Team Blitz India
THE United States and European Union have reiterated their unwavering commitment to the transatlantic partnership and its importance to upholding and advancing human rights, democracy, and the rule of law globally.
This came following the 2024 USEU Human Rights Consultations in Washington recently, which was cochaired by Senior Bureau Official for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor Robert Gilchrist and EU Special Representative for Human Rights Olof Skoog.
The consultations covered a broad range of thematic issues, including the protection of human rights defenders, efforts to counter transnational repression, technology and human rights.
Against racism
Other areas discussed were advancing gender equality and women’s rights, the rights of persons with disabilities, the rights of LGBTQI+ persons, and the importance of condemning and eliminating racism, discrimination, xenophobia, and other forms of hatred.
The discussions also covered human rights issues and developments in Europe and the United States, the human rights situation in several third countries, across all regions, and US-EU cooperation in multilateral fora, including at the United Nations. The US and EU agreed to continue to strengthen their cooperation to promote and protect human rights, democracy, and the rule of law worldwide.
