Amnesty International letter and Memorandum to EU Officials on the eve of the Euro-Mediterranean Meeting in Valencia 22-23 April 2002.

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL

Speech by Amnesty International:

Amnesty International, the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and Human Rights Watch (HRW) have sent an urgent appeal to the European Parliament to reconsider its decision not to create a fully-fledged Human Rights Committee.

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.

Comments by Amnesty International on the proposal by the European Commission for a Council Framework Decision on the European Arrest Warrant and the Surrender Procedures between the Member States [COM(2001) 522 final]

Comments by Amnesty International on a proposal by the European Commission for a Council Framework Decision on combating terrorism [COM(2001) 521 final]

In the lead-up to this week’s series of extraordinary EU meetings to discuss anti-terrorism measures, including tomorrow’s special Justice and Home Affairs Council, Amnesty International has outlined its concerns over the potential of these new measures to infringe basic human rights.

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