As the European Union prepares to launch a major programme this Thursday (EU Justice and Home Affairs Council, Brussels) to repatriate refugees to Afghanistan, Amnesty International calls on the EU to pull back from any plans for the moment. (document available link at end of page: “Amnesty...

06/05/2003 – Amnesty International Briefing on the EU Return Plan to Afghanistan for the EU-JHA Council, 8 May 2003

28/03/2003 – Convention for the future of Europe: joint NGOs comments on the draft chapter on Justice and Home Affairs to be discussed in Plenary on 3-4 April 2003. Document prepared jointly by Amnesty International, ECRE, ILPA, GISTI, Justice, Statewatch and the Standing Committee of experts...

Amnesty International commentary on UK proposals for external processing and responsibility sharing arrangements with third countries. See also the accompanying press release dated 27 March 2003. Document: “Renforcement de la forteresse Europe en temps de guerre” Download PDF attachement

At a time when war in Iraq may result in a massive exodus of refugees, Amnesty International has described British proposals to be discussed at EU level tomorrow on processing refugees “in the region”as totally inappropriate, legally flawed and says they risk undermining the Tampere...

27/03/2003 – Amnesty International commentary on UK proposals for external processing and responsibility sharing arrangements with third countries.

ADDRESSED TO: BERTIE AHERN/ JOSE MARIA AZNAR/ JAN PETER BALKENENDE/ JOSE MANUEL DURAO BARROSO/ SILVIO BERLUSCONI/TONY BLAIR/ JACQUES CHIRAC/ JEAN-CLAUDE JUNCKER/PAAVO LIPPONEN/ GORAN PERSSON/ ANDERS FOGH RASMUSSEN/ GERHARD SCHRÖDER/ WOLFGANG SCHÜSSEL/ COSTAS SIMITIS/ GUY VERHOFSTADT On...

(Brussels 26 February) On the eve of tomorrow’s meeting of EU Justice and Home Affairs ministers in Brussels, Amnesty International calls on the EU not to agree to anything in the proposed EU/USA Cooperation Agreement in Criminal Matters and on Extradition that does not explicitly prohibit...

Amnesty International’s Comments on the Amended Proposal for a Council Directive on Minimum Standards on Procedures in Member States for Granting and Withdrawing Refugee Status – COM(2002) 326 Final Download PDF attachement

19/02/2003 – Amnesty International’s Comments on the Amended Proposal for a Council Directive on Minimum Standards on Procedures in Member States for Granting and Withdrawing Refugee Status – COM(2002) 326 Final

Amnesty International’s Comments on Articles 20-32 of the European Commission’s Proposal for a Council Directive on Minimum Standards for the Qualification and Status of Third Country Nationals and Stateless Persons as Refugees or as Persons Who Are Otherwise in Need of International...

07/01/2003 – Amnesty International’s Comments on Articles 20-32 of the European Commission’s Proposal for a Council Directive on Minimum Standards for the Qualification and Status of Third Country Nationals and Stateless Persons as Refugees or as Persons Who Are Otherwise in Need...