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)
New analysis from Amnesty International released today
(version française ci-après)
Tandis que la présidence italienne et la Commission européenne se préparent pour le Conseil d’association UE-Tunisie de demain à Bruxelles, Amnesty International a publié une note décrivant ses préoccupations au sujet du projet de loi “anti-terrorisme” présenté au parlement tunisien et qui pourrait être utilisé pour étouffer la liberté d’expression et qui pourrait accroître le recours à des juridictions militaires.
Amnesty International + International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights
Amnesty International letter and Memorandum to EU Officials on the eve of the Euro-Mediterranean Meeting in Valencia 22-23 April 2002.
Letter on human rights concerns in the aftermath of 11 September
Document on Rights at Risk in aftermath of 11 September
As Justice and Home Affairs Ministers begin their last Council meeting tomorrow before the Laeken EU summit, Amnesty International has issued a final plea to ensure that security is not achieved at the expense of the human rights the EU seeks to safeguard.
Security and refugee protection: the human rights agenda for the Laeken Summit and Appeal by Amnesty International
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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