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Press Release
European Countries Should Stop the Forcible Returns of Roma to Kosovo, Says Amnesty International
Amnesty International Press ReleaseFor Immediate ReleaseTuesday, September 28, 2010European Countries Should Stop the Forcible Returns of Roma to Kosovo, Says Amnesty InternationalContact: AIUSA media relations office, 202-509-8194(Washington, D.C.) -- European Union (EU) countries should end the forcible return of Roma and other minorities to Kosovo, Amnesty International said in a new report, No welcome anywhere: Stop the forcible return of Roma to Kosovo, published today. “EU countries risk violating international law by sending back people to places where they are at risk of persecution, or other serious harm," said Sian Jones, Amnesty International’s expert on Kosovo. "The EU should instead…
March 27, 2011
Press Release
Serbia: Belgrade Authorities are Forcibly Evicting Roma Families
Amnesty International Press ReleaseFor Immediate ReleaseThursday, October 7, 2010Amnesty International Urges the Belgrade Authorities to Stop Forcibly Evicting Roma FamiliesContact: AIUSA media relations office, 202-509-8194(Washington, D.C.) --Amnesty International has urged the Belgrade authorities to stop forced evictions after Roma families, including 17 children and one pregnant woman, were evicted from their homes in the city. “These people are being forcibly evicted from their homes for the second time in less than 10 years and now they have nowhere to go,” said David Diaz-Jogeix, deputy director of Amnesty International’s Europe and Central Asia program.The 36 people were forcibly evicted from their…
March 27, 2011
Press Release
European Countries Should Stop the Forcible Returns of Roma to Kosovo, Says Amnesty International
Amnesty International Press ReleaseFor Immediate ReleaseTuesday, September 28, 2010European Countries Should Stop the Forcible Returns of Roma to Kosovo, Says Amnesty InternationalContact: AIUSA media relations office, 202-509-8194(Washington, D.C.) -- European Union (EU) countries should end the forcible return of Roma and other minorities to Kosovo, Amnesty International said in a new report, No welcome anywhere: Stop the forcible return of Roma to Kosovo, published today. “EU countries risk violating international law by sending back people to places where they are at risk of persecution, or other serious harm," said Sian Jones, Amnesty International’s expert on Kosovo. "The EU should instead…
March 27, 2011
Report
Europe: Open Secret: Mounting Evidence of Europe’s Complicity in Rendition and Secret Detention
Europe: Open Secret: Mounting Evidence of Europe's Complicity in Rendition and Secret Detention Available in PDF only.
March 26, 2011
Report
Annual Report: Romania 2010
Head of state Traian B?sescu Head of government Emil Boc Death penalty abolitionist for all crimes Population 21.3 million Life expectancy 72.5 years Under-5 mortality (m/f) 20/15 per 1,000 Adult literacy 97.6 per cent The results of the Senate's investigation into Romania's alleged involvement in the US-led renditions (unlawful transfers of terrorist suspects between countries) and secret detention programme remained classified. Government surveys demonstrated widespread discrimination against Roma by the majority population. Several cases of forced evictions of Roma were reported. Background A political crisis was triggered by an attempt to reform the pension system as one of the conditions…
March 19, 2011