AMNESTY CALLS ON THE EU: RETAIN KEY EU PERSONNEL ON THE GROUND UNTIL UN FORCE IS FULLY OPERATIONAL

AMNESTY EXHORTE L’UE À MAINTENIR SES FORCES SUR PLACE TANT QUE LA FORCE DE L’ONU N’EST PAS PLEINEMENT OPÉRATIONNELLE

Colombia: Amnesty International Briefing to the European Union

In the lead-up to Thursday’s meeting on International Support for Colombia, in which the European Commission, and representatives of EU Member States will participate, Amnesty International has called on the EU to guarantee that any further aid to Colombia will not be diverted to activities or groups which may contribute to the worsening human rights crisis in the country.

07/07/2003 – Colombia: Amnesty International Briefing to the European Union

English and Italian versions available – links below.

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