Spanish Presidency Priorities: Where are Human Rights

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As the European Commission and the President of Algeria Abdelaziz Bouteflika prepare to initial an EU-Algeria Association Agreement in Brussels tomorrow (Wednesday 19 December), Amnesty International says the fact this event is going ahead shows the EU’s human rights clause is now clearly not worth the paper it is written on.

Speech by Amnesty International:

As Justice and Home Affairs Ministers begin their last Council meeting tomorrow before the Laeken EU summit, Amnesty International has issued a final plea to ensure that security is not achieved at the expense of the human rights the EU seeks to safeguard.

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Amnesty International, the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and Human Rights Watch (HRW) have sent an urgent appeal to the European Parliament to reconsider its decision not to create a fully-fledged Human Rights Committee.

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

On the eve of the Justice and Home Affairs Council, the Secretary General of Amnesty International, Irene Khan, in Brussels for talks with EU policy-makers, issued a strong appeal for the European Union to take a global lead in efforts to protect human rights in the aftermath of the 11 September attacks.

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

Security, refugee protection and the human rights agenda after 11 September: Amnesty International’s concerns regarding EU policies.