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.
This document includes Amnesty International’s statement to Working Session 2: migration, refugees and displaced people.
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, … Continue reading Amnesty International’s concerns at the 56th session of the Executive Committee of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
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 … Continue reading Human rights dissolving at the borders? Counter-terrorism and criminal law in the EU
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 … Continue reading Human Rights dissolving at the borders? Counter-terrorism and EU criminal law: executive summary
Includes a number of concerns regarding asylum and security.
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)
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.
This report raises particular concerns regarding the situation in Ceuta and Melilla, in Spanish North Africa.
This document outlines the situation of asylum seekers and migrants arriving in Lampedusa, and the irregularity of their status determination procedures.