14/06/2006 – Open letter to Heads of State or Government of the European Union: the European Council must put a resolute stop to the attitude of “see no evil, hear no evil” that has prevailed so far.

08/06/2006 – On the occasion of the EU-US Summit in Vienna on 21 June 2006, Amnesty International calls on the European Union to take effective action against human rights violations linked to US-led ‘war on terror’ detention policies and practice worldwide.

(Brussels, 10 May 2006) The fate of those who risk their lives to promote human rights should be a prime concern of the EU-Latin America and Caribbean Summit, says Amnesty International.

05/05/2006 – Amnesty International submission to the first ACP Ministerial meeting on asylum and immigration (11-13 April 2006). Amnesty International believes that sustainable development can only be based on the respect, protection and fulfilment of the human rights of all people.

05/04/2006 – Renditions involve the transfer of people from one country to another in ways that bypass all judicial and administrative due process. In the context of the “war on terror”, this practice has usually been initiated by the USA and carried out with the collaboration, complicity or acquiescence of other governments.

(Brussels, 23 February 2006) On the day that the European Parliament conducts formal hearings on suspected Member States complicity in CIA abuses, Amnesty International releases a report showing how the United Kingdom has been carrying out a sustained attack on universal human rights standards, well beyond the issue of rendition flights, through its draconian counter terrorism practices.

(Brussels, 15 February 2006) Impunity and attacks on freedom of expression are threatening the upcoming Congressional and Presidential elections in Colombia, says Amnesty International, in the run-up to a visit by the Andean Delegation of the European Parliament.