31/10/2001 (Agence Europe) - On 29 October the Belgian Presidency made the following declaration on behalf of the EU, candiate and EFTA countries: "The European Union strongly condemns the killing of Ms Digna Ochoa y Plácido, a leading human rights campaigner in Mexico. The threats made against her two years ago have, sadly, now been carried out. The European Union is convinced that the Mexican Government will continue its efforts to uphold and safeguard human rights and to protect the...