Delivering on human rights : Amnesty International's ten-point program for the UK presidency of the European Union
Autor institucional: AMNISTIA INTERNACIONALIdioma: Inglês.Publicação: [S.l.] : Amnesty International, 2005Descrição física: 12 f.; 30 cmAssunto: 223659 | 224774Resumo: Ten points for the UK presidency to make the EU deliver on human rights. At home: 1. Make the Fundamental Rights Agency the cornerstone of a proper EU fundamental rights order including full compliance by Member States. 2. Examine the threats to the balance between security and human rights and redress the human rights deficit in the EU’s counter-terrorism strategy. 3. Counter practices of unlawful detention and removal of foreign nationals from the EU. 4. Ensure scrupulous observance of the international protection obligations when developing the external dimension of asylum and immigration policies. 5. Promote the early ratification and implementation of the European Convention Against Trafficking. In the world: 6. Press for more active implementation of the human rights guidelines. 7. Reaffirm unequivocally the absolute prohibition of torture and other ill-treatment. 8. Press for a binding international Arms Trade Treaty. 9. Galvanise global support for UN reform towards the promotion and protection of human rights. 10. Assert a strong human rights dimension in the EU’s enlargement and neighbourhood policies.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Ten points for the UK presidency to make the EU deliver on human rights. At home: 1. Make the Fundamental Rights Agency the cornerstone of a proper EU fundamental rights order including full compliance by Member States. 2. Examine the threats to the balance between security and human rights and redress the human rights deficit in the EU’s counter-terrorism strategy. 3. Counter practices of unlawful detention and removal of foreign nationals from the EU. 4. Ensure scrupulous observance of the international protection obligations when developing the external dimension of asylum and immigration policies. 5. Promote the early ratification and implementation of the European Convention Against Trafficking. In the world: 6. Press for more active implementation of the human rights guidelines. 7. Reaffirm unequivocally the absolute prohibition of torture and other ill-treatment. 8. Press for a binding international Arms Trade Treaty. 9. Galvanise global support for UN reform towards the promotion and protection of human rights. 10. Assert a strong human rights dimension in the EU’s enlargement and neighbourhood policies.
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