France: Public Backs Strong Human Rights Policy
09 Oct 2007 13:21:14 GMT
Source: Human Rights Watch
(Paris, October 9, 2007) – Eighty-seven percent of the French public believes France should play a more active role on the European scene to protect human rights worldwide, Human Rights Watch said today. At a news conference to open its' Paris office, held at Sciences-Po Paris, Human Rights Watch released the results of an opinion poll conducted by the French institute, Opinion Way. This poll showed the public wanted France to increase its commitment to human rights.
"One of our most important tools for defending human rights is our ability to persuade powerful governments to use their influence on behalf of victims," said Kenneth Roth, executive director of Human Rights Watch. "We view France as an important ally in our work. France is already known as the birthplace of many of the most important human rights ideals, and as a longtime partisan for the spread of those ideals throughout the world."
