AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL OPEN LETTER TO THE COUNCIL AND THE COMMISSION ON THE OCCASION OF THE JHA INFORMAL COUNCIL ON 27-29 JANUARY IN LUXEMBOURG

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL EU OFFICE PRESS RELEASE Embargo Date: Monday 6 December 2004 08:00 GMT (09.00 Brussels)

30/09/2004 – A report by European Union non-governmental organisations. EU arms controls are not strong enough to prevent weapons from falling into the wrong hands, a coalition of 55 European NGOs warned. They said there were major loopholes in the EU Code of Conduct on Arms Exports, which must be strengthened without delay. (41 pages PDF format). Links: related press release German engine bypass EU embargoes to China and Myanmar/Burma EU components in helicopters in Nepal Production of Austrian military small arms shifted to Malaysia

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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.

Amnesty International Briefing Papers

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL CHIEDE DI NON SABOTARE L’AZIONE DEGLI ATTIVISTI PER I DIRITTI UMANI

Amnesty International has cautioned the EU to consider what message it will be sending to human rights activists in China, who are still being imprisoned 15 years after Tiananmen Square, if it lifts the EU arms embargo against China.

Amnesty International s’adresse à l’Union européenne:  “N’abandonez pas les défenseurs des droits humains en Chine”

Amnesty International s’adresse à l’Union européenne: “N’abandonnez pas les défenseurs des droits humains en Chine”