EU blij met ondertekeingen Russische ratificatie van Europees mensenrechtenverdrag (en)

Met dank overgenomen van Europese Commissie (EC) i, gepubliceerd op vrijdag 5 februari 2010.

Catherine Ashton, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice President of the European Commission, made today the following declaration:

"The EU welcomes the ratification of Protocol 14 to the European Convention on Human Rights by the Russian Federation, which allows its entry into force.

The application of Protocol 14 will reinforce the Convention and make the European Court of Human Rights more effective and efficient, thereby strengthening its crucial role in the protection of human rights in Europe.

The EU considers the entry into force of Protocol 14 an essential and integral part of the current overall reform process of the European system of human rights protection and is therefore looking forward to cooperating constructively on furthering these reforms at the ministerial conference in Interlaken."