15.10.2008 кунлик архив
EU eases Uzbek sanctions despite reporter’s jailing
Inga Sikorskaya/IWPR, Bishkek – Following a meeting of the EU’s General Affairs and External Relations Council on October 13, a statement was issued saying the EU “welcomes the progress achieved in Uzbekistan in the last year with regard to respect for the rule of law and protection of human rights”.
It cited as positive examples the release of human rights activist Mutabar Tadjibayeva from jail last year, legislative and judicial reforms, the abolition of the death penalty, and the ratification of conventions against child labour.
