Charity criticises EU’s new Uzbekistan policy - by Ed Beavan
A CHRISTIAN campaign group has expressed its disappointment after EU foreign ministers decided to ease sanctions against Uzbekistan, despite the continuing deterioration of the former Soviet republic’s human rights record. Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) criticised the EU’s decision to lift a visa ban on Uzbek officials ‘with a view to encouraging the Uzbek authorities to take positive steps to improve the human rights situation’.
The EU External Relations Commissioner, Benita Ferrero-Waldner, stated that the EU would initially lift the ban for six months, with the option to reinstate sanctions if human rights violations continue.
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