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

Click here to link to Amnesty International’s campaign website “Justice for Everybody” for information on the human rights situation in the Russian Federation

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Amnesty International report: “People’s Republic of China: serious human rights violations and the crackdown on dissent continue” (AI index AFR 17/047/2002).

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.

As the European Commission finalizes its 2002 progress reports on EU Candidate Countries, Amnesty International releases a new report showing that systematic torture in Turkey is continuing despite recent legal reforms. Amnesty International calls on the EU to urge Turkey to set a date for the abolition of incommunicado detention.

Click here to link to the Amnesty International document, “Turkey: Systematic torture continues in 2002”, (AI index EUR 44/040/2002), September 2002.

Click here to link to document “Concerns in Europe: January-June 2002” (AI index EUR 01/007/2002).

ONE STEP TOWARDS RESTORING THE BALANCE: AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL WELCOMES SEVILLE SUMMIT SHIFT FROM SANCTIONS TO “COOPERATION” BUT MAINTAINS CONCERN ABOUT HUMAN RIGHTS IMPACT

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War Against “Illegal Immigration” Puts Human Rights At Risk