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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9558

6 December 2007
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/human rights/middle east
Human Rights Watch calls for protection of human rights rather than formal democracy

Brussels, 05/12/2007 (Agence Europe) - Human Rights Watch (HRW) and in this instance its regional vice-director for the Middle East and North Africa, Joe Stork, is concerned by the situation in the region and above all by the fact that civilians are targeted in armed conflicts. Mr Stork's criticism spares no country although he does differentiate between them. “Generally speaking, the governments that cooperate the most are those that have a good human rights record”, he said. Iraq and...

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