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Kyrgyzstan: Uzbekistan in pursuit of refugees in Kyrgyzstan: a follow-up report

This document follows up on Amnesty International’s report Kyrgyzstan: refugees in need of a safe haven This report updates that account, and is based on information gathered from interviews and documents obtained by an Amnesty International delegate on a visit to Kyrgyzstan from 21 – 30 July 2005. Amnesty International received disturbing reports that law … متابعة قراءة Kyrgyzstan: Uzbekistan in pursuit of refugees in Kyrgyzstan: a follow-up report

Urgent action in focus: August 2005: Japan: a long way to go

The second half of this document outlines some major failings in the Japanese refugee status determination procedures, and the beneficial effect of Amnesty International’s Urgent Actions. The first half of the document concerns the death penalty in Japan, and is not relavant to forced migration.

Amnesty International’s Statements to the 2005 OSCE Human Dimension Implementation Meeting

This document includes Amnesty International’s statement to Working Session 2: migration, refugees and displaced people.

Amnesty International’s concerns at the 56th session of the Executive Committee of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

In this document Amnesty International sets out four thematic areas that are of pressing concern to the organization, illustrated by specific situations in countries that the organisation has either visited or engaged in research and advocacy in the period since the last meeting of EXCOM. These thematic areas are: protection from refoulement, access to procedures, … متابعة قراءة Amnesty International’s concerns at the 56th session of the Executive Committee of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

Human rights dissolving at the borders? Counter-terrorism and criminal law in the EU

The central argument of this report is that it is in the breach, not in the respect of human rights, that security is put at risk. Amnesty International’s analysis seeks to propose ways in which the European Union could act to ensure that its approach to terrorism not only acknowledges but actively incorporates the need … متابعة قراءة Human rights dissolving at the borders? Counter-terrorism and criminal law in the EU

Human Rights dissolving at the borders? Counter-terrorism and EU criminal law: executive summary

The full report is also available in this digital library. The central argument of this report is that it is in the breach, not in the respect of human rights, that security is put at risk. Amnesty International’s analysis seeks to propose ways in which the European Union could act to ensure that its approach … متابعة قراءة Human Rights dissolving at the borders? Counter-terrorism and EU criminal law: executive summary

Delivering on human rights: Amnesty International’s ten-point program for the UK Presidency of the European Union

Includes a number of concerns regarding asylum and security.

The human cost of Fortress Europe: detention and expulsion of asylum-seekers and migrants in the EU: Amnesty International open letter to the incoming UK Presidency on the occasion of World Refugee Day

This letter was written as three reports on the detention of asylum seekers in the EU were published (one for the UK, one for Italy and one for Spain)

EU Member States threatening the integrity of the international refugee protection system: Amnesty International’s open letter to the UK Presidency on the occasion of the Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) Council, 12 October 2005

This letter was written in the light of large numbers of asylum seekers being repelled from borders in Morocco and Spain, leading to the death of a number of would-be migrants.

Spain: the southern border: the state turns its back on the human rights of refugees and migrants

This report raises particular concerns regarding the situation in Ceuta and Melilla, in Spanish North Africa.