European Union Foreign Policy

China: EU Commitments Demand Tough Response

Apr 24, 2013

European Union (EU) High Representative Catherine Ashton should publicly raise concerns over ongoing and persistent human rights violations in China when she visits Beijing later this week, Human Rights Watch said today. Ashton’s visit to China will take place on April 25 and 26, and is the Head of the EU’s External Action Service’s first official visit since the new Chinese leadership assumed power.
Serbia/Kosovo: Landmark Opportunity for Human Rights

Apr 23, 2013

The April 19 agreement between Serbia and Kosovo offers a landmark opportunity to improve human rights protection in both countries.

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Making the EU Central Asia Strategy an Effective Tool for Human Rights Improvements
Treating "Illegals" Legally

Commentary regarding the European Commission Green Paper on a Community Return Policy on Illegal Residents

European Union Foreign Policy

China: EU Commitments Demand Tough Response

Apr 24, 2013

European Union (EU) High Representative Catherine Ashton should publicly raise concerns over ongoing and persistent human rights violations in China when she visits Beijing later this week, Human Rights Watch said today. Ashton’s visit to China will take place on April 25 and 26, and is the Head of the EU’s External Action Service’s first official visit since the new Chinese leadership assumed power.
Serbia/Kosovo: Landmark Opportunity for Human Rights

Apr 23, 2013

The April 19 agreement between Serbia and Kosovo offers a landmark opportunity to improve human rights protection in both countries.
EU: Ending Sanctions Undercuts Burma’s Rights Progress

Apr 22, 2013

The European Union’s premature lifting of all targeted sanctions on Burma means the EU will need a new platform to press the government to improve the country’s still dire human rights situation.
Ukraine: Reject Discriminatory LGBT Laws

Apr 16, 2013

The Ukrainian parliament should reject two draft laws that would discriminate against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people and infringe on their free expression rights.
Turkmenistan: EU Should Press Foreign Minister on Rights

Apr 8, 2013

European Union officials should press the Turkmen foreign minister for concrete human rights improvements during his meetings in Brussels on April 9, 2013.
EU: Press Burma’s President on Rights Reforms

Mar 4, 2013

European Union leaders should press Burmese President Thein Sein on adopting key rights reforms during his visit this week to Brussels.
Ukraine: EU Should Raise LGBT Rights at Summit

Feb 21, 2013

The European Union should urge the Ukrainian government at the upcoming EU-Ukraine summit to end abuses against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people in Ukraine.
Zimbabwe: No Hasty EU Retreat on Sanctions

Feb 6, 2013

The European Union (EU) should require tangible human rights reforms and free and fair elections before lifting targeted sanctions on Zimbabwe. The EU is expected to review its policy toward Zimbabwe in the coming two weeks.
Balkans: Rights Protections Lagging

Jan 31, 2013

Human rights protection in the Western Balkans fails to match the region’s aspirations for European integration, Human Rights Watch said today in its World Report 2013. Human Rights Watch documented human rights concerns in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Serbia, and Kosovo during 2012.
Letter to EU Foreign Ministers regarding their meeting with Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud this week in conjunction with the EU Foreign Affairs Council

Jan 30, 2013