Europe and Refugees, Freedom, Security and Justice?
Speech by Amnesty International:
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.
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).
Click here to link to the Amnesty International report: “Appeal to the European Union and Commonwealth” (AI Index AFR 46/010/2001).
Amnesty International is issuing an urgent appeal to European Union leaders to exert their influence through the Cotonou Agreement, following the arrest yesterday of the head of Amnesty International in Gambia, Mr Lamine Sillah, and 13 others including a leading member of Gambia’s opposition Dr Moudou Manneh.