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Refugees need safe access to protection, not more barriers
Instead of sealing borders and deploying riot police, frontline European Union (EU) countries must allow safe access for people in…
September 21, 2015
Press Release
New Satellite Images Show Hungary’s Rush to Keep Refugees out of Europe
New satellite images obtained by Amnesty International give a chilling new perspective on Hungary's frenzied efforts to repel refugees and…
September 18, 2015
Press Release
Refugees stuck in no-man’s land on Serbia/Hungary border amid appalling humanitarian failure
More than 1,000 people, including many families fleeing conflict in Syria, Afghanistan and Iraq, remain stuck in abysmal and rapidly…
September 16, 2015
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Refugees in Hungary blocked by forces, criminalized by laws
By effectively closing its border to refugees and meeting those fleeing conflict and persecution with razor wire, troops and draconian…
September 15, 2015
Press Release
EU interior ministerial meeting again highlights Europe’s dismal failure to respond to global refugee crisis
European Union (EU) representatives have once again dismally failed to show collective leadership and respond to the global refugee crisis,…
September 14, 2015
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Hungary: Deplorable images in asylum-seekers reception center
The shocking images of scores of refugees and asylum-seekers being thrown food by Hungarian police at a registration center in…
September 11, 2015
Press Release
New European Commission proposals still far from solving refugee crisis
New proposals announced today by the European Commission to address the global refugee crisis will make steps towards protecting refugees…
September 9, 2015
Press Release
Drastic change in response needed to tackle refugee crisis
European leaders’ response to the burgeoning refugee crisis has been incoherent and lacking in leadership, ambition and compassion, said Amnesty…
September 8, 2015
Report
A Union of Protection: Amnesty International’s Agenda for Refugee Protection in Europe
In the first eight months of 2015, more than 350,000 people reached the EU in search of protection or a…
September 8, 2015
Press Release
Refugees face chaos and harsh conditions at Serbia-Hungary border
Hungary should urgently provide refugees and migrants crossing the border from Serbia more humane reception conditions, transport and clarity about…
September 7, 2015
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Greece: Thousands of Refugees in ‘Hellish’ Conditions on Kos as EU Commissioners Visit
Today’s visit by European Commissioners Timmermans and Avramopoulos to the Greek island of Kos must result in immediate action to…
September 3, 2015
Press Release
The Day of the Disappeared: Enforced disappearances continue unabated in every region of the world
The use of enforced disappearance by governments to silence its critics and instill fear into targeted groups continues unabated in…
August 27, 2015