EU Annual Report on Human Rights 2003

The purpose of this report is twofold. First, it aims to present how the abovementioned set of common values translates into the practical human rights policies and positions of the EU. Second, the factual information presented in the report serves as a basis for evaluation and identification of areas for improvement of the EU human rights policy.
The report is the fifth of its kind and covers the period from 1 July 2002 to 30 June 2003. It uses the Conclusions of the General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) on human rights and democratisation in third countries of 10 December 2002 as a framework for analysis of both internal and external human rights policies and their implementation.