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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8667

17 March 2004
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/un/human rights
In Geneva, Brian Cowen affirms promotion of human rights must become integral part of fight against terrorism - EU priorities include role of International Criminal Court, abolition of death penalty and protection of children

Brussels, 16/03/2004 (Agence Europe) - On 15 March in Geneva, Brian Cowen, EU Council President, spoke at the 60th session of the UN Commission on Human Rights on the position of the enlarged Union. He announced that, during the session, the Union would present initiatives and comments on the situation in various countries (without saying which). The Irish Foreign Minister spoke of the attack that caused such suffering in Spain, recalling that, in 2003, the "United Nations and the global...

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