Amnesty International Comments on Articles 28 and 28 A of the Commission’s Amended Proposal for a Council Directive on Minimum Standards for Granting and Withdrawing Refugee Status before the Informal Justice and Home Affairs Council 22-23 January 2003

This aide-mémoire highlights Amnesty International’s main concerns on the questions to be debated at the informal JHA Council, including the “safe third country” concept and the notion of effective protection; meaningful links with the “safe third country”; and procedural safeguards regarding the individual assessment of a claim.

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