15/07/2015 (Agence Europe) - EU questions Beijing's latest human rights commitments. “The recent systematic arrest of a number of human rights lawyers and human rights defenders by Chinese public security forces raises serious questions about China's commitment to strengthening the rule of law”, said the spokesperson for High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini on Wednesday 15 July. “The Chinese authorities should abide by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, respect the rights of all citizens as recognised by the Chinese Constitution, and release all those detained for seeking to protect these rights”, Mogherini's spokesperson continued. The EU expects the Chinese authorities to investigate the circumstances of the death of Tenzin Delek Rinpoche, a Tibetan lama who has been in prison since 2002, Mogherini's spokesperson concluded. (EH)