motivated by racial prejudice. It highlights the Hungarian authorities' shortcomings in the investigation and prosecution of attacks against Roma.
25 Sep 2010
Numbering between 10 and 12 million people, the Roma are one of Europe’s largest and most disadvantaged minorities. On almost every indicator of human development, in almost every country, the Roma fall far below the national average. On average, they have lower incomes, worse health, poorer housing, lower literacy rates and higher levels of unemployment than the rest of the population. These are not, simply, the inevitable consequences of poverty. They are the result of widespread, often systemic, human rights violations. They are, in particular, the result of prejudice - of centuries of societal, institutional and individual acts of discrimination, that have pushed the great majority of Roma to the very margins of society – and which are keeping them there.
LGBT
25 May 2010
Amnesty International has today expressed its concerns to the Slovak authorities about the alleged failure of the police in Bratislava to protect participants of the Bratislava Rainbow Pride from attacks by counter-demonstrators on 22 May 2010. The peaceful assembly of approximately 1,000 participants promoting equality and the human rights of lesbian, gay men, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) individuals was the first of its kind in Slovakia and was unfortunately marked with violence and intimidation, due to the failure of authorities to guarantee adequate security.
14 May 2010
Amnesty International regrets the decision of the Minsk City Executive Committee to refuse permission for the Slavic Pride march to take place on Saturday 15 May. The organizers of the march received a letter on 8 May from the Minsk authorities, prohibiting the march on the grounds that the proposed route violated Article 9 of the Law on the staging of public events. The article stipulates that public events cannot take place within 200 metres of underground stations and pedestrian crossings. Racism and faith-based discrimination
9 Jun 2010
United Nations Human Rights Council adopts Universal Periodic Review outcome on Italy Many recommendations were made to Italy to take effective measure against racism and to prevent discrimination against migrants, asylum seekers and members of minorities, including Roma and Sinti people.Amnesty International welcomes Italy’s support of the majority of these recommendations, in particular the recommendation to ensure equal opportunities for the enjoyment of economic, social and cultural rights, including education, health and housing.
3 Jun 2010
Amnesty International has urged the Polish authorities to carry out a prompt, independent and impartial investigation into the killing of a 36-year-old Nigerian trader by a police officer on 23 May at a market in Warsaw’s Praga district. There are contradictory reports about the circumstances that led to the death. Cross-cutting issues
8 Apr 2010
(Kyiv) Amnesty International delegates are in Kyiv to address a memorandum on human rights to President Viktor Yanukovych and meet government officials. At a press conference in Kyiv, the human rights organization will present its concerns on continuing human rights violations such as torture and ill-treatment in detention, unlawful detention, racial discrimination and forcible return of migrants and asylum seekers.
14 Sep 2009
 Journalist Dinko Druhonic has been targeted for criticising neo-fascists © Front Line/Mark CondrenHuman rights defenders are under attack in Serbia and the authorities are failing to protect them, Amnesty International said on Monday. Over the past year women human rights activists have faced repeated attacks in the Serbian media including being threatened with lynching. Such attacks are made by parliamentarians, members of ultra-right organizations and members of the security services indicted for war crimes. Other defenders have had their property destroyed, their offices attacked or been beaten by members of neo-Nazi groups |
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News and Events
9 Feb 2012
 On 25 January 2012, a Court of First Instance in Madrid upheld the decision of the Institute José Cela, a public secondary school in Pozuelo de Alarcón (Madrid), to exclude Najwa from regular classes because she wore the headscarf at school.
9 Jan 2012
 The elementary school in the Slovak village of Šarisské Michaľany in the Prešov region must desegregate Roma classes as ordered by a court decision communicated earlier this month, said Amnesty International and the Slovak non-governmental organization (NGO) Center for Civil and Human Rights.
16 Dec 2011
 One year after the forced eviction of 76 families (356 people), the majority Roma, from the centre of Cluj-Napoca in north-western Romania, Amnesty International stands in solidarity with the individuals affected in their fight for justice.
16 Dec 2011
Amnesty International welcomes the first ever United Nations report on human rights, sexual orientation and gender identity. The report documents widespread discrimination and violence faced by lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people worldwide, and calls on States to end human rights violations and abuses, in accordance with international human rights law.
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