The Member organizations of the Platform for International Cooperation “Civic Solidarity” have signed a joint APPEAL to the European Union about its policies on human rights in Central Asia.
It is five years since the European Union adopted its Strategy for a New Partnership with Central Asia. As European Union foreign ministers prepare to take stock of progress so far, the civil society organizations, undersigned an Appeal where would like to suggest ways to improve the effectiveness and impact of EU action to promote human rights in Central Asia.
The EU Central Asia Strategy, which was endorsed by the EU governments in June 2007, provides a framework for increased cooperation between the EU and Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan in political, economic and other areas. It also identifies human rights as a key element in EU-Central Asia relations and sets out that the EU will step up support for human rights in the region, inter alia by conducting “regular and results-oriented” human rights dialogues with the Central Asian governments and by cooperating closely with the UN, the OSCE and other international actors in this area.
Promo-LEX Association as a member of the Platform for International Cooperation “Civic Solidarity”, since 2011, undersigned the Appeal.
Created in 2011 the “Civic Solidarity” Platform includes over 40 organizations from Europe and Asia and is based on values such as human rights and human dignity, non-violence and peace culture, human rights and freedoms rule against state interests.
The text of the Appeal is available here.
For more detailed information please contact: Alexandru Postica, Lawyer of the Association Promo-LEX: Tel: (22) 31 09 45, GSM: 069104851, e-mail: [email protected]