Brussels, 02/08/2012 (Agence Europe) - Speaking on behalf of the EU, Catherine Ashton expressed deep concerns about the human rights situation in northern Mali. In a statement published by her spokesperson on 31 July, the EU high representative “firmly condemns the alleged execution by stoning of an unmarried couple by radical Islamists in Aguelhok and insists on the need to put an end to such barbarism and to respect fundamental, universally-recognised human rights”. She underlined...