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

Overview of Amnesty International’s EU Office work undertaken in 2001 Download PDF attachement

Human Rights, Democracy and Conflict Prevention NGOs Joint International NGOs Submission to the Convention on the Future of the European Union May 2002 Strengthening the Value Base Complying with International Standards Delivery on the Promises Summary + Full Text – English and French...

With the release today of Amnesty International’s Annual Report 2002, the human rights organisation makes a specific plea to the European Union to provide a counter for the growing anti-immigrant and anti-asylum seeker sentiment spreading across the continent. With the theme: “No trade...

Click here to link to Amnesty International document “Concerns in Europe: July-December 2001“ (AI index EUR 01/002/2002).

Speech by Dick Oosting, Director, on the occasion of the official opening of Amnesty International’s new office by European Parliament President Pat Cox on 7 May 2002 Download PDF attachement

Speech made by Dick Oosting, Director of the Amnesty International EU Office during the public hearing held at the European Parliament’s Citizens’ Rights Committee 17 April 2002 on the subject of Fundamental Rights within the European Union. Download PDF attachement

Race-related Torture and Ill-treatment by State Agents. Click here to view – Amnesty International Report index EUR 41/001/2002.

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION FOR HUMAN RIGHTS (FIDH) A joint document addressed to the European Parliament Download PDF attachement

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION FOR HUMAN RIGHTS (FIDH) Two human rights organisations have labelled the European Parliament’s draft Annual Report on Human Rights in the World as a “serious disappointment” which they say shows up the Parliament’s failure to assume its proper role of...

Speech by Amnesty International: Foreign Policy and Refugee Protection: Essential Elements. ECRE Conference Brussels, 10 December 2001 Download PDF attachement