Brussels, 17/09/2003 (Agence Europe) - Amnesty International called on the Italian Presidency on Tuesday to take the human rights situation in Algeria into account as a matter of urgency in the context of the association agreement signed between the EU and Algeria on 22 April. The same day, the organisation published a 45-page report entitled "Algeria: steps towards change or empty promises?" which illustrates that recent reforms by the Algerian authorities have failed to address the...