EU in rift with developing nations over human rights

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Series Details 15.6.07
Publication Date 15/06/2007
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European Union countries have threatened to pull out of the United Nations Human Rights Council if its developing-country majority succeeds in an attempt to prevent scrutiny of the worst abusers.

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Website: United Nations: Human Rights Council http://www.ohchr.org/english/bodies/hrcouncil/
European Commission: DG External Relations: Policies: The EU's Human rights & Democratisation Policy http://ec.europa.eu/external_relations/human_rights/intro/index.htm
Council of the European Union: Policies: Foreign policy: Human rights http://www.consilium.europa.eu/cms3_fo/showPage.asp?id=822&lang=EN&mode=g

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