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EU-China summit - business interests dominate human rights (Photo: Dutch EU Presidency)

Leading NGO mauls EU on human rights record

The EU and its member states have been strongly criticised for their human rights policy record by leading NGO Human Rights Watch, saying the bloc has courted grave abusers such as Russia and China while "utterly failing" to adress US practices in the war on terror.

The Washington-based NGO said in an annual report published on Wednesday (18 November) that the EU "continued to punch well below its weight" on human rights.

Human Rights Watch came into the European spotlight in Nov...

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EU-China summit - business interests dominate human rights (Photo: Dutch EU Presidency)

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