24/04/2003 – Public hearing European Parliament Citizens’ Rights Committee – 24 April 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.

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 on international immigration refugee and criminal law.

Amnesty International commentary on UK proposals for external processing and responsibility sharing arrangements with third countries.

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 process.

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

Amnesty International has today released a Memorandum to the European Union and EU member states (available see 1 & 2 at end of page) calling for the EU’s urgent attention to the plight of human rights defenders, during a series of meetings with Latin American and Caribbean ministers this week.

Amnesty International Memorandum to the European Union and EU Member States: addressing dangers and difficulties faced by human rights defenders in Latin America and Caribbean States.

25/03/2003 – Amnesty International Memorandum to the European Union and EU Member States: addressing dangers and difficulties faced by human rights defenders in Latin America and Caribbean States.

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

19/03/2003 – Amnesty International’s 10-point appeal to all parties involved in possible military action in Iraq