Letter to Mr Louis Michel, President of the Council of the European Union and Minister for Foreign Affairs of Belgium.

Security and refugee protection: the human rights agenda for the Laeken Summit and Appeal by Amnesty International

Click here to link to the annex – document “Amnesty International’s position on arms transfers and military aid to Afghanistan” (AI index ACT 30/033/2001).

Comments by Amnesty International on the proposal by the European Commission for a Council Framework Decision on the European Arrest Warrant and the Surrender Procedures between the Member States [COM(2001) 522 final]

Comments by Amnesty International on a proposal by the European Commission for a Council Framework Decision on combating terrorism [COM(2001) 521 final]

The continued deterioriation of the human rights situation in Tunisia – Joint letter by human rights organizations to Louis Michel, President-in-office of the Council and Belgian Foreign Minister.

In the lead-up to this week’s series of extraordinary EU meetings to discuss anti-terrorism measures, including tomorrow’s special Justice and Home Affairs Council, Amnesty International has outlined its concerns over the potential of these new measures to infringe basic human rights.

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At this crucial time, with global tensions running high, Amnesty International in Brussels today launched an appeal to EU leaders to show greater moral and political leadership to safeguard the international protection of refugees. The appeal coincides with this week’s Justice and Home Affairs Council (27-28 th September) which is due to discuss key issues regarding the EU’s asylum procedures.

As Iran’s Foreign Minister Kamal Kharazi arrives in Brussels today for talks on a proposed Cooperation Agreement with the European Union, Amnesty International has called on the EU to ensure that the human rights clause in such an agreement is given real substance, given the deteriorating human rights situation in the country.