1. FOREIGN AID AND HUMAN RIGHTS By Desmond Ferrell and Sarah Griffin

2. “The European Union is founded on a shared determination to promote peace and stability and to build a world founded on respect for human rights, democracy and the rule of law. These principles underpin all aspects of the internal and external policies of the European Union.” ~ The Council of the European Union

3. DOES EUROPEAN UNION FOREIGN AID IMPROVE HUMAN RIGHTS CONDITIONS IN RECIPIENT COUNTRIES? HYPOTHESIS: YES

4. BACKGROUND LITERATURE  Emilie Hafner-Burton  Sabine Carey  Thad Dunning

5. METHODOLOGY  Vreeland Foreign Aid Data  Cingranelli-Richards (CIRI) Human Rights Index

6. VARIABLES  Independent Variable: EU foreign aid  Dependent Variable(s): Human Rights (Physical Integrity & Empowerment Rights)  Control Variables:  Post- Cold War  GDP per capita  Population  Democracy  War

7. RESULTS Physical Integrity Disappearance Political Imprisonment Torture Free Speech Electoral Self- Determination EU Aid0.001 -0.000 -0.001 (1.45) (2.45)*(0.59)(0.33)(2.37)*(1.85) Population-0.000 0.000 (3.07)** (1.03)(1.05)(2.88)**(0.62)(0.33) Democracy0.0150.0030.021-0.0020.0160.070 (1.82)(0.50)(3.83)**(0.93)(2.74)**(10.48)** War-0.393 -0.3700.105-0.020-0.064-0.121 (3.95)** (4.53)**(1.69)(0.61)(0.93)(1.52) GDP per Capita 0.000 -0.0000.000 (1.69) (2.59)**(1.05)(0.07)(1.87)(0.70) Constant1.285 0.6660.3160.0750.6510.824 (15.38)** (9.70)**(5.13)**(3.30)**(9.39)**(11.39)** N465

8. ANALYSIS AND CONCLUSION  Positive impact in relatively wealthy, democratic countries  Countries impacted by war see a negative correlation between aid dispersals and human rights  EU should reexamine its aid giving policies to poorer countries and countries affected by war

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