Geneva, Oct. 1 -- A side event at the 60th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) reignited debate over Pakistan's preferential trade status with the European Union, as European Parliamentarians and rights experts urged the immediate temporary suspension of Islamabad's GSP+ benefits over human rights abuses.

The session, titled "Human Rights in Pakistan. Europe's Dilemma: Pakistan, GSP+ & Human Rights", was co-organised by EU Today and the European Facilitation Platform (EFP), and featured the premiere of an exclusive investigative documentary on the issue.

Delivering the keynote address, European Parliament Member Barbara Bonte warned that the EU's economic incentives had unintentionally strengthened radical religio...