On the eve of the Justice and Home Affairs Council, Amnesty International calls on the Presidency to act, as a matter of urgency, to fill the legislative gap left in European Union judicial cooperation in criminal matters by the Commission’s failure, to date, to produce a proposal for a Framework Decision on minimum standards for suspects and defendants in criminal proceedings.

18/02/2004 – On the eve of the Justice and Home Affairs Council, Amnesty International calls on the Presidency to act, as a matter of urgency, to fill the legislative gap left in European Union judicial cooperation in criminal matters by the Commission’s failure, to date, to produce a proposal for a Framework Decision on minimum standards for suspects and defendants in criminal proceedings

Amnesty International today called on the EU Council of Ministers to develop ways in which accountability at EU level for human rights abuses within EU borders can be addressed, following the release today of a new report alleging abuses by police officers in Germany.

Amnesty International report:

12/01/2004 – Amnesty International document: “Human rights begin at home. Amnesty International assessment of EU human rights policy. Recommendations to the Irish EU Presidency”.

Respect for and promotion of the values on which the Union is based

10/12/2003 – Amnesty International welcomes the European Commission Communication on the application of Article 7 TEU in October 2003 as a first step towards acceptance of a key element in Article 7 TEU, that of adequate monitoring of the situation regarding fundamental rights in the EU in order to recognise risks and actual breaches of fundamental rights as they arise within the EU.

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AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL ECRE (European Council on Refugees and Exiles) CIMADE (Service oecumenique d’entraide) FINNISH JURISTS FOR HUMAN RIGHTS ILPA (Immigration Law Practitioners’ Association) JURA HOMINIS (Italian section of International Commission of Jurists) JUSTICE NJCM (Dutch section of International Commission of Jurists) STATEWATCH OMCT Europe (World Organisation Against Torture) OPEN SOCIETY INSTITUTE ICS (Consorzio Italiano di solidarietà) MEDICI SENZA FRONTIERE – Missione Italia ERRC (European Roma Rights Center)

Comments from Non-Governmental Organisations for the IGC