21/03/2005 – Amnesty International has today sent an urgent letter to the European Commissioner for Justice Freedom and Security, Franco Frattini on Italy’s forcible return to Libya of people arriving by boat on the Sicilian island of Lampedusa.

17/02/2005 – In February 2005 Amnesty International EU Office presented a briefing to the Members of the European Parliament on the Council Directive on minimum standards on procedures in Member States for granting and withdrawing refugee status.

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL OPEN LETTER TO THE COUNCIL AND THE COMMISSION ON THE OCCASION OF THE JHA INFORMAL COUNCIL ON 27-29 JANUARY IN LUXEMBOURG Brussels 26 January, 2005 To: Luc Frieden, Luxembourg Minister of Justice (for the EU Presidency) Nicolas Schmit, Luxembourg Minister Delegate of Foreign...

09/12/2004 – The objective of the instrument described in the Green Paper is to ‘reinforce the right to liberty and the presumption of innocence in the European Union as a whole… and would decrease unequal treatment of non-resident suspected persons’ . Amnesty International supports this...

05/10/2004 – Amnesty International letter to the European Commission and EU Presidency regarding the alarming report of the Italian authorities expelling large numbers of Africans to Libya, apparently without ensuring adequate access to asylum procedures for persons in need of international...

14/09/2004 – Joint NGO concerns on EU asylum, refugee and migration policy developments. (Word document).

25/06/2004 – Sign the Petition by clicking on the link below (Word document)

21/06/2004 – Amnesty International comments on the Communications from the EC: “Improving Access to Durable Solutions”. Managed entry in the EU of persons in need of international protection and the enhancement of the protection capacity of the regions of origin. COM(2004) 410...

15/06/2004 – Bilan du programme de Tampere sur le droit d’asile Juin 1999 – Mai 2004 (format PDF)

MEDIA NOTIFICATION AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL ASSESSES THE TAMPERE AGENDA In a short analysis document released in Brussels today, Amnesty International answers the question: Is the EU now more free, secure and just as a result of the Tampere agenda The 7-page document: “The European Union –...

EUROPEAN COUNCIL ON REFUGEES AND EXILES AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH In an unprecedented move, refugee and human rights organisations across Europe are jointly calling on the European Union to scrap one of the key elements leading to the proposed Common European Asylum System. The...

European Council on Refugees and Exiles Amnesty International Human Rights Watch Con un’azione senza precedenti, le organizzazioni a tutela dei rifugiati e dei diritti umani in Europa chiedono congiuntamente all’Unione europea di respingere uno degli elementi-chiave della proposta di...