Quotes by Holly Cartner

“Russia has joined forces with other states that have poor human rights records in opposing efforts to create a more effective U.N. human rights machinery. Many of these countries clearly prefer todays dysfunctional system that allows them to shield one another from criticism.”

“Instead of going after the perpetrators of the massacre, the Uzbek government is trying to deny responsibility and silence witnesses.”

“Violence against minorities has increasingly become a problem in Serbia today. Serbia cannot hope to move closer towards the European Union unless it starts taking these attacks a lot more seriously.”

“The government needs to show both perpetrators and victims that violence against minorities will not be tolerated. Condemning ethnically motivated attacks for what they are, and bringing those responsible to justice are crucial.”

“Shipping people back to Morocco is not an answer to this crisis. Protecting these extremely vulnerable people should be the Spanish governments priority.”

“Morocco must do far more to respect the basic human rights of migrants before it can be considered a safe country for returns. This is hardly the time to be discussing an EU returns agreement with Morocco.”

“Allegations that Moroccan and Spanish officials were involved in the deaths of migrants are extremely serious. These incidents require an independent international investigation.”

“We are deeply concerned for his safety and well-being.”

“This unprecedented assault on the work of human rights groups will invariably undermine the rights of all Russians.”

“The Uzbek governments promises not to torture these men are not worth the paper theyre written on. Diplomatic assurances of this type from Uzbekistan do not provide a reliable safeguard against torture and ill-treatment.”