Human rights and the EU's "Area of Freedom, Security and Justice" / Statewatch, 18 April 2007
http://www.statewatch.org/news/2007/apr/06humanrights.htm
"Statewatch has today published a damning critique of crucial EU proposals on suspects' rights in cross-border criminal proceedings, data protection in the area of police and judicial cooperation, and the expulsion of migrants from the EU."
a) Suspects' rights: key ECHR protections undermined
PDF - http://www.statewatch.org/news/2007/apr/Statewatch-analysis-crim-proced.pdf
b) Data protection: key principles disregarded
PDF - http://www.statewatch.org/news/2007/apr/Statewatch-analysis-data-protection.pdf
c) Expulsion: basic safeguards for migrants and refugees weakened...
PDF - http://www.statewatch.org/news/2007/apr/eu-expulsion-sw-analysis-I.pdf
d) ... and then removed altogether
PDF - http://www.statewatch.org/news/2007/apr/Statewatch-analysis-expulsion-II.pdf