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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
Human rights defenders (HRDs) In Serbia continue to be at risk from attack by both state and non-state actors, including the media. The Serbian authorities are failing to protect them from physical attacks and threats to their lives and property. Amnesty International is extremely concerned at the impact of these attacks on the rights of HRDs and the rights to freedom of expression and assembly in Serbia.
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
1 Jul 2009
 Amnesty International Discrimination is one is one of the most serious and pervasive human rights abuses in Europe today. In ways large and small, ranging from insults to assault and the denial of basic services and other rights, it blights the lives of millions of people across the continent. But discrimination is not always well understood nor is enough being done to combat it. This report provides an overview of the most common manifestations of discrimination in Europe and outlines the steps that governments must take to make equality a reality. |
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News and Events
10 May 2012
Amnesty International and Bucharest-based organization Romani CRISS are deeply concerned at the threat of forced eviction of Roma from settlements in Baia Mare, in north-western Romania. Representatives of the two organizations visited the city this week to assess the situation following news reports that the relocation of Romani families from the settlements of Craica and Pirita would commence this week.
8 May 2012
 The current law in Romania does not prohibit forced evictions. Nor does it prohibit housing relocations to areas which are unsafe and/or polluted, and which pose a risk to people’s lives and health.It does not oblige authorities to provide public housing in locations which allow effective access to employment, health-care services, schools, child-care facilities and other services.
7 May 2012
 A prominent Russian LGBTI rights activist has become the first person to be fined for spreading “gay propaganda” under a new St Petersburg law after he picketed the city hall with a poster that said “homosexuality is not a perversion”. Nikolai Alexeyev announced the news of his conviction via Twitter: “Who can pay my fine for gay propaganda in St. Petersburg? 5000 rub, 130 euros, 180 usd”.
26 Apr 2012
Belgrade police and city authorities were not using force during Thursday’s eviction, which was being monitored by the media as well as representatives from Amnesty International and local NGOs, UN organizations, the EU delegation in Serbia and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe,.
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