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At the simultaneous launch in Brussels and Rome today of Amnesty International’s Six-Monthly Assessment of EU Human Rights Policy*, the organization says the European Union is lacking focus on human rights both at home and abroad, and calls for leadership from the Italian government to shape a new EU human rights agenda.

LE RICHIESTE DI AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL ALLA PRESIDENZA ITALIANA DELL’UNIONE EUROPEA

25/06/2003 – Amnesty International six-monthly assessment of EU human rights policy and benchmarks for the Italian EU Presidency – “Wanted: a new EU agenda for human rights”.

AMNESTY LAUCHES 40-PAGE ANALYSIS IN LEAD-UP TO EU SUMMIT

Amnesty International Launches 40-Page Analysis in Lead-Up to EU Summit

18/06/2003 – Open Letter to EU Heads of State and Government on the Common Asylum Policy

Lien pour le document – index AI MDE 30/001/2003 du 10/06/2003

Lien pour le document – index AI MDE 30/014/2003 du 10/06/2003

Click to view document – AI index MDE 30/001/2003 dated 10/06/2003

Click to view document – AI index MDE 30/014/2003 dated 10/06/2003

With tomorrow’s meeting of Justice and Home Affairs Ministers due to approve the EU-US Agreements on Extradition and on Mutual Legal Assistance, Amnesty International today releases its own analysis which points to serious concerns and omissions concerning the right of suspects to a fair trial in the US and calling for strict interpretation of measures relating to the death penalty.