Europe ‘loses credibility’ on human rights

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Series Details 5.5.11
Publication Date 05/05/2011
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Report of a EurActiv with Thomas Hammarberg, Human Rights Commissioner at the Council of Europe, May 2011. He said that if it continues to consider immigrants as 'totally unwanted,' Europe will have very little credibility to talk about human rights in international fora.

Source Link Link to Main Source http://www.euractiv.com/en/future-eu/europe-loses-credibility-human-rights-news-504567
Related Links
ESO: Background information: Human rights in Europe: no grounds for complacency http://www.europeansources.info/record/human-rights-in-europe-no-grounds-for-complacency/
ESO: Background information: Brussels pushes for border controls http://www.europeansources.info/record/brussels-pushes-for-border-controls/
El País, 13.5.11: Hostages to xenophobia (via PressEurop) http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/news-brief/651841-hostages-xenophobia

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