AMNESTY CALLS ON THE EU: RETAIN KEY EU PERSONNEL ON THE GROUND UNTIL UN FORCE IS FULLY OPERATIONAL At a press conference in Brussels this morning, Amnesty International launched a 50-page report documenting the plight of thousands of child soldiers in Africa’s Great Lakes region and called on...
AMNESTY EXHORTE L’UE À MAINTENIR SES FORCES SUR PLACE TANT QUE LA FORCE DE L’ONU N’EST PAS PLEINEMENT OPÉRATIONNELLE Lors d’une conférence de presse à Bruxelles ce matin, Amnesty International a rendu public un rapport de 50 pages qui...
Colombia: Amnesty International Briefing to the European Union (see also our press release “EU-Colombia: EU aid must not fuel human rights crisis” dated 7 July 2003). Download PDF attachement
In the lead-up to Thursday’s meeting on International Support for Colombia, in which the European Commission, and representatives of EU Member States will participate, Amnesty International has called on the EU to guarantee that any further aid to Colombia will not be diverted to activities...
At the simultaneous launch in Brussels and Rome today of Amnesty International’s Six-Monthly Assessment of EU Human Rights Policy*, the organization says the European Union is lacking focus on human rights both at home and abroad, and calls for leadership from the Italian government to shape...
AMNESTY LAUCHES 40-PAGE ANALYSIS IN LEAD-UP TO EU SUMMIT ALSO RELEASED: OPEN LETTER TO EU HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT ON THE COMMON ASYLUM POLICY With this week’s Thessaloniki EU summit set to discuss UK/European Commission proposals on extra-territorial processing of asylum claims, Amnesty...
Amnesty International Launches 40-Page Analysis in Lead-Up to EU Summit Also Released: Open Letter to EU Heads of State and Government on the Common Asylum Policy Click links below to view documents: Cover page for document “UK/EU/UNHCR: Unlawful and Unworkable- extra-territorial processing...
The Justice and Home Affairs Council of 5-6 June 2003 is due to approve the EU-US Agreements on Extradition and on Mutual Legal Assistance, Amnesty International releases its own analysis which points to serious concerns and omissions. Download PDF attachement