As it presents a report documenting Hizbullah’s attacks in Northern Israel, Amnesty International appeals once again to EU Foreign Ministers to call for a comprehensive, independent and impartial inquiry into violations of international humanitarian law by both sides in the conflict.
Amnesty International has appealed to the informal EU Foreign Ministers meeting in Finland tomorrow, to actively support the UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan in establishing a comprehensive investigation into violations of human rights in Lebanon and Israel.
Amnesty International Press Release AI Index: MDE 02/018/2006 News Service No. 219 23 August 2006
04/08/2006 – Further to the appeal to the special meeting of the General Affairs Council earlier this week on the situation in Lebanon and Israel, Amnesty International is now addressing the EU to press the UN Security Council to take immediate measures to protect civilians in both countries. Link to the letter to the UN Security council: Open Letter to the UN Security Council
03/08/2006 – Amnesty International urges the Foreign Ministers of the European Union to take immediate action to end war crimes and human rights violations committed by both sides in the ongoing armed conflict between Israel and Hizbullah.
To further pressure Israel to stop attacks on civilians, the EU’s foreign ministers meeting today in Brussels should also agree to review relations with Israel in light of the current Association Agreement.
A long term, human rights-based policy is urgently needed to resolve the humanitarian crisis of irregular migration to Europe, says Amnesty International ahead of the Rabat Conference on Migration and Development.
It is necessary for the Finnish Presidency to address the shortcomings of human rights protection at home, says Amnesty International, on the day it releases its ten-point programme with an open letter to the new Presidency and the Commission calling for a comprehensive human rights policy for the EU.
Addressing abuses in the US-led “war on terror” should be a priority at tomorrow’s EU-US Summit in Vienna, says Amnesty International.