EU becoming less tolerant, NGO says

Report of the chapter on European Union countries from the World Report 2012 of US NGO Human Rights Watch. Even as the EU and member states proclaimed the importance of human rights in the pro-democracy Arab Spring movements, they remained unwilling to prioritize human rights at home. Policy responses to migration from North Africa—including calls to limit free movement inside EU internal borders, disputes over rescuing boat migrants in peril, and reluctance to resettle refugees from Libya—exemplified this negative approach.

• Primary Source

Human Rights Watch: World Report 2012: European Union http://www.hrw.org/world-report-2012/world-report-2012-european-union

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