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Europe: Human rights defenders excluded by discriminatory Schengen visa system
Visa systems in Europe’s Schengen area function like an obstacle course for human rights defenders from different parts of the world, preventing many from participating in key decision-making forums. These obstacles contradict the rights and values that Schengen states claim to uphold, Amnesty International said in a new report today. Closing the door? How visa policies in Europe’s Schengen area fail human rights defenders, documents the many o…
The visa system in the European Schengen area has a whole race of obstacles for human rights defenders from different regions of the world, preventing many of them from participating in major decision-making forums, particularly in Belgium. These obstacles are contrary to the rights and values that the Schengen States claim to defend, Amnesty International wrote in a new report published on 30 October 2025.
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