Amnesty International letter and Memorandum to EU Officials on the eve of the Euro-Mediterranean Meeting in Valencia 22-23 April 2002. – Click on this link to view letter. – Click on link below to view document. Download PDF attachement
Speech by Amnesty International: Foreign Policy and Refugee Protection: Essential Elements. ECRE Conference Brussels, 10 December 2001 Download PDF attachement
Amnesty International, the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and Human Rights Watch (HRW) have sent an urgent appeal to the European Parliament to reconsider its decision not to create a fully-fledged Human Rights Committee. Link to English text at bottom of page. Amnesty...
Security and Refugee Protection: Amnesty International’s comments on the relationship between safeguarding internal security and complying with international obligations of protection towards refugees and asylum-seekers. Download PDF attachement
Comments by Amnesty International on the proposal by the European Commission for a Council Framework Decision on the European Arrest Warrant and the Surrender Procedures between the Member States [COM(2001) 522 final] Download PDF attachement
Comments by Amnesty International on a proposal by the European Commission for a Council Framework Decision on combating terrorism [COM(2001) 521 final] Download PDF attachement
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. In a document...
At this crucial time, with global tensions running high, Amnesty International in Brussels today launched an appeal to EU leaders to show greater moral and political leadership to safeguard the international protection of refugees. The appeal coincides with this week’s Justice and Home...