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The European Union is fully committed to promote the universal principles of liberty and democracy, respect for the rule of law, human rights and fundamental freedoms in its Common Foreign and Security Policy, as well through its presence in international fora, or through its financial instruments managed by European Commission.

The EU has a wide range of tools to implement the human rights dimension of its external policy, among them more than 30 human rights dialogues with third countries, eight human rights guidelines, regular declarations and field work in its missions and operations.

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	Dr Riina Kionka met Mr Ucha Nanuashvili, Executive Director of the Tbilisi Human Rights Center (HRIDC), 5 February 2010 Watch the photos here
	Declaration on the ratification of Protocol 14 to the European Convention on Human Rights by the Russian Federation, Brussels, 4 February 2010
	Meeting of the Working Party on Human Rights, Brussels, 9 and 10 February 2010
	Human Rights, Governance and Democracy Subcommittee with Jordan, Amman, 27 January 2010 ar
	Meeting of the Working Party on Human Rights, Brussels, 12 and 13 January 2010
	Human Rights Dialogue with Georgia, Brussels, 16 December 2009 Watch the photos here
	Human Rights Dialogue with Armenia, Yerevan, 7-10 December Watch the photos here
	Meeting of the Working Party on Human Rights, Brussels, 17 and 18 December 2009
	Council conclusions on promoting compliance with international humanitarian law, 8 December 2009
	Council conclusions on Human Rights and Democratisation in third countries, 8 December 2009