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EU Joint investigation teams: scope changed from tacking terrorism, drugs and illegal immigration, to any criminal offence – “however minor” (1)
As part of its anti-terrorism programme, the EU is to agree the early entry into force of the provisions in the EU Mutual Legal Assistance (MLA) Convention on joint investigation teams. This will allow member Read More
MEPs demand arrest warrant vote to be postponed (1)
A group of 32 MEPs on the initiative of Green MEP, Donald Neil MacCormick, handed in a demand to postpone today's vote in plenary of the European Parliament on the European Arrest Warrant. "Because this Read More
New ASIO powers threaten democratic rights
* ASIO (Australian Security and Intelligence Organisation) to get powers of arrest and detention for up to 48 hours * the removal of the right to silence when under questioning * the creation of terrorist Read More
Joint statement by Mary Robinson, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Walter Schwimmer, Secretary General of the Council of Europe, and Ambassador Gérard Stoudmann, Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
29 November 2001 The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Secretary General of the Council of Europe and the Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights resolutely condemn all forms Read More
Parliament allows more time for debating the European arrest warrant – vote postponed
Members of the Green/EFA Group in the European Parliament today welcomed a ruling by the Parliament's President to postpone a plenary vote on the European Arrest Warrant. Thirty-four Euro-MPs from various political groups, signed a Read More
Commentaries on the effect on civil liberties of the “war against terrorism
The "Observer" Sunday newspaper (2.12.01) carries to commentaries on the "war against terrorism" and the effect on civil liberties. Nick Cohen in his column "Bring out your dead: Government anti-terrorist proposals have less to do Read More
Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001 2001 Chapter 24
Full-text of the UK Anti-Terrorism, Crime and Security Act: Text Read More
EU plans to extend the Schengen Information System (SIS)
The Council of the European Union (the 15 EU governments) are discussing plans to create two new dedicated databases on the Schengen Information System (SIS). The first database would cover public order and protests and Read More
European Commission publishes new security rules before its rules on the public’s right of access to its documents
The European Commission has published its new security rules, including a new classification of documents code, before making available its rules of procedure for the public's right of access to documents. The new security rules Read More
European Ombudsman calls on the European Parliament to take action on the Council’s failure to release documents to Statewatch
The European Ombudsman, Mr Jacob Soderman, has sent a Special Report to the European Parliament calling on it to intervene in order to get the Council of the European Union (the 15 EU governments) to Read More