Human rights activists have welcomed an EU decision to impose sanctions on Uzbekistan.
Meeting in Luxembourg on Monday (3 October) EU foreign ministers strongly condemned the Uzbek authorities' refusal to allow an independent international inquiry into the killing of demonstrators in Andijan in May.
It is the first time the EU has suspended a Partnership and Cooperation Agreement with another country; it also imposed an arms embargo on Uzbekistan.
Human rights groups have cl...
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Lisbeth founded EUobserver in 2000 and is responsible to the Board for effective strategic leadership, planning and performance. After graduating from the Danish School of Media and Journalism, she worked as a journalist, analyst, and editor for Danish media.