Brussels, 10/10/2008 (Agence Europe) - The European Union is ideally placed to assume the leading role on human rights, was the view of those taking part in the conference “60 years of the Universal Declaration on Human Rights: the defenders take the floor” held at the European Parliament in Brussels on 7-8 October. “The EU must set an example by protecting human rights within its borders,” said European Justice, Security and Freedom Commissioner Jacques Barrot, the first speaker at...