06/05/2003 – Amnesty International Briefing on the EU Return Plan to Afghanistan for the EU-JHA Council, 8 May 2003

(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.

Amnesty International calls on European Union leaders to seize the chance to show unity on Iraq by putting the plight of the people of Iraq and surrounding countries at the top of their agenda for Monday’s emergency EU summit.

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

EU Must Demand That Israel Honours Its Human Rights Commitments

URGENT APPEAL FROM:

Link to Amnesty International document (AI index MDE 02/005/2002, 30 September 2002) – click on title.

On the eve of the summit in Copenhagen between European Union leaders and the Chinese prime minister Zhu Rongji, Amnesty International calls on the EU to put an end to the situation where the so-called dialogue on human rights is in effect a monologue which China ignores. Amnesty International urges the Danish EU Presidency to convey to the Chinese leadership that it will no longer accept a dialogue that produces no results whatsoever.

Amnesty International’s observations regarding the “Discussion Paper of key elements for a future Repatriation/ Return program on the basis of the Commission Green Paper” in relation to returns to Afghanistan