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Humanitarian concerns on EU’s southern frontier

22/10/2010 – Amnesty International’s written contribution to the Counvil of Europe High-level meeting on Roma and Travellers held in Strasbourg on 20 October 2010. The organization welcomed the timely initiative and urged the Secretary General, Mr Thorbjørn Jagland and Chairman of the Commitee of Ministers, Mr Antonio Miloshoski to ensure appropriate action by the member states to ensure effective implementation of states’ international legal obligations and commitments so as to enable the full enjoyment of human rights by the Roma people in the 47 member states of the Council of Europe.

Wrong message: Roma coalition deplores Commission findings on France

Press Release France targets Roma camps

02/08/2010 – Letter to Belgian Presidency: Unknown Assailant – Insufficient investigation into alleged ill-treatment by police in Germany published on 7 July

Amnesty International EU Office Press Release Detention of minors in Greece shows failings of EU’s immigration policy

27/07/2010 – Letter to Commissioner Malmström accompanying the report: Greece: Irregular migrants and asylum-seekers routinely detained in substandard conditions.

Amnesty International EU Office Press Release Are the rights of migrants ensured in EU-Libya relations