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Europe/Central Asia

May 12, 2015 Dispatches

Dispatches: Where is Britain’s Compassion for Migrants in Crisis?

David Mepham
UK Director
Europe/Central Asia

May 12, 2015 Commentary

Migrant smuggling: What are the EU options?

Emina Ćerimović
Senior Researcher, Disability Rights Division

Published In: EU Observer
Europe/Central Asia

May 7, 2015 Commentary

Why Children Risk Deadly Mediterranean Crossings

Jo Becker
Advocacy Director, Children's Rights Division

Published In: Policy Review

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July 15, 2015 Video

Media Freedom Under Attack in the Western Balkans
January 20, 2015 Video

France: Migrants, Asylum Seekers Abused and Destitute
July 24, 2012 Video

Xenophobic Violence in Greece

News

May 20, 2015 Statement

The UK government’s proposals regarding the Human Rights Act and the European Court of Human Rights
April 29, 2015 Commentary

Brussels’ Personae Non Gratae

Judith Sunderland
Associate Director, Europe and Central Asia Division

Published In: Foreign Policy
April 23, 2015 News Release

EU: Mixed Messages on Boat Migration
April 22, 2015 Letter

EU Ten-point Plan Not Adequate Response to Deaths at Sea
April 20, 2015 Letter

Letter to Members of the EU Genocide Network on Discussing Ongoing and Potential Investigations and Prosecutions Following the Release of the US Senate Intelligence Committee Report Summary
April 19, 2015 News Release

EU: Mediterranean Deaths Warrant Crisis Response
April 15, 2015 Commentary

EU’s Approach to Migrants: Humanitarian Rhetoric, Inhumane Treatment

Judith Sunderland
Associate Director, Europe and Central Asia Division

Published In: Open Democracy
April 15, 2015 News Release

EU: Intolerable Inaction Costs Lives at Sea
April 13, 2015 Letter

Human Rights Watch UPR Submission to UNHRC: Belarus
March 19, 2015 Statement

Submission to the UN Human Rights Committee on Concerns and Recommendations on Croatia
March 18, 2015 News Release

Spain: Abortion Bill Endangers Girls
March 18, 2015 Letter

Joint Letter to the UN Special Rapporteurs on Violence Against Women and on the Right to Health on Girls’ Reproductive Rights in Spain
March 18, 2015 Letter

Joint Letter to the UN Working Group on Discrimination against Women on Girls’ Reproductive Rights in Spain
March 18, 2015 Letter

Joint Letter to the Spokesperson of the Popular Party Parliamentary Group in Spain on Girls’ Reproductive Rights
March 16, 2015 Commentary

UK: Modern Slavery Bill Fails Vulnerable Women

Izza Leghtas and Kate Roberts

Published In: Open Democracy
March 13, 2015 Statement

EU: Saving Lives, Putting Solutions Together for Boat People
March 9, 2015 News Release

Spain: Reject Flawed Public Security Bill
March 6, 2015 Letter

Joint NGO Statement on the draft Brussels Declaration on the “Implementation of the European Convention on Human Rights, Our Shared Responsibility”
February 25, 2015 Commentary

The EU Stands By as Thousands of Migrants Drown in the Mediterranean

Benjamin Ward
UK Director (Acting) & Deputy Director, Europe & Central Asia Division

Published In: Quartz
February 22, 2015 News Release

UK: Amend Modern Slavery Bill
February 22, 2015 News Release

Azerbaijan/EU: Use Official Visit to Free Activists
February 20, 2015 Commentary

How Many More Must Die at Sea before Europe Acts?

Judith Sunderland
Associate Director, Europe and Central Asia Division

Published In: Die Zeit (in German)

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November 6, 2013

Unless Blood Flows

Lack of Protection from Domestic Violence in Hungary
June 12, 2013

Unwelcome Guests

Greek Police Abuses of Migrants in Athens
May 16, 2013

Wrong Direction on Rights

Assessing the Impact of Hungary’s New Constitution and Laws

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Daily Brief

January 16, 2020

Syrian government forces and their Russian allies intensify their air offensive against rebel-held Idlib; Egypt's security forces raid Turkish news agency; South Africa fails to show leadership in promoting rights; Brazilians suffer under Bolsonaro's policies; EU has unique opportunity to push for reforms in Vietnam; dramatic surge in global civil unrest likely to continue, and environmental dangers become a top concern.