Bulgaria and Romania: Amnesty International's Human Rights Concerns in the EU Accession Countries.

Index Number: EUR 02/001/2005
Date Published: 30 September 2005
Categories: Europe And Central Asia

The present briefing paper focuses on Amnesty International's concerns in relation to specific areas of inadequate human rights protection in Bulgaria and Romania. The organization urges the European Union to continue to monitor the countries' adherence to universal human rights standards. In particular, Amnesty International is focusing on issues such as the treatment of persons with mental disabilities, discrimination against Roma communities, and ill-treatment by law enforcement officials.