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The EU chief for counter-terrorism has been criticised for a lack of human rights safeguards in EU legislation (Photo: European Commission)

EU under fire for anti-terror measures

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

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".

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The EU chief for counter-terrorism has been criticised for a lack of human rights safeguards in EU legislation (Photo: European Commission)

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