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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8457

8 May 2003
Contents Publication in full By article 17 / 38
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/refugees
Amnesty International calls on EU to stop, for now, all programmes for repatriation of Afghan refugees

Brussels, 07/05/2003 (Agence Europe) - "Afghanistan is not yet in a post-conflict situation and there is no rule of law. While Amnesty does not oppose the voluntary return of refugees to Afghanistan, the organisation is deeply concerned that forcible returns are made possible by the EU Return Plan to be launched this Thursday", Dick Oosting from Amnesty International warns in a press release issued before the informal Justice/Home Affairs Council on Thursday (see EUROPE of 16 May, p.14)....

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