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News in Brief May-June 2002

01 June 2002

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June 2002

Danish Presidency programme for justice and home affairs: Details

Free movement of families of Union citizens: Commission pursues infringement proceedings against Spain: Press release

Case in European Court of Human Rights to determine right to protect sources: Report

CJFE, RSF raise press-freedom concerns as G8 Summit nears: Report

European Commission: Green Paper on a "Community return policy on illegal immigrants", COM (2002) 175: Full-text (pdf)

Report that USA to introduce data retention denied: Link

Full-text of the revised (dated 18.6.02) proposed EU Directive on asylum procedures, COM (2002) 326: Document and Comments

Council of the European Union, proposal for a: "Council Directive on minimum standards for the qualification and status of third country nationals and stateless persons as refugees or as persons who otherwise need international protection" - re-defining who is a "refugee". The text is "partially accessible" (meaning that the names of the EU Member States have been deleted), doc 7882/02: Text (Word 97) Text (pdf)

May 2002

Amnesty International Annual Report 2002 contains detailed reports on all European countries including their reactions to 11 September as regards civil liberties: European country reports & Full Annual Report

New Statewatch bulletin published: Contents
Surveillance in the USA - interesting article from Village : Link and for their coverage of the "Attack on civil liberties" see: Voice

EU: European Commission Communication to the Convention on the future of the EU: Link

UK: Final draft of code of practice on interception under the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (RIPA): Text

EU documents reveal details of its demands for so-called "opening up" of Third World markets: Report

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