(Brussels, 24 November 2005) Ten years after the Barcelona Process was initiated, the violation of human rights continues unabated among partner countries, while the European Union is increasingly failing to live up to its own international obligations, namely in its response to terrorism and irregular migration, says Amnesty International.
14/11/2005 – Open letter by Amnesty International to the UK Presidency of the EU on the occasion of the EU-US Troika that was due to take place on 16 November 2005. The meeting was consequently cancelled and not re-scheduled (Version française également disponible). The letter makes reference to the report titled ‘US/Yemen: Secret Detention in CIA “Black Sites”‘ just released by Amnesty.
New analysis from Amnesty International released today
31/05/2005 – Human rights are often portrayed as a potential barrier to effective protection from “terrorist” acts rather than a pre-requisite for genuine security. The central argument of Amnesty International’s analysis is that it is in the breach, not in the respect of human rights, that security is put at risk. Executive summary (EN) (FR) (ES) Full report (EN)
(version française ci-après)
OSCE Workshop on the Protection of Human Rights while Countering Terrorism Copenhagen 15-16 March 2004
16/03/2004 – Workshop on the Protection of Human Rights while Countering Terrorism – Copenhagen 15-16 March 2004
Tandis que la présidence italienne et la Commission européenne se préparent pour le Conseil d’association UE-Tunisie de demain à Bruxelles, Amnesty International a publié une note décrivant ses préoccupations au sujet du projet de loi “anti-terrorisme” présenté au parlement tunisien et qui pourrait être utilisé pour étouffer la liberté d’expression et qui pourrait accroître le recours à des juridictions militaires.
As the Italian Presidency and the European Commission prepare for tomorrow’s EU-Tunisia Association Council in Brussels, Amnesty International has released a briefing paper detailing its concerns about draft “anti-terrorism” legislation currently before the Tunisian parliament which could be used to stifle freedom of expression, and may increase the use of military courts.
29/09/2003 – Note d’Amnesty International à l’Union européenne Conseil d’association UE-Tunisie 30 septembre 2003
29/09/2003 – Briefing note to the European Union EU-Tunisia Association Council 30 September 2003
Document on Rights at Risk in aftermath of 11 September