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Article: DECLARATION BY THE PRESIDENCY ON BEHALF OF THE EUROPEAN UNION REGARDING THE RECENT ARRESTS IN SYRIA
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- May 19, 2006
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The European Union issued the following common foreign and security policy statement:
Recalling the Presidency's statement of 19th January, the European Union expresses regret that the positive steps taken in January 2006 regarding the human rights situation in Syria have not been continued. On the contrary, the situation has substantially deteriorated. The EU expresses its deep concern about the recent widespread harassment of human rights defenders, their families and peaceful political activists, in particular arbitrary arrests and repeated incommunicado detention. The European Union calls on the Syrian government to fully respect freedom of expression and assembly as laid down in the ...