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Rights activists have urged the European Union to investigate widespread human rights violations in Pakistan, including the persecution of religious minorities, ahead of a review by a key EU mission that will begin monitoring the country’s eligibility for preferential trade terms on Monday.

The EU mission will conduct periodic assessments of Pakistan’s implementation of 27 U.N. conventions tied to GSP+, which lowers or eliminates duties on awarded countries’ exports to the EU in exchange for their efforts to pursue “sustainable development and good governance.”

Governments with this status must implement 27 international conventions on human rights, labor rights, good governance and the environment. Pakistan has benefited from GSP+ status since 2014, contributing to a 108% ri

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