EU REJECTS AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS CRITICISMS

According to Amnesty International:

European counter-terrorism measures lack concrete human rights safeguards, which leads to legal confusion and breaches in human rights.

In a report presented on Tuesday (31 May), the organisation challenged the claims by Brussels that there could be no security without human rights, suggesting "in practice, the EU and the Member States are too often prepared to remain silent on breaches of rights protection within or outside the EU".

The EU disagrees:

Gijs de Vries, the EU's chief for counter-terrorism, argued that the Union does pay attention to the issue and tries to balance its approach with human rights safeguards.

However, he pointed out "we should not forget that terrorism precludes the fundamental right - right of life, as well as other rights.. Our fight against terrorism is the fight to protect those rights".

Amnesty International, the organization that cried wolf, err, human rights violations.