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19 November 2008, by Human Rights Watch
Spain’s accelerating effort to send back unaccompanied children who enter the country illegally might subject them to danger, ill-treatment and detention, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. The government needs to halt repatriations until it has a process to ensure their well-being, and, as an immediate step, give them the same right to an independent lawyer that adult migrants have under Spanish law.
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4 novembre 2008, par Amnesty International
Le nouveau rapport d’Amnesty est le fruit d’une mission de recherches que des délégués de l’organisation ont effectuée en Mauritanie en mars 2008. Celle-ci à mis au jour des arrestations et des expulsions collectives dramatiques demandées et soutenues par L’Union européenne et l’Espagne plus particulièrement.
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27 October 2008, by Coordinadora para la Prevención de la Tortura
This report written by the Coordinadora para la Prevención de la Tortura of the Spanish state (a platform integrated by 44 non-governmental organization of Human Rights, universities and sections of Bar associations) has been submitted before the Human Rights Committee of the United Nations, on the 20th October 2008 in Geneve.
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27 de octubre de 2008, por Coordinadora para la Prevención de la Tortura
Este informe elaborado por la Coordinadora para la Prevención de la Tortura del Estado español (plataforma en la que se integran 44 organizaciones no gubernamentales de derechos humanos, centros universitarios y secciones de colegios profesionales de abogados) fue presentado ante el Comité de Derechos Humanos de la Organización de las Naciones Unidas, el 20 de octubre de 2008, en Ginebra.
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21 octobre 2008, par Coordination française pour le droit d’asile (CFDA)
Au moment où les chefs d’État et de gouvernement de l’Union européenne, réunis à Paris les 15 et 16 octobre, viennent d’adopter le Pacte européen pour l’asile et l’immigration proposé par la présidence française, la CFDA (Coordination française pour le droit d’asile) rend publiques ses préoccupations à propos de l’évolution de la situation de l’asile en Europe dans une note intitulée « Bâtir une Europe de l’asile » : à quel prix ?
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7 October 2008, by Hungarian Helsinki Committee
In most Member States of the EU, the number of persons crossing the state border at airports far exceeds those at land or sea borders. Yet access of asylum seekers to the territory and the asylum procedure is often unregulated or ad hoc at such entry points. Although international and European laws contain rules and guidelines to ensure that refugees can have access to Europe, practices often do not reflect the protection envisaged in law.
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7 October 2008, by Centre on Housing Rights and Evictions,
European Grassroots Organization,
OsservAzione,
Policy Center for Roma and Minorities
In the context of the European Parliament’s LIBE Committee visit to Italy and ongoing assessment of Italy matters by the European Commission, four organisations today provided the attached memoranda to European Parliamentarians and the team of Commissioner Barrot respectively.
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22 September 2008, by Amnesty International
In this brief, Amnesty International considers the impact of terrorism on human rights, examines UN work on counter-terrorism, notably of the Security Council, and conducts a brief review of the type of human rights violations committed in the pursuit of counter-terrorism measures, citing a range of country examples from every region of the world.
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17 septembre 2008, par Coordination française pour le droit d’asile (CFDA)
En 2002, la fermeture du centre de Sangatte devait, selon le ministère de l’Intérieur de l’époque, mettre fin « à un symbole d’appel d’air de l’immigration clandestine dans le monde ». Pourtant, dans la plus grande indifférence politique, les migrants ont continué à affluer le long du littoral de la Manche et de la Mer du Nord.
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2 September 2008, by Freedom not fear 2008
A broad movement of campaigners and organizations is calling on everybody to join action against excessive surveillance by governments and businesses. On 11 October 2008, concerned people in many countries will take to the streets, the motto being «Freedom not fear 2008#187;. Peaceful and creative action, from protest marches to parties, will take place in many capital cities.