A Critical Assessment of the European Parliament’s 2002 Human Rights Reports
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL
As the Spanish prime minister José Maria Aznar prepares to address the European Parliament in Strasbourg tomorrow (Wednesday 16 January), Amnesty International asks: why are human rights absent in the list of Spanish Presidency priorities
Spanish Presidency Priorities: Where are Human Rights
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Security, refugee protection and the human rights agenda after 11 September: Amnesty International’s concerns regarding EU policies.
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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Link to the report – ” The Backlash – human rights at risk throughout the world” (AI Index ACT 30/027/2001).
Amnesty International, in a comprehensive analysis of the European Union’s human rights policies, calls on the Belgian EU Presidency to make human rights an explicit priority saying the gap between policy and practice is still too wide.