John Dalhuisen

This is stated in a new report published by Amnesty International (AI), titled, "Libyas dark web of collusion: Abuses against Europe-bound refugees and migrants."

The report accuses the EU of turning a blind eye "to allegedly brutal tactics of the Libyan coast guard and dangerous detention facilities," Tanjug is reporting, citing AP.

Two human rights activists have been arrested in Istanbul a short while after being released from detention.  

Nalan Erkem and İlknur Üstün, who were previously detained and later released on condition of judicial control, were arrested on July 22. 

Turkey has extended for up to a week the detention of the country director of Amnesty International and nine other people held in a police raid, the rights group said on July 11. 

Bulgarian authorities have not only failed to counter the climate of intolerance, but "have actively engaged in inflammatory speech and at times openly encouraged violence," John Dalhuisen, Amnesty International's Europe Director, has said.

His words follow the attack on Krasimir Kanev, who heads the Bulgarian Helsinki Committee on Friday.

"The police told me to go back and let the dog on me," a 16-year-old Afghan was cited as saying in the latest Amnesty International report on the treatment of refugees and migrants in Hungary.

In a press release on Tuesday, the rights organisation wrote that refugees and migrants face "shocking conditions" in Hungary.

The U.N.'s torture expert on Sept. 21 criticized Turkey's decision to postpone his visit, saying it sent "the wrong message," amid a crackdown following the July 15 failed coup attempt.

The European Union (EU) must immediately put an end to its plans to return asylum-seekers to Turkey on the false pretence that it is a “safe country” for refugees, said Amnesty International in a report published on Friday reiterating that the

The Turkish military operations backed by curfews in the country's southeast have begun to resemble "collective punishment," Amnesty International said on Jan. 20, also accusing the international community of poor criticism against Turkey. 

Turkish authorities have since September been detaining scores of refugees, including from Iraq and Syria, and abusing and pressuring them to return home in breach of international law, Amnesty International said Dec. 16.

"No political will in Serbia to address impunity"

BELGRADE -- Lack of political will in Serbia makes it impossible to address impunity for war crimes and crimes against humanity committed during the 1990s wars, AI said.