09/02/2006 (Agence Europe) - On the eve of the G-8 meeting this weekend, chaired by Russia, and the EU-Troika meeting with Russia on 15 February in Vienna (see other articles), Amnesty International is calling on the European Union to “not ignore the ongoing abuse of rights and democratic values in Russia”. At a time when the “EU deepens a strategic partnership with Russia, it must send a clear signal that it expects its partner to fully respect human rights standards”. Amnesty is...