Human Wrongs Watch
By Philippe Dam, EU Director, Advocacy | Human Rights Watch*
Von der Leyen’s Neglect of Rights Persists as She Addresses the Incoming EU Executive
26 September 2024 — There is a stand-alone article in the European Union’s founding Treaty that puts human rights at the core of EU foreign policy.
There are authoritative guidelines and a comprehensive action plan on human rights and democracy, adopted by EU governments, to guide the bloc’s external actions.
