Portugal

EU: Accept Portugal’s Call to Take Guantanamo Detainees

Human Rights Watch — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 11:44:59 -0800

(Washington, DC, December 11, 2008) - Other EU governments should accept Portugal's call to resettle Guantanamo detainees who cannot be returned to their home countries, Human Rights Watch said today.

EU-Africa: Summit Should Take Concrete Steps to Tackle Rights Abuses

Human Rights Watch — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 16:00:00 -0800

(Lisbon)- European and African leaders should go beyond promises and act to end atrocities, hold abusers to account and combat corruption, Human Rights Watch said today. The first European Union-Africa summit for seven years will be held in Lisbon on December 8-9, 2007.

European Union: Portugal Should Champion Human Rights

Human Rights Watch — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 17:00:00 -0700

Portugal should use its presidency of the European Union to step up the defense of rights worldwide, Human Rights Watch said today. Portugal takes over the rotating EU Presidency from Germany for six months beginning on July 1.

Betraying human rights in Russia

Human Rights Watch — Sun, 10 Jun 2007 17:00:00 -0700

When he was here last week, Prime Minister Jose Socrates told Russia’s President Vladimir Putin that there would be no more European Union moralizing about Russia’s human rights record, saying that “no one should claim to lecture anyone else" [“ninguém pretenda dar lições a ninguém"].

European Parliament: Condemn Complicity in Illegal CIA Activity

Human Rights Watch — Sun, 11 Feb 2007 16:00:00 -0800

The European Parliament should condemn European complicity in the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) program of “extraordinary renditions” and secret detention of prisoners, Human Rights Watch said today.