The Council of the European Union today extended EU restrictive measures against #Belarus until the end of October 2015. This is because not all political prisoners have been released and rehabilitated, and the respect for human rights, the rule of law and democratic principles has not significantly improved in Belarus. The EU maintains its policy of critical engagement with Belarus, intended to promote the respect for human rights, the rule of law and democratic principles in Belarus.The EUs sanctions comprise an arms embargo, an embargo on equipment for internal repression as well as asset freezes and travel bans against persons responsible for human rights violations. More: consilium.europa.eu/uedocs/cms_Data/docs/pressdata/EN/foraff/145562.pdf
Posted on: Thu, 30 Oct 2014 18:15:32 +0000
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