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Too many organisations are involved in monitoring democracy and human rights protection (Photo: European Commission)

EU discouraged from further overlap in human rights monitoring

The Council of Europe is set to call on EU leaders to prevent a further overlap of human rights monitoring by adding a new agency to the long list of existing organisations.

Plans to set up a European Agency on Fundamental Rights have caused concerns over duplication in the human rights and democracy fields, the Financial Times reports.

Commenting on the proposed agency, Terry Davis, secretary-general of the Strasbourg-based Council of Europe said that "with all the best will in ...

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Too many organisations are involved in monitoring democracy and human rights protection (Photo: European Commission)

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