Brussels, 24/01/2011 (Agence Europe) - Following massive criticism by several human rights organisations, the European Commission sought on Monday 24 January to defend the meeting that same afternoon between José Manuel Barroso and Uzbekistan President Islam Karimov by saying it wanted to maintain a “critical dialogue” with Uzbekistan, where the priority is firmly on human rights. Criticism accusing the Commission president of turning a Nelson eye to human rights abuses in Uzbekistan...