The report provides a general overview of human rights and democracy. It marks the first phase of implementing the new EU Action Plan, presenting insight into EU action in 2020. It further monitors the implementation of the new EU Action Plan by presenting the progress achieved. The report focuses on how the COVID-19 pandemic has amplified human rights and democracy challenges globally, which is also why the EU has placed human rights front and center of its foreign policy. The report suggests that while the world is faced with unprecedented challenges, the EU perseveres its leading role in supporting human rights, democracy, and the rule of law, within its borders and worldwide. Read more here.
Source: EEAS