As the United Nations Security Council prepares to discuss proposals today (15.00 New York time) which would exempt UN peacekeepers from the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court, Amnesty International is calling on European Union governments to reject them. Amnesty International is...

ONE STEP TOWARDS RESTORING THE BALANCE: AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL WELCOMES SEVILLE SUMMIT SHIFT FROM SANCTIONS TO “COOPERATION” BUT MAINTAINS CONCERN ABOUT HUMAN RIGHTS IMPACT Commenting on the decision by European Union leaders at Seville to stop short of adding aid sanctions to their...

In a last-minute appeal on the eve of the European Council in Seville, Amnesty International calls on all European Union leaders not to resort to measures against third countries that would further distort the human rights balance in the fight against “illegal immigration”. “If...

Appeal made to the Heads of State and Goverment of the European Union. View the advertisement in PDF/Acrobat format. Download PDF attachement

War Against “Illegal Immigration” Puts Human Rights At Risk A week away from the Seville summit, and on the eve of the Justice and Home Affairs Council in Luxembourg, Amnesty International today releases an urgent appeal to EU leaders to step back from the brink in their so-called...

EU war on ‘illegal immigration’ puts human rights at risk Amnesty International Appeal to the Seville Summit 12 June 2002 Lien pour la version FR du document Download PDF attachement

QUESTIONS FROM AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL TO: JAVIER SOLANA JOSEP PIQUE PER STIG MØLLER CHRIS PATTEN OPEN LETTER FROM DICK OOSTING, AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL EU OFFICE Dear Sirs, On the eve of the EU mission to Algeria this week (Wednesday 5 June), Amnesty International wishes to put some very pressing...

EU-LATIN AMERICA SUMMIT: THE EU MUST SET HUMAN RIGHTS BENCHMARKS On the eve of the EU-Latin America and Caribbean Summit to be held in Madrid (17-18 May), Amnesty International has released a report warning of the need for better monitoring of the European Union’s human rights clause in...

Settle the Past, Safeguard the Future: A challenge to the European Union and to Governments in Latin America and the Caribbean to Promote and Protect Human Rights in an Evolving Partnership. (AI Index AMR 01/001/2002 – format PDF/Acrobat). Download PDF attachement

Amnesty International’s Recommendations on the EU-USA Cooperation Agreement in Criminal Matters before the Justice and Home Affairs Council 25-26 April 2002 Download PDF attachement

EU MEDITERRANEAN MINISTERIAL MEETING: NO MIDDLE EAST PEACE WITHOUT HUMAN RIGHTS INVESTIGATE WHAT HAPPENED AT JENIN As the European Union prepares for Monday’s summit meeting in Valencia with its Mediterranean Partners which include Israel and the Palestinian Authority, Amnesty International...

Text of an urgent letter sent to senior EU Foreign and Security Policy representatives by Amnesty International, regarding the critical situation in the Occupied Territories. Download PDF attachement