Amnesty International EU Association

26/05/2003 – Amnesty International EU AssociationAnnual Report 2002

Amnesty International Briefing on the EU Return Plan to Afghanistan

As the European Union prepares to launch a major programme this Thursday (EU Justice and Home Affairs Council, Brussels) to repatriate refugees to Afghanistan, Amnesty International calls on the EU to pull back from any plans for the moment. (document available link at end of page: “Amnesty International Briefing on the EU Return Plan to Afghanistan”).

06/05/2003 – Amnesty International Briefing on the EU Return Plan to Afghanistan for the EU-JHA Council, 8 May 2003

Public hearing European Parliament Citizens’ Rights Committee

Amnesty International has accused the European Union of continuing to exercise double standards on human rights when, as a collective body, it demands that non-EU countries address their human rights violations, while remaining silent when human rights are violated within the EU.

24/04/2003 – Public hearing European Parliament Citizens’ Rights Committee – 24 April 2003

28/03/2003 – Convention for the future of Europe: joint NGOs comments on the draft chapter on Justice and Home Affairs to be discussed in Plenary on 3-4 April 2003. Document prepared jointly by Amnesty International, ECRE, ILPA, GISTI, Justice, Statewatch and the Standing Committee of experts on international immigration refugee and criminal law.

At a time when war in Iraq may result in a massive exodus of refugees, Amnesty International has described British proposals to be discussed at EU level tomorrow on processing refugees “in the region”as totally inappropriate, legally flawed and says they risk undermining the Tampere process.

Amnesty International’s Comments on the Amended Proposal for a Council Directive on Minimum Standards on Procedures in Member States for Granting and Withdrawing Refugee Status – COM(2002) 326 Final

19/02/2003 – Amnesty International’s Comments on the Amended Proposal for a Council Directive on Minimum Standards on Procedures in Member States for Granting and Withdrawing Refugee Status – COM(2002) 326 Final