The European Union showed willingness to tackle human rights challenges within the EU and to defend human rights around the world during a year of renewal of EU institutions in 2019, Human Rights Watch said today in its World Report 2020.
EU Policies Contribute to Abuse of Migrants in Libya
End Summary Returns, Unchecked Violence
Review Use of ‘Instant’ Tear Gas Grenades and Rubber Projectiles
“What will happen to us?” “Will they fingerprint us?” was the constant refrain as we watched a human wave of asylum seekers and migrants from Syria, Iraq, and Afghanistan crossing the Serbia-Hungary border.
Interactive Photo Feature: Thousands of asylum-seekers, including many from war-torn Syria, arrive daily in Hungary, seeking a path to Germany and other Western European countries. Hungary has detained and at times refused to allow people to continue onwards to Western Europe, citing an EU regulation. As a result, thousands have been stranded at Budapest's Keleti train station. Human Rights Watch researchers interviewed scores. Here are their stories. >>
