Parliament demands binding human rights clauses in international agreements

Parliament demands binding human rights clauses in international agreements

MEPs called for binding human rights clauses in all EU international agreements in a vote on Thursday on the EU's report on human rights and democracy in 2013. Guaranteeing common standards for the reception of refugees, tackling Russia's "continuing slide towards authoritarian rule" and adopting a coherent approach to human rights in China were among the issues included in the resolution. (...)