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EU: Civil liberties concerns over quick decisions on terrorism
The European Commission is today agreeing a package of measures to "improve the European Union's response to terrorism". The proposals will go to a specially-called meeting of EU Justice and Home Affairs Ministers in Brussels Read More
European NGOS concerned with privacy and civil liberties urge European leaders to defend citizens’ freedoms
Seven European NGOS concerned with privacy and civil liberties have urged European leaders to defend citizens' freedoms in the wake of the attack on the USA. In an open letter to the extraordinary informal meeting Read More
EU to adopt new laws on terrorism
In the wake of the tragic events in the USA the European Commission is to present a proposal for a "Framework Decision on combating terrorism" to the special meeting of EU Justice and Home Affairs Read More
US: Analysis of the proposed Anti-Terrorism Act by EPIC
The Electronic Privacy Information Centre (EPIC) in the US has produced a detailed analysis of the proposed Anti-Terrorism Act 2001. The text of their analysis is below or: Analysis ("pdf" format) also see: www.epic.org the Read More
EU governments want the retention of all telecommunications data for general use by law enforcement agencies under terrorism plan
At the specially called meeting in Brussels of EU Justice and Home Affairs Ministers on 20 September "Conclusions" were adopted to introduce new measures to combat terrorism. However, the plans are not just concerned with Read More
“Deny terrorism a second victory”
Summary: The Belgian League of Human Rights (Ligue des droits de l'Homme) issued a press statement on 25 September 2001 entitled "Deny terrorism a second victory" in which it warns of the risk that some Read More
The EU adopts the French immigration proposals
Taken as a whole, the four French proposals have been worsened, not improved, by the process of negotiation within the Council... for migrants and asylum-seekers the "area of freedom, security and justice" consists largely of Read More
Civil society boycotts Hague conference
In the wake of the Genoa protests and confrontations with police and paramilitary units the Italian government has decided to move the planned NATO Summit meeting on 26-27 September from the city of Naples to Read More
The “enemy within”: EU plans for the surveillance of protestors and the criminalisation of protests
A special report by Statewatch (pdf file) on the EU's plans to combat future protests at EU and international meetings in Europe shows the EU plans would: * give control of operations to the newly-created Read More
“People can not be expected to join police while key human rights questions remain unresolved” says rights group
The Pat Finucane Centre reacted today to the British Government's policing implementation plan by saying it could not recommend that people join the new police service because outstanding concerns about human rights have not been Read More