02/12/2011 – The Bonn Conference on 5 December is a key moment to discuss the status of the transition and reconciliation process in Afghanistan, and to decide on important foundations for the future of Afghanistan. We welcome that the EU Foreign Affairs Council Conclusions on Afghanistan of 14 November stress the importance of tangible results in the fields of governance, respect for human rights and the rule of law.

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22/11/2011 – As Egypt’s army and security forces violently attempt to disperse protesters from Cairo’s Tahrir Square and elsewhere in the country, Amnesty International’s latest report describes the Egyptian authorities’ woeful performance on human rights.

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13/10/2009 – Flyer & agenda. Event supported by: Cordaid, Transnational Institute, Berghof Peace Support, Amnesty International EU Office and Statewatch.

14/07/2009 – On 15-17 July, the EU Justice and Home Affairs Ministers (JHA) will meet in Stockholm to discuss the next multi-annual programme in the area of freedom, security and justice (AFSJ) on the basis of the Commission’s Communication of 10 June 2009: An area of freedom, security and justice serving the citizen. Amnesty International takes this opportunity to submit a number of observations and comments on the Commission’s Communication in an effort to make a constructive contribution to your discussions that should result in the adoption of the Stockholm Programme in December.

Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, Reprieve, and the Center for Constitutional Rights held a Press Conference ahead of next week’s meeting of EU Justice and Home Affairs Ministers on: Closing Guantanamo: How can the EU and its Member States help end a human rights scandal       Speakers:     Zachary Katznelson, Reprieve Reed Brody, Human Rights Watch Camilla Jelbart, Amnesty International Irena Sabic, Guantanamo Global Justice Initiative, Center for Constitutional Rights

European Parliament Resolution on CIA renditions: Positive step after two years

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