Translation of "Organisation de défense des droits de la personne " (French → English) :

I. whereas in response to Boko Haram’s violence the Nigerian police and military have seized and carried out extrajudicial executions of numerous suspected members of the group, in particular by seizing young men from northern villages; whereas many of those detained have been held incommunicado without charge or trial, in some cases in inhuman conditions, and whereas some have been physically abused, while others have disappeared or died in detention; whereas the Nigerian Government and army officers have provided unreliable estim ...[+++]ates of civilian casualties and damage to homes; whereas Human Rights Watch, Freedom House and other human rights organisations have described the response of the Nigerian forces in recent months as increasingly brutal and indiscriminate, leaving civilians to bear the brunt of the violence between the two groups in disproportionate fashion;

39. Welcomes the start of the EU human rights consultations with Russia; supports the Council in its intention to develop these consultations into a frank and genuine EU-Russia Human Rights Dialogue and calls for the involvement of the European Parliament in such a process; calls on the Council to continue urging Russia to agree that European and Russian NGOs be associated with the consultations given the example of other dialogues on human rights issues; welcomes the Council's debriefing of NGOs on the consultations, however, regrets that there are no systematic consultations with the European Parliament; asks the Council to press Russia to agree to have this dialogue also take place in Russia in an alternating manner and not only when ...[+++] the summits take place in the EU; is concerned that the new Russian NGO legislation will inhibit human rights organisations from carrying out their activities properly whenever respect for human rights is at stake or even from functioning at all; asks the Commission and Council to raise this issue persistently with Russia, not least in international forums and, in particular, in the Council of Europe, of which Russia is due to take over the presidency in May 2006; asks Commission and Council to raise the issue of extrajudicial killings, disappearances and torture in custody in Chechnya, as well as attacks faced by human rights defenders engaged in investigating and speaking out about human rights violations in Chechnya;

The Safer Internet Forum developed in 2004 under the Safer Internet Action Plan is to become a discussion forum including representatives of industry, law enforcement authorities, policy-makers and user organisations (e.g. parent and teacher organisations, child protection groups, consumer protection bodies and civil and digital rights organisations).

Consisting of plenary sessions and, where necessary for specific issues, working groups with clear objectives and deadlines, it will be a meeting place for actors from all areas, including government agencies and programmes, standards bodies, industry, services within the Commission and user organisations (e.g. parent and teacher organisations, child protection groups, consumer protection bodies and civil and digital rights organis ...[+++]ations).

It will, therefore, ensure that key associations, such as user organisations (e.g. parent and teacher organisations, child protection groups, consumer protection bodies and civil and digital rights organisations), industries and public bodies are aware of, are consulted on and contribute to safer-use initiatives within the Community and internationally.

with regard to asylum policy, defining a uniform status and a common asylum procedure, as provided for at Tampere and confirmed by the draft Constitutional Treaty, while strengthening the measures for the protection of refugees or persons requiring humanitarian aid and ensuring the full exercise of their individual and social rights, especially to health, education and employment; also points out that the legal framework that must be respected by the Union and its Member States to the benefit of such persons cannot be called into que ...[+++]stion by international agreements, whether they are negotiated by the Union and/or its Member States; with regard to that policy, drawing lessons from the experience gained with the Sangatte centre and taking account of the concerns expressed by organisations which defend the rights of migrants, in particular by the International Federation of Human Rights Leagues, which are calling on the Union not to shirk its responsibilities under the Geneva Convention and not to run the risk of creating a legal vacuum with regard to persons who are among the most deprived on the planet;