• Kazakhstan: EU Should Act on Resolution
    Nov 23, 2012
    European Union institutions and member countries should act on the European Parliament’s resolution linking enhanced relations in Kazakhstan to human rights improvements.
  • Central Asia: Ashton Should Urge Release of Activists
    Nov 22, 2012
    European Union High Representative Catherine Ashton should meet with human rights defenders and publicly call for the release of wrongfully imprisoned activists during her upcoming visit to Central Asia.
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  • Living Up to the Nobel: EU Must Act on Syria
    Dec 10, 2012
    Catherine Ashton's mandate is to provide leadership on foreign policy and human rights. She has failed, however, to ensure a collective EU voice for bringing the crimes in Syria before the International Criminal Court (ICC). On 10 December, as the EU receives the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, EU foreign ministers meeting back in Brussels should decide to move beyond vague references to “accountability” for crimes in Syria and make clear that they support a UN Security Council referral of the situation to the ICC.
  • A human-rights cold room - Catherine Ashton to visit Central Asia
    Nov 24, 2012
    At the height of summer, when foreign ministers adopted the European Union's new human-rights strategy, Catherine Ashton, the high representative for foreign affairs, was eloquent in promising to make these issues a core ingredient in the EU's foreign relations.
  • Kazakhstan: EU Should Act on Resolution
    Nov 23, 2012
    European Union institutions and member countries should act on the European Parliament’s resolution linking enhanced relations in Kazakhstan to human rights improvements.
  • Central Asia: Ashton Should Urge Release of Activists
    Nov 22, 2012
    European Union High Representative Catherine Ashton should meet with human rights defenders and publicly call for the release of wrongfully imprisoned activists during her upcoming visit to Central Asia.
  • Central Asia: Overview of Key Human Rights Concerns and Recommendations
    Nov 15, 2012
  • Central Asia: letter to the High Representative of the European Union Catherine Ashton
    Nov 15, 2012
  • Vietnam: Make Rights a Priority on EU Visit
    Oct 29, 2012
    European Union President Herman Van Rompuy should publicly press Vietnam to release all political prisoners and detainees, respect freedom of religion, and abolish forced labor in drug detention centers during his visit from October 31 to November 2, 2012.
  • EU/US: Press Rights Issues on Balkans Visit
    Oct 29, 2012
    United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and European Union High Representative Catherine Ashton should emphasize the importance of improving human rights records in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) and Serbia and Kosovo during their Western Balkan tour.
  • UAE: EU Condemns Emirates Rights Climate
    Oct 29, 2012
    For the first time the European Parliament formally commented on the UAE’s human rights record, which has worsened significantly in recent months.
  • EU: Address UAE Crackdown on Peaceful Activists
    Oct 9, 2012
    We are writing to draw your attention to disturbing developments in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), where authorities have intensified their crackdown on peaceful political activists, showing a flagrant disregard for issues such as liberty, the rule of law and respect for human rights. The deteriorating situation in the country warrants a strong reaction from the EU.
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