Amnesty International Calls for More EU Action in Middle East
Text of an urgent letter sent to senior EU Foreign and Security Policy representatives by Amnesty International, regarding the critical situation in the Occupied Territories.
Text of an urgent letter sent to senior EU Foreign and Security Policy representatives by Amnesty International, regarding the critical situation in the Occupied Territories.
Amnesty International letter and Memorandum to EU Officials on the eve of the Euro-Mediterranean Meeting in Valencia 22-23 April 2002.
The Director of Amnesty International’s EU Office has warned an EU Conference in Brussels today on association negotiations with the Mercosur countries and Chile, that human rights are still being left off the agenda.
Amnesty International statement
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL EU OFFICE
As the European Commission and the President of Algeria Abdelaziz Bouteflika prepare to initial an EU-Algeria Association Agreement in Brussels tomorrow (Wednesday 19 December), Amnesty International says the fact this event is going ahead shows the EU’s human rights clause is now clearly not worth the paper it is written on.
Letter to Mr Louis Michel, President of the Council of the European Union and Minister for Foreign Affairs of Belgium.
Security and refugee protection: the human rights agenda for the Laeken Summit and Appeal by Amnesty International
Click here to link to the Amnesty International report: “Appeal to the European Union and Commonwealth” (AI Index AFR 46/010/2001).
Amnesty International is issuing an urgent appeal to European Union leaders to exert their influence through the Cotonou Agreement, following the arrest yesterday of the head of Amnesty International in Gambia, Mr Lamine Sillah, and 13 others including a leading member of Gambia’s opposition Dr Moudou Manneh.
The continued deterioriation of the human rights situation in Tunisia – Joint letter by human rights organizations to Louis Michel, President-in-office of the Council and Belgian Foreign Minister.
At this crucial time, with global tensions running high, Amnesty International in Brussels today launched an appeal to EU leaders to show greater moral and political leadership to safeguard the international protection of refugees. The appeal coincides with this week’s Justice and Home Affairs Council (27-28 th September) which is due to discuss key issues regarding the EU’s asylum procedures.