Rights group says EU must end rhetoric and act - Independent Online Edition > Africa

Rights group says EU must end rhetoric and act - Independent Online Edition > Africa: "The European Union has been accused of delaying the tough action against Sudanthat was promised by leaders including Tony Blair and the German chancellor, Angela Merkel.

In a letter to EU foreign ministers ahead of a meeting in Brussels next Monday, the European director of Human Rights Watch, Lotte Leicht, urged the EU to 'translate rhetoric into effective action'.

She said Europe should no longer hide behind the UN by 'passing the buck' to the Security Council, which has failed to impose individually targeted sanctions against any senior Sudanese policymakers." Read complete post here.