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

AMNESTY LAUCHES 40-PAGE ANALYSIS IN LEAD-UP TO EU SUMMIT

Amnesty International Launches 40-Page Analysis in Lead-Up to EU Summit

STRICTLY EMBARGOED 0800HRS BRUSSELS TIME FRIDAY, 31 MAY 2003

STRICTLY EMBARGOED 0800HRS BRUSSELS TIME FRIDAY, 30 MAY 2003

28/05/2003 – On the eve of the European Summit meeting with the Russian Federation in St. Petersburg (31 May 2003), Amnesty International calls on EU to urge President Vladimir Putin to put human rights at the heart of the agenda for peace in Chechnya

(Brussels 5 March) Amnesty International today called on the European Union through its Police Mission in Bosnia to give more concrete direction to the Bosnian authorities to tackle the vast number of outstanding cases of ‘disappearances’ in the war-torn country outlined in a new 63-page report (Bosnia-Herzegovina: Honouring the ghosts: Confronting impunity for “disappearances”) available, see link at end of page.

Russian Federation: Update on human rights in Chechnya and Russia’s response to the hostage incident

EU-Putin Summit and Chechnya: A Test Of EU Credibility

Amnesty International appeal to the European Union on the eve of the EU-Russia Summit to be held in Brussels on 11 November 2002.

Strengthen policing to protect human rights