60th Anniversary of Universal Declaration of Human Rights: Time to Deliver

As EU leaders meet today in Lahti, Finland, all eyes will be on their confrontation with Russian President, Vladimir Putin, in light of the onslaught on freedom of expression and association in Russia.

Addressing abuses in the US-led “war on terror” should be a priority at tomorrow’s EU-US Summit in Vienna, says Amnesty International.

(Brussels/Vienna, 6 March 2006) In an open letter sent today to the current EU Presidency, Amnesty International expressed its concerns that the EU Counter-Terrorism Coordinator and the Director of Europol seem to be refusing to cooperate with the inquiry of the temporary committee of the European Parliament which meets today.

(Brussels, 10 January 2006) The European Union must urge the US Government to close its detention facility at Guantánamo Bay, says Amnesty International, four years after the first prisoners were transferred to the naval base where hundreds continue to be detained without charge.

Amnesty International today revealed that six planes used by the CIA for renditions have made some 800 flights in or out of European airspace including 50 landings at Shannon airport in the Republic of Ireland.

(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.

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)