Bulgarian and EU leaders have condemned today’s convictions in Libya of five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor sentenced to death for allegedly infecting 400 children with the HIV virus.

HUMAN rights are being sacrificed in the EU’s fight against terrorism and organised crime, warned Amnesty International.

HUMAN rights organisations, including Amnesty International, are warning EU Justice Ministers against agreeing new rules on asylum seekers that will breach of international law.

Amnesty International has called on the Government to ensure that human rights are high on the agenda during its six-month presidency of the European Union.