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March 7, 2016

Dispatches: Best Chance to Make the EU Relocation Plan Work? Follow Portugal’s Lead

In a rare piece of good news in Europe’s migrant crisis, Portugal and Norway are opening their doors to thousands of asylum seekers. Other countries should follow suit.

Europe/Central Asia

March 7, 2016 Dispatches

Dispatches: Best Chance to Make the EU Relocation Plan Work? Follow Portugal’s Lead

Philippe Dam
Advocacy Director, Europe and Central Asia Division
Terrorism / Counterterrorism

December 11, 2008 News Release

EU: Accept Portugal’s Call to Take Guantanamo Detainees
Africa

European and African leaders should go beyond promises and act to end atrocities, hold abusers to account and combat corruption.

December 4, 2007 News Release

EU-Africa: Summit Should Take Concrete Steps to Tackle Rights Abuses

News

March 8, 2017 Letter

Civil Society Letter to Heads of State and Government on EU Response to the Refugee Crisis
June 25, 2007 News Release

European Union: Portugal Should Champion Human Rights
June 10, 2007 News Release

Betraying human rights in Russia
February 11, 2007 News Release

European Parliament: Condemn Complicity in Illegal CIA Activity

Daily Brief

September 17, 2019

Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon driven by rainforest mafia; refugee children in Greek island camps trapped in horrendous conditions; Bangladesh orders internet blackout for Rohingya refugees; UN report calls for top Myanmar generals to face trial; effect of South Africa’s carbon emissions devastating for local communities; workers paying the price for deregulation in US & Georgia; beaten to death by a teacher in Pakistan, and collective punishment in Jordan.