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Now EU institutions and all 27 member states will have to exercise a firm, coherent, and uniform approach to human rights abuses worldwide, in a transparent and accountable manner.</div> </div> </li> <li class="views-row views-row-2 views-row-even views-row-last"> <div class="views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/web/20121210201837/http://www.hrw.org/news/2012/05/30/russia-putin-s-visit-germany-france-needs-rights-focus">Russia: Putin’s Visit to Germany, France Needs Rights Focus</a></span> </div> <div class="views-field-created"> <span class="field-content">May 30, 2012</span> </div> <div class="views-field-field-news-teaser-value"> <div class="field-content">The leaders of France and Germany should urge President Vladimir Putin of Russia to mark the beginning of his third presidential term by making human rights a priority, both at home and abroad, Human Rights Watch said today. Putin will make brief visits to Berlin and Paris to meet with Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany and Francois Hollande, the new president of France, on June 1, 2012.</div> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="more-link"> <a href="/web/20121210201837/http://www.hrw.org/news-filter/877">More news »</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="panel-region-separator"></div><div class="panel-pane pane-views-panes pane-taxonomy-landing-page-panel-pane-2 pane-taxonomy-reports"> <h2 class="pane-title">Reports</h2> <div class="pane-content"> <div class="view view-taxonomy-landing-page view-id-taxonomy_landing_page view-display-id-panel_pane_2 view-taxonomy-reports view-dom-id-3"> <div class="view-content"> <div class="item-list"> <ul> <li class="views-row views-row-1 views-row-odd views-row-first views-row-last"> <div class="views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/web/20121210201837/http://www.hrw.org/reports/2008/04/07/benchmarks-consultations-and-transparency">Benchmarks, Consultations and Transparency</a></span> </div> <div class="views-field-field-reportsynopsis-subtitle-value"> <span class="field-content">Making the EU Central Asia Strategy an Effective Tool for Human Rights Improvements</span> </div> <div class="views-field-field-reportsynopsis-cover-fid"> <span class="field-content"></span> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="view-footer"> <a href="/web/20121210201837/http://www.hrw.org/by-issue/publications/877">More >></a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="panel-region-separator"></div><div class="panel-pane pane-views-panes pane-taxonomy-landing-page-panel-pane-4 pane-taxonomy-news-listing"> <h2 class="pane-title">Foreign</h2> <div class="pane-content"> <div class="view view-taxonomy-landing-page view-id-taxonomy_landing_page view-display-id-panel_pane_4 view-taxonomy-news-listings view-dom-id-4"> <div class="view-content"> <div class="item-list"> <ul> <li class="views-row views-row-1 views-row-odd views-row-first"> <div class="views-field-field-imagefile-fid"> <span class="field-content"></span> </div> <div class="views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/web/20121210201837/http://www.hrw.org/news/2012/06/25/eu-turn-rights-promises-actions">EU: Turn Rights Promises Into Actions</a></span> </div> <div class="views-field-created"> <span class="field-content">Jun 25, 2012</span> </div> <div class="views-field-field-news-teaser-value"> <div class="field-content">With the adoption on June 25, 2012, of a comprehensive human rights package, European Union (EU) foreign ministers made a powerful pledge to prioritize human rights in EU policy at home and abroad. Now EU institutions and all 27 member states will have to exercise a firm, coherent, and uniform approach to human rights abuses worldwide, in a transparent and accountable manner.</div> </div> </li> <li class="views-row views-row-2 views-row-even"> <div class="views-field-field-imagefile-fid"> <span class="field-content"></span> </div> <div class="views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/web/20121210201837/http://www.hrw.org/news/2012/05/30/russia-putin-s-visit-germany-france-needs-rights-focus">Russia: Putin’s Visit to Germany, France Needs Rights Focus</a></span> </div> <div class="views-field-created"> <span class="field-content">May 30, 2012</span> </div> <div class="views-field-field-news-teaser-value"> <div class="field-content">The leaders of France and Germany should urge President Vladimir Putin of Russia to mark the beginning of his third presidential term by making human rights a priority, both at home and abroad, Human Rights Watch said today. Putin will make brief visits to Berlin and Paris to meet with Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany and Francois Hollande, the new president of France, on June 1, 2012.</div> </div> </li> <li class="views-row views-row-3 views-row-odd"> <div class="views-field-field-imagefile-fid"> <span class="field-content"></span> </div> <div class="views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/web/20121210201837/http://www.hrw.org/news/2012/02/06/kazakhstangermany-make-rights-key-good-relations">Kazakhstan/Germany: Make Rights Key to Good Relations</a></span> </div> <div class="views-field-created"> <span class="field-content">Feb 6, 2012</span> </div> <div class="views-field-field-news-teaser-value"> <div class="field-content">German Chancellor Angela Merkel should raise urgent human rights concerns with the Kazakhstan government during talks with President Nursultan Nazarbaev on February 8, 2012.</div> </div> </li> <li class="views-row views-row-4 views-row-even"> <div class="views-field-field-imagefile-fid"> <span class="field-content"></span> </div> <div class="views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/web/20121210201837/http://www.hrw.org/news/2011/11/18/eu-letter-eu-foreign-ministers-and-high-representative-regarding-cooperation-council">EU: Letter to EU Foreign Ministers and High Representative regarding Cooperation Councils with Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia</a></span> </div> <div class="views-field-created"> <span class="field-content">Nov 18, 2011</span> </div> <div class="views-field-field-news-teaser-value"> <div class="field-content">We write in advance of the upcoming Cooperation Councils with Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia to urge you to ensure these meetings are used to raise concrete concerns in human rights, making clear that addressing them is of core importance to the EU and an essential component of the EU’s engagement with each country.</div> </div> </li> <li class="views-row views-row-5 views-row-odd"> <div class="views-field-field-imagefile-fid"> <span class="field-content"></span> </div> <div class="views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/web/20121210201837/http://www.hrw.org/news/2011/07/08/germanysaudi-arabia-don-t-sell-out-human-rights">Germany/Saudi Arabia: Don’t Sell Out on Human Rights</a></span> </div> <div class="views-field-created"> <span class="field-content">Jul 8, 2011</span> </div> <div class="views-field-field-news-teaser-value"> <div class="field-content">Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany should consider the political signals her government is sending to Saudi Arabia before approving a deal to sell 200 German-made tanks to the kingdom. Saudi Arabia has a dismal human rights record and has deployed forces to Bahrain to help suppress pro-democracy protests there.</div> </div> </li> <li class="views-row views-row-6 views-row-even"> <div class="views-field-field-imagefile-fid"> <span class="field-content"></span> </div> <div class="views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/web/20121210201837/http://www.hrw.org/news/2008/11/10/european-governments-should-resettle-guantanamo-detainees">European Governments Should Resettle Guantanamo Detainees</a></span> </div> <div class="views-field-created"> <span class="field-content">Nov 10, 2008</span> </div> <div class="views-field-field-news-teaser-value"> <div class="field-content">European governments should provide humanitarian protection to those Guantanamo detainees who will not be charged with a crime but cannot be returned to their countries of origin for fear of torture or other serious human rights violations.</div> </div> </li> <li class="views-row views-row-7 views-row-odd"> <div class="views-field-field-imagefile-fid"> <span class="field-content"></span> </div> <div class="views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/web/20121210201837/http://www.hrw.org/news/2008/10/22/eu-stand-firm-against-diplomatic-assurances">EU: Stand Firm Against Diplomatic Assurances</a></span> </div> <div class="views-field-created"> <span class="field-content">Oct 22, 2008</span> </div> <div class="views-field-field-news-teaser-value"> <div class="field-content">The European Union should resist British government efforts to gain acceptance for the use of diplomatic assurances against torture in national security deportations and extraditions.</div> </div> </li> <li class="views-row views-row-8 views-row-even"> <div class="views-field-field-imagefile-fid"> <span class="field-content"></span> </div> <div class="views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/web/20121210201837/http://www.hrw.org/news/2008/04/19">Центральноазиатская стратегия Евросоюза</a></span> </div> <div class="views-field-created"> <span class="field-content">Apr 19, 2008</span> </div> <div class="views-field-field-news-teaser-value"> <div class="field-content"></div> </div> </li> <li class="views-row views-row-9 views-row-odd views-row-last"> <div class="views-field-field-imagefile-fid"> <span class="field-content"></span> </div> <div class="views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/web/20121210201837/http://www.hrw.org/news/2007/04/19/eu-central-asia-strategy">The EU Central Asia Strategy</a></span> </div> <div class="views-field-created"> <span class="field-content">Apr 19, 2007</span> </div> <div class="views-field-field-news-teaser-value"> <div class="field-content">Human Rights Watch welcomes the initiative of the EU and the German presidency to embark upon a Central Asia strategy, following years of neglect of this important region by the EU. A central thrust of this strategy should be securing greater compliance by the governments of Central Asian countries with their international human rights obligations. Currently, it is not. This paper explains why the strategy needs to incorporate human rights through identifying specific human rights concerns and benchmarks for progress. 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