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<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/20121108233529/http://www.hrw.org/news/2012/10/29/vietnam-make-rights-priority-eu-visit">Vietnam: Make Rights a Priority on EU Visit</a></span> </div> <div class="views-field-created"> <span class="field-content">Oct 29, 2012</span> </div> <div class="views-field-field-news-teaser-value"> <div class="field-content">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.</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/20121108233529/http://www.hrw.org/news/2012/10/29/euus-press-rights-issues-balkans-visit">EU/US: Press Rights Issues on Balkans Visit</a></span> </div> <div class="views-field-created"> <span class="field-content">Oct 29, 2012</span> </div> <div class="views-field-field-news-teaser-value"> <div class="field-content">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.</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/20121108233529/http://www.hrw.org/news/2012/10/29/uae-eu-condemns-emirates-rights-climate">UAE: EU Condemns Emirates Rights Climate</a></span> </div> <div class="views-field-created"> <span class="field-content">Oct 29, 2012</span> </div> <div class="views-field-field-news-teaser-value"> <div class="field-content">For the first time the European Parliament formally commented on the UAE’s human rights record, which has worsened significantly in recent months.</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/20121108233529/http://www.hrw.org/news/2012/10/10/eu-address-uae-crackdown-peaceful-activists">EU: Address UAE Crackdown on Peaceful Activists</a></span> </div> <div class="views-field-created"> <span class="field-content">Oct 9, 2012</span> </div> <div class="views-field-field-news-teaser-value"> <div class="field-content">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.</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/20121108233529/http://www.hrw.org/news/2012/09/18/chinaeu-make-rights-central-eu-china-summit">China/EU: Make Rights Central to EU-China Summit</a></span> </div> <div class="views-field-created"> <span class="field-content">Sep 17, 2012</span> </div> <div class="views-field-field-news-teaser-value"> <div class="field-content"><p>The European Union (EU) should use its upcoming summit with <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121108233529/http://www.hrw.org/asia/china">China</a>to demonstrate its new commitment to protect and promote human rights around the world. The EU-China summit will take place September 20 in Brussels.</p></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/20121108233529/http://www.hrw.org/news/2012/08/06/syria-path-justice">Syria, A Path to Justice</a></span> </div> <div class="views-field-created"> <span class="field-content">Aug 6, 2012</span> </div> <div class="views-field-field-news-teaser-value"> <div class="field-content">The European Union has long professed its unwavering commitment to fighting impunity and pursuing international justice. It has backed this claim by portraying itself as the staunchest supporter of the International Criminal Court. In relation to Syria, however, the EU has in both respects failed to practise what it preaches, For, faced with crimes against humanity and war crimes in Syria that show no signs of abating, Europe's commitment to justice has proved at best tepid and inconsistent.</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/20121108233529/http://www.hrw.org/news/2012/07/02/hungary-failings-media-warrant-eu-action">Hungary: Failings on Media Warrant EU Action</a></span> </div> <div class="views-field-created"> <span class="field-content">Jul 2, 2012</span> </div> <div class="views-field-field-news-teaser-value"> <div class="field-content">The Hungarian government’s failure to address concerns about media freedom warrants action by the European Union (EU) under the EU treaty, Human Rights Watch said in a letter sent yesterday to Commissioner Neelie Kroes, who is in charge of media issues.</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/20121108233529/http://www.hrw.org/news/2012/06/26/eu-central-asia-strategy-teeth-and-heart">An EU Central Asia Strategy with Teeth (and Heart)</a></span> </div> <div class="views-field-created"> <span class="field-content">Jun 26, 2012</span> </div> <div class="views-field-field-news-teaser-value"> <div class="field-content">I cannot help but wonder what Azimjon Askarov would say in reaction to this week's EU foreign ministers' statement "welcom[ing] the progress" in implementing the European Union's strategy for Central Asia.</div> </div> </li> <li class="views-row views-row-9 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/20121108233529/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-10 views-row-even 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/20121108233529/http://www.hrw.org/news/2012/06/25/letter-eu-high-representative-catherine-ashton-eu-gcc-ministerial-meeting-june-25-20">Letter to EU High Representative Catherine Ashton on the EU-GCC Ministerial Meeting, June 25, 2012</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">In advance of the upcoming EU-GCC Ministerial Meeting we write to request that human rights form a significant part of your dialogue with your GCC counterparts. We specifically call on you to make unmistakably clear that progress in strengthening EU-GCC economic and security ties will not be possible without measurable progress in GCC countries, and in particular in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, and Oman with regard to the continuing harassment and persecution of human rights defenders in those countries and systematic violations of freedom of expression, association, and peaceful assembly.</div> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="more-link"> <a href="/web/20121108233529/http://www.hrw.org/news-all/875">more documents on this topic »</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="footer"> <div class="limiter clear-block"> <div class="clear-block"><a href="#header" class="back-to-top">Back to top</a></div> <div class="nav"> <a href="/web/20121108233529/http://www.hrw.org/rss" class="rss-link">RSS</a> <div class="pipe-links"><a href="/web/20121108233529/http://www.hrw.org/home">Home</a> <span class="pipe">|</span> <a href="/web/20121108233529/http://www.hrw.org/our-work">Our Work</a> <span class="pipe">|</span> <a href="/web/20121108233529/http://www.hrw.org/news">News</a> <span class="pipe">|</span> <a href="/web/20121108233529/http://www.hrw.org/publications">Publications</a> <span class="pipe">|</span> <a href="/web/20121108233529/http://www.hrw.org/multimedia">Multimedia</a> <span class="pipe">|</span> <a href="/web/20121108233529/http://www.hrw.org/about">About Us</a> <span class="pipe">|</span> <a href="/web/20121108233529/http://www.hrw.org/contact-us">Contact Us</a> <span class="pipe">|</span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121108233529/http://ff.hrw.org/">Film Festival</a> <span class="pipe">|</span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121108233529/http://hrw.kintera.org/give?msource=nav">Donate</a></div> </div> <div class="footer-blocks clear-block"> <div id="block-views-hrw_footer-block_1" class="clear-block block block-views"> <div class="bcontent"><div class="view view-hrw-footer view-id-hrw_footer view-display-id-block_1 view-dom-id-6"> <div class="view-content"> <div class="views-row views-row-1 views-row-odd views-row-first views-row-last"> <div class="views-field-body"> <div class="field-content">Human Rights Watch<br/> 350 Fifth Avenue, 34th Floor<br/> New York, NY 10118-3299<br/> USA<br/> Tel: 1-(212) 290-4700<br/> <br/> <strong><a href="/web/20121108233529/http://www.hrw.org/en/contact-us">Contact Us - Global Offices</a></strong><br/> <strong><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121108233529/http://ff.hrw.org/">Film Festival</a></strong><br/> <strong><a href="/web/20121108233529/http://www.hrw.org/en/about/jobs">Employment</a></strong></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="block-tic-5" class="clear-block block block-tic"> <div class="bcontent"><div class="col-left clear-block"><strong class="vocab-header"><a href="/web/20121108233529/http://www.hrw.org/regions">Browse by Region</a></strong><div class="item-list"><ul><li class="first first"><a href="/web/20121108233529/http://www.hrw.org/africa">Africa</a></li> <li class=""><a href="/web/20121108233529/http://www.hrw.org/americas">Americas</a></li> <li class=""><a href="/web/20121108233529/http://www.hrw.org/asia">Asia</a></li> <li class=""><a href="/web/20121108233529/http://www.hrw.org/europe/central-asia">Europe/Central Asia</a></li> <li class=""><a href="/web/20121108233529/http://www.hrw.org/middle-east/n-africa">Middle East/N. 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