07/02/2008 – Follow-up of the European Parliament resolution on the alleged use of European countries by CIA for the transportation and illegal detention of prisoners
18/01/2008 – Amnesty International welcomes the initiative of the Slovenian Presidency to organise a discussion at the forthcoming informal meeting of Justice and Home Affairs Ministers on 24-26 January on the issue of practical cooperation in the field of asylum.
10/01/2008 – On the eve of the opening ceremony of the European Year of Intercultural Dialogue in Slovenia, Amnesty International denounces again the “erasure” whereby 18,305 persons were illegally removed from the Slovenian registry of permanent residents in 1992.
11/12/2007 – At the signing of the Lisbon Treaty: Human Rights Violations in the Fight Against Terrorism Remain Unanswered. Amnesty International’s open letter to EU heads of states and governments of the European Union
26/11/2007 – Amnesty International’s last report on Slovakia, “Still separate, still unequal”, calls on the government of Slovakia and the European Union to put an end to the situation of systematic violation of the right to education faced by Roma children
Open letter to Heads of State and Government of the European Union THERE SHOULD BE NO “OPT-OUT” FROM FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS Ahead of the informal European Council due to settle the new reform treaty, Amnesty International appeals to Heads of State and Government to prevent the creation of...
03/10/2007 – As the European Union is at a crossroads in the shaping of its Common European Asylum System, Amnesty International welcomes the consultation process launched by the Commission. It is indeed necessary for the EU to reflect on the progress made so far while at the same time trying...
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18/06/2007 – One year ago, Amnesty International addressed an open call to the European Council to ban the unlawful practice of rendition by which individuals have been illegally detained and secretly flown to third countries where they have been subjected to torture and disappearance.
Annual Report 2006-07 : Human Rights and the EU 1. Introduction Despite the continuing deadlock over the EU’s institutional reform, it was in many ways business as usual in most spheres of EU activity, including human rights. On the side of external relations, this presented a familiar picture...