(Kinshasa/Brussels 26 October 2004) With the release today of a new Amnesty International report on the systematic rape and torture of women in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the human rights organisation is appealing to EU development ministers meeting in the Netherlands to ensure EU aid to the DRC is used to help rape survivors.
Amnesty International is urging the Irish EU Presidency to insert stronger language on the protection of human rights defenders into the conclusions of the EU-Latin America summit in Mexico today (28 May) and make this issue a priority in discussions with regional leaders in particular from Mexico and Colombia.
Amnistía Internacional insta a la presidencia irlandesa de la UE a introducir un lenguaje más enérgico sobre la protección de los defensores de los derechos humanos en las conclusiones de la cumbre UE-Latinoamérica que se celebra en México hoy (28 de mayo), y a convertir esta cuestión en prioritaria en los debates con los dirigentes regionales, especialmente los de México y Colombia.
EL GOBIERNO COLOMBIANO NO DICE TODA LA VERDAD, AFIRMA AMNISTÍA INTERNACIONAL: SE SIGUE AMENAZANDO A LOS DEFENSORES DE LOS DERECHOS HUMANOS Y A LA POBLACIÓN CIVIL
COLOMBIAN GOVERNMENT NOT GIVING THE WHOLE STORY SAYS AMNESTY: HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS AND CIVILIANS STILL UNDER THREAT
LE GOUVERNEMENT COLOMBIEN NE DIT PAS TOUT : DES DEFENSEURS DES DROITS HUMAINS ET DES CIVILS SONT TOUJOURS MENACES
AMNESTY CALLS ON THE EU: RETAIN KEY EU PERSONNEL ON THE GROUND UNTIL UN FORCE IS FULLY OPERATIONAL
AMNESTY EXHORTE L’UE À MAINTENIR SES FORCES SUR PLACE TANT QUE LA FORCE DE L’ONU N’EST PAS PLEINEMENT OPÉRATIONNELLE
Colombia: Amnesty International Briefing to the European Union
In the lead-up to Thursday’s meeting on International Support for Colombia, in which the European Commission, and representatives of EU Member States will participate, Amnesty International has called on the EU to guarantee that any further aid to Colombia will not be diverted to activities or groups which may contribute to the worsening human rights crisis in the country.
07/07/2003 – Colombia: Amnesty International Briefing to the European Union
The Justice and Home Affairs Council of 5-6 June 2003 is due to approve the EU-US Agreements on Extradition and on Mutual Legal Assistance, Amnesty International releases its own analysis which points to serious concerns and omissions.