With the EU’s political and trade relationship with China being actively discussed, Amnesty International today releases its latest report on the use of the death penalty in China and calls on EU foreign ministers meeting today to actively consider the report, which calls for an immediate moratorium on executions in China.
18/03/2004 – In an Open Letter to the Irish EU Presidency (see below), Amnesty International is calling on the EU to reconsider its apparent decision not to push for United Nations’ monitoring of the human rights situation in Iraq. With EU Foreign Ministers due to discuss this issue at their meeting on Monday (22 March), Amnesty International today releases its report Iraq: One year on which states that the human rights situation in the country remains dire
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
30/09/2003 – The submission includes a brief note on general EU concerns and a set of country reports for EU and candidate countries which will form part of Amnesty International’s report “Concerns in Europe and Central Asia”. Submission to the EU Network of Independent Experts in Fundamental Rights
As the Italian Presidency and the European Commission prepare for tomorrow’s EU-Tunisia Association Council in Brussels, Amnesty International has released a briefing paper detailing its concerns about draft “anti-terrorism” legislation currently before the Tunisian parliament which could be used to stifle freedom of expression, and may increase the use of military courts.