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lpv:spoken text	"Mr President, I was present with Parliament’s delegation in Geneva at the Human Rights Commission last year and saw with my own eyes how discredited that Commission had become and how it was being held hostage in its proceedings by countries which were themselves the worst perpetrators of human rights abuse. So, like Members across this House tonight, I welcome the creation of the new Human Rights Council. I believe it will be a step forward by meeting all year round, by being elected by a majority from the UN General Assembly, by having a system of suspension for those countries which are members and then violate human rights and by maintaining the tradition of access for non-governmental organisations. I am very proud of the role that we as MEPs have played in the margins of the process. When we met Louise Arbour, the Commissioner for Human Rights, in Geneva, and when she made her return visit to us in Brussels, we explored in detail her proposals for the universal review procedure now agreed, which will enable, it is argued, a much stronger, more objective examination of the record of all countries. We insisted in our resolutions that membership of the Human Rights Council should be open only to countries which issue standing invitations unimpeded to special rapporteurs. That is part of today’s agreement. Sudan, Saudi Arabia, Nepal and Zimbabwe will not and should not be members of this new Council. Finally, this UN reform results from the Millennium Review Summit and comes at a historic point in the defence of the principle of multilateralism in our world. We in the European Parliament should send a message to the US – not simply to the government but to its people – that whether it is the Human Rights Council, whether it is Kyoto, whether it is the International Criminal Court, or whether it is the principle of multilateralism itself, the United States is deeply and dangerously isolated in this world and it is no role for the world’s last remaining superpower to play. If the United States wants to be nominated to this new Council, it will have to allow unimpeded access to Guantánamo Bay. I wonder whether the US will stand."@en⁴
lpv:spokenAs	member; PES (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)²² member; Delegation to the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)²² member; AFET (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)²² vice-chair; DROI (2004-09-01--2007-01-14)²² substitute; Temporary Committee on the alleged use of European countries by the CIA for the transport and illegal detention of prisoners (2006-01-19--2007-02-14)²² unknown; Labour Party (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)²² substitute; Delegation to the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)²² substitute; EMPL (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)²²
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, I was present with Parliament’s delegation in Geneva at the Human Rights Commission last year and saw with my own eyes how discredited that Commission had become and how it was being held hostage in its proceedings by countries which were themselves the worst perpetrators of human rights abuse. So, like Members across this House tonight, I welcome the creation of the new Human Rights Council. I believe it will be a step forward by meeting all year round, by being elected by a majority from the UN General Assembly, by having a system of suspension for those countries which are members and then violate human rights and by maintaining the tradition of access for non-governmental organisations. I am very proud of the role that we as MEPs have played in the margins of the process. When we met Louise Arbour, the Commissioner for Human Rights, in Geneva, and when she made her return visit to us in Brussels, we explored in detail her proposals for the universal review procedure now agreed, which will enable, it is argued, a much stronger, more objective examination of the record of all countries. We insisted in our resolutions that membership of the Human Rights Council should be open only to countries which issue standing invitations unimpeded to special rapporteurs. That is part of today’s agreement. Sudan, Saudi Arabia, Nepal and Zimbabwe will not and should not be members of this new Council. Finally, this UN reform results from the Millennium Review Summit and comes at a historic point in the defence of the principle of multilateralism in our world. We in the European Parliament should send a message to the US – not simply to the government but to its people – that whether it is the Human Rights Council, whether it is Kyoto, whether it is the International Criminal Court, or whether it is the principle of multilateralism itself, the United States is deeply and dangerously isolated in this world and it is no role for the world’s last remaining superpower to play. If the United States wants to be nominated to this new Council, it will have to allow unimpeded access to Guantánamo Bay. I wonder whether the US will stand."@cs¹ "Hr. formand, jeg deltog i Parlamentets delegation under Menneskerettighedskommissionens samling i Genève sidste år og så med egne øjne, hvilket dårligt omdømme, kommissionen havde fået, og hvordan den blev holdt som gidsel i sit eget system af lande, der selv har gjort sig skyldige i de største krænkelser af menneskerettighederne. Derfor glæder jeg mig over oprettelsen af det nye menneskerettighedsråd som andre parlamentsmedlemmer i aften. Jeg mener, at det er et fremskridt, at rådet mødes hele året, at medlemmerne vælges med flertal af FN's Generalforsamling, at der indføres en suspensionsmekanisme for de lande, der er medlemmer og derefter krænker menneskerettighederne, og at traditionen om adgang for ikke-statslige organisationer fastholdes. Jeg er meget stolt over den rolle, som Parlamentets medlemmer har spillet i periferien af processen. Da vi mødte Louise Arbour, FN's højkommissær for menneskerettigheder, i Genève, og da hun efterfølgende besøgte os i Bruxelles, undersøgte vi nøje hendes forslag om den generelle revisionsmekanisme, som man nu er nået til enighed om, og som vil gøre det muligt at undersøge krænkelser i alle lande på en langt mere effektiv og objektiv måde, som det fremføres. Vi insisterede i vores beslutninger på, at medlemskab af Menneskerettighedsrådet kun bør tilbydes lande, der giver særlige rapportører uhindret adgang på grundlag af en stående invitation. Dette krav indgår i den aftale, vi har indgået i dag. Sudan, Saudi-Arabien, Nepal og Zimbabwe bliver med rette ikke medlemmer af dette nye råd. Denne FN-reform er et resultat af millenniumtopmødet og kommer på et historisk tidspunkt for forsvaret af princippet om multilateralisme globalt. Europa-Parlamentet bør sende en besked til USA, ikke blot til regeringen, men til det amerikanske folk, om, at hvad enten det drejer sig om Menneskerettighedsrådet, Kyoto, Den Internationale Straffedomstol, eller hvad enten det drejer sig om princippet om multilateralisme, står USA meget isoleret fra resten af verden, hvilket er farligt, og at verdens eneste tilbageværende supermagt ikke bør indtage denne rolle, Hvis USA ønsker at blive indstillet til dette nye råd, bør landet tillade uhindret adgang til Guantánamobugten. Jeg spørger mig selv, om USA vil kunne tåle en undersøgelse i denne forbindelse."@da² "Herr Präsident! Ich war letztes Jahr als Mitglied der Delegation des Parlaments in der Menschenrechtskommission in Genf und habe selbst erlebt, wie sehr diese Kommission in Verruf geraten war und wie sie in ihren Verfahren von Ländern unter Druck gesetzt wurde, die selbst die schlimmsten Menschenrechtsverletzungen begangen haben. Deshalb begrüße ich wie alle Mitglieder dieses Hauses heute Abend die Einrichtung des neuen Menschenrechtsrates. Ich glaube, dass dieser Rat ein Schritt in die richtige Richtung ist, weil er das ganze Jahr über zusammentreten wird, weil seine Mitglieder mit absoluter Mehrheit von der UN-Generalversammlung gewählt werden, weil es einen Mechanismus zum Ausschluss von Mitgliedern geben wird, die gegen die Menschenrechte verstoßen, und weil die bisherige Regelung des Zugangs von Nichtregierungsorganisationen beibehalten wird. Ich bin sehr stolz auf die Rolle, die wir als Mitglieder des Europäischen Parlaments am Rande des Prozesses gespielt haben. Bei unserem Treffen mit der Menschenrechtskommissarin, Louise Arbour, in Genf und bei ihrem Gegenbesuch bei uns in Brüssel haben wir ihre Vorschläge für das jetzt beschlossene allgemeine regelmäßige Überprüfungsverfahren ausführlich erörtert, das, wie es heißt, eine sehr viel genauere und objektivere Überprüfung der Menschenrechtspraxis in allen Ländern ermöglichen wird. Wir haben in unseren Entschließungsanträgen immer wieder eingefordert, dass nur Länder als Mitglieder in den Menschenrechtsrat aufgenommen werden dürfen, die Besuche von Sonderberichterstattern auf ihrem Staatsgebiet jederzeit zulassen, ohne dass es hierfür einer gesonderten Billigung bedarf. Dieser Punkt ist Bestandteil der heutigen Regelung. Der Sudan, Saudi Arabien, Nepal und Simbabwe werden und sollten diesem neuen Rat nicht angehören. Diese UN-Reform wurde auf dem Millenniumsnachfolgegipfel auf den Weg gebracht und erfolgt zu einem Zeitpunkt, der für die Verteidigung des Grundsatzes des Multilateralismus in unserer Welt von historischer Bedeutung ist. Wir im Europäischen Parlament sollten eine Botschaft an die USA – nicht nur an die Regierung, sondern an das amerikanische Volk – senden. Diese Botschaft lautet, dass die USA ganz gleich, ob es nun den Menschenrechtsrat, Kyoto, den Internationalen Strafgerichtshof oder den Grundsatz des Multilateralismus selbst betrifft, weltweit in eine tiefe und gefährliche Isolation geraten sind und dass diese Rolle der letzten verbliebenen Supermacht nicht ansteht. Wenn die Vereinigten Staaten Mitglied in diesem neuen Rat werden wollen, müssen sie ungehinderten Zugang zum Gefangenenlager Guantánamo Bay gewähren. Ich bin gespannt, ob die USA ihren Kurs beibehalten werden."@de⁹ "Κύριε Πρόεδρε, ήμουν παρών στην αντιπροσωπεία του Κοινοβουλίου στη Γενεύη στην Επιτροπή Δικαιωμάτων του Ανθρώπου πέρυσι και είδα με τα μάτια μου πόσο αναξιόπιστη είχε γίνει η εν λόγω Επιτροπή και πόσο είχε μετατραπεί, στις δραστηριότητές της, σε όμηρο των χωρών που αποτελούσαν οι ίδιες τους χειρότερους ενόχους στις παραβιάσεις των ανθρωπίνων δικαιωμάτων. Επομένως, όπως οι βουλευτές όλου του Σώματος απόψε, επικροτώ τη δημιουργία του νέου Συμβουλίου Δικαιωμάτων του Ανθρώπου. Πιστεύω ότι θα αποτελέσει ένα βήμα προς τα εμπρός καθώς θα συνεδριάζει καθ’ όλη τη διάρκεια του έτους, θα εκλέγεται από μια πλειοψηφία της Γενικής Συνέλευσης του ΟΗΕ, θα έχει ένα σύστημα αναστολής για τις χώρες εκείνες που είναι μέλη και παραβιάζουν στη συνέχεια τα ανθρώπινα δικαιώματα και θα διατηρεί την παράδοση της πρόσβασης σε μη κυβερνητικές οργανώσεις. Είμαι ιδιαίτερα υπερήφανος για τον ρόλο που διαδραματίσαμε εμείς, ως βουλευτές, στο περιθώριο της διαδικασίας. Όταν συναντήσαμε την κ. Louise Arbour, την Ύπατη Αρμοστή των Ηνωμένων Εθνών για τα ανθρώπινα δικαιώματα, στη Γενεύη, και όταν εκείνη μας επισκέφτηκε με τη σειρά της στις Βρυξέλλες, εξετάσαμε ενδελεχώς τις προτάσεις της για την παγκόσμια διαδικασία ελέγχου που τώρα συμφωνήθηκε, η οποία θα επιτρέψει, όπως υποστηρίζεται, μια πολύ πιο ισχυρή, πιο αντικειμενική εξέταση των επιδόσεων όλων των χωρών. Στα ψηφίσματά μας επιμείναμε ότι η ιδιότητα μέλους στο Συμβούλιο Δικαιωμάτων του Ανθρώπου θα πρέπει να είναι ανοιχτή μόνο στις χώρες που χορηγούν διαρκείς προσκλήσεις χωρίς προσκόμματα σε ειδικούς εισηγητές. Αυτό αποτελεί μέρος της σημερινής συμφωνίας. Το Σουδάν, η Σαουδική Αραβία, το Νεπάλ και η Ζιμπάμπουε δεν θα γίνουν και δεν θα πρέπει να γίνουν μέλη αυτού του νέου Συμβουλίου. Τέλος αυτή η μεταρρύθμιση του ΟΗΕ απορρέει από τη Σύνοδο Κορυφής για την αναθεώρηση των στόχων της Χιλιετίας και έρχεται σε μια ιστορική στιγμή για την υπεράσπιση της αρχής της πολυμέρειας στον κόσμο μας. Εμείς στο Ευρωπαϊκό Κοινοβούλιο θα πρέπει να στείλουμε ένα μήνυμα στις ΗΠΑ –όχι μόνο στην κυβέρνηση αλλά στον λαό τους– ότι είτε πρόκειται για το Συμβούλιο Δικαιωμάτων του Ανθρώπου, είτε για το Κυότο, είτε για το Διεθνές Ποινικό Δικαστήριο, είτε για την ίδια την αρχή της πολυμέρειας, οι Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες είναι εξαιρετικά και επικίνδυνα απομονωμένες στον κόσμο και δεν είναι αυτός ο ρόλος που αρμόζει στην τελευταία εναπομείνασα υπερδύναμη του κόσμου. Αν οι Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες επιθυμούν μια θέση σε αυτό το νέο Συμβούλιο θα πρέπει να επιτρέψουν ανεμπόδιστη πρόσβαση στο Γκουαντάναμο. Αναρωτιέμαι αν οι ΗΠΑ θα πάρουν θέση."@el¹⁰ "Señor Presidente, el año pasado asistí con la delegación del Parlamento a la Comisión de Derechos Humanos en Ginebra y vi con mis propios ojos el descrédito al que había llegado dicha Comisión y el modo en que sus procedimientos eran prisioneros de países que a su vez eran responsables de los peores abusos de los derechos humanos. Así, junto con otros diputados de todos los lados de esta Cámara, acojo con satisfacción la creación del nuevo Consejo de Derechos Humanos. Creo que será un paso adelante que se reúna durante todo el año, que sea elegido por mayoría de la Asamblea General de las Naciones Unidas, que exista un sistema de suspensión para aquellos países que sean miembros y aun así violen los derechos humanos y que se mantenga la tradición del acceso para las organizaciones no gubernamentales. Me siento muy orgulloso de la función que hemos desempeñado como diputados al Parlamento Europeo en los aledaños del proceso. Cuando nos reunimos en Ginebra con la señora Arbour, la Alta Comisaria de Derechos Humanos, y cuando nos devolvió la visita en Bruselas, exploramos detalladamente sus propuestas sobre el proceso de revisión universal que se ha acordado ahora, del cual se dice que permitirá un examen más estricto y más objetivo de los datos de todos los países. En nuestras resoluciones insistimos en que la pertenencia al Consejo de Derechos Humanos debería estar abierta únicamente a países que emiten invitaciones permanentes sin trabas para los relatores especiales. Eso forma parte del acuerdo de hoy. Sudán, Arabia Saudí, Nepal y Zimbabue no deben ser y no serán miembros de este nuevo Consejo. Por último, esta reforma de las Naciones Unidas deriva de la Cumbre de Revisión del Milenio y se produce en un momento histórico en la defensa del principio de multilateralismo en nuestro mundo. Desde el Parlamento Europeo deberíamos enviar un mensaje a los Estados Unidos –no solo al Gobierno, sino también a sus ciudadanos– en el sentido de que tanto con respecto al Consejo de Derechos Humanos como a Kyoto, a la Corte Penal Internacional o al propio principio del multilateralismo, los Estados Unidos están profunda y peligrosamente aislados en este mundo y ese no es el papel que corresponde a la última superpotencia mundial que queda. Si los Estados Unidos quieren formar parte de este nuevo Consejo, tendrán que permitir el acceso sin trabas a la Bahía de Guantánamo. Me pregunto si los Estados Unidos mantendrán su postura."@es²⁰ "Mr President, I was present with Parliament’s delegation in Geneva at the Human Rights Commission last year and saw with my own eyes how discredited that Commission had become and how it was being held hostage in its proceedings by countries which were themselves the worst perpetrators of human rights abuse. So, like Members across this House tonight, I welcome the creation of the new Human Rights Council. I believe it will be a step forward by meeting all year round, by being elected by a majority from the UN General Assembly, by having a system of suspension for those countries which are members and then violate human rights and by maintaining the tradition of access for non-governmental organisations. I am very proud of the role that we as MEPs have played in the margins of the process. When we met Louise Arbour, the Commissioner for Human Rights, in Geneva, and when she made her return visit to us in Brussels, we explored in detail her proposals for the universal review procedure now agreed, which will enable, it is argued, a much stronger, more objective examination of the record of all countries. We insisted in our resolutions that membership of the Human Rights Council should be open only to countries which issue standing invitations unimpeded to special rapporteurs. That is part of today’s agreement. Sudan, Saudi Arabia, Nepal and Zimbabwe will not and should not be members of this new Council. Finally, this UN reform results from the Millennium Review Summit and comes at a historic point in the defence of the principle of multilateralism in our world. We in the European Parliament should send a message to the US – not simply to the government but to its people – that whether it is the Human Rights Council, whether it is Kyoto, whether it is the International Criminal Court, or whether it is the principle of multilateralism itself, the United States is deeply and dangerously isolated in this world and it is no role for the world’s last remaining superpower to play. If the United States wants to be nominated to this new Council, it will have to allow unimpeded access to Guantánamo Bay. I wonder whether the US will stand."@et⁵ "Arvoisa puhemies, olin parlamentin valtuuskunnan mukana ihmisoikeuskomissiossa Genevessä viime vuonna ja näin omin silmin, kuinka huonossa huudossa se nykyisin on ja kuinka valtiot, jotka syyllistyvät eniten ihmisoikeusrikkomuksiin, jarruttivat sen menettelyjä. Kaikkien parlamentin jäsenten tavoin olen siis nyt iloinen uuden ihmisoikeusneuvoston perustamisesta. Uskon, että ympärivuotiset tapaamiset; se, että valinnan tekee YK:n yleiskokouksen enemmistö; se, että otetaan käyttöön erottamisjärjestelmä niitä valtioita varten, jotka ovat jäseniä ja kuitenkin rikkovat ihmisoikeuksia, ja se, että säilytetään kansalaisjärjestöjen osallistumisen perinne, ovat askel eteenpäin. Olen hyvin ylpeä siitä roolista, joka meillä on parlamentin jäseninä ollut prosessin reunoilla. Tavatessamme ihmisoikeusvaltuutettu Louise Arbourin Genevessä ja hänen vastavuoroisella vierailullaan Brysseliin tutkimme yksityiskohtaisesti hänen ehdotuksensa nyt hyväksytystä kokonaisvaltaisesta ja määräajoin sovellettavasta arviointimekanismista, jonka avulla kaikkien valtioiden toimintaa pystytään tarkastelemaan väitteiden mukaan paljon vahvemmin ja objektiivisemmin. Vaadimme päätöslauselmissamme, että ihmisoikeusneuvoston jäsenyyden on oltava avoin vain valtioille, jotka antavat erityistarkkailijoille pysyvän ja esteettömän pääsyn alueelleen. Se on osa tämän päivän sovintoa. Sudan, Saudi-Arabia, Nepal ja Zimbabwe eivät ole uuden neuvoston jäseniä, eikä niistä pidä sellaisia tullakaan. Lopuksi toteaisin, että YK:n uudistus YK:n vuosituhannen arviointikokouksen tulos, ja se tapahtuu maailmamme monenkeskisyysperiaatteen puolustamisen historiallisessa vaiheessa. Meidän on Euroopan parlamentissa lähetettävä Yhdysvalloille viesti – eikä pelkästään sen hallitukselle vaan koko kansalle – että olipa kyse sitten ihmisoikeusneuvostosta, Kioton sopimuksesta, kansainvälisestä rikostuomioistuimesta tai monenkeskisyysperiaatteesta itsestään, Yhdysvallat on eristäytynyt perin pohjin vaarallisesti maailmasta, mikä ei ole maailman viimeisen suurvallan arvoinen asema. Jos Yhdysvallat haluaa tulla uuteen neuvostoon, sen on annettava esteetön pääsy Guantánamo Bayhin. Minä haluaisin tietää Yhdysvaltojen kannan."@fi⁷ "Monsieur le Président, j’étais présent l’année dernière avec la délégation du Parlement à la Commission des droits de l’homme à Genève et j’ai vu de mes propres yeux à quel point cette Commission s’était discréditée et comment elle avait été prise en otage dans ses travaux par des pays qui commettaient eux-mêmes les pires violations des droits de l’homme. C’est pourquoi, comme les parlementaires présents ce soir dans cette Assemblée, je salue la création du nouveau Conseil des droits de l’homme. Je pense que le fait qu’il se réunisse tout au long de l’année, qu’il soit élu par une majorité des membres de l’Assemblée générale des Nations unies, qu’il dispose d’un système de suspension pour les pays membres qui enfreignent les droits de l’homme et qu’il maintienne la tradition de l’accès des organisations non gouvernementales constitue un pas en avant. Je suis très fier du rôle que nous avons joué en marge du processus en tant que parlementaires européens. Lorsque nous avons rencontré Louise Arbour, la commissaire aux droits de l’homme, à Genève, et lorsqu’elle nous a à son tour rendu visite à Bruxelles, nous avons étudié en détail ses propositions relatives à la procédure d’examen universel qui a à présent été approuvée et qui permettra, dit-on, un examen plus approfondi, plus objectif des dossiers de tous les pays. Dans nos résolutions, nous avons insisté sur le fait que seuls les pays offrant des invitations permanentes et sans entrave aux rapporteurs spéciaux devraient pouvoir devenir membres du Conseil des droits de l’homme. Ce point est inscrit à l’accord d’aujourd’hui. Le Soudan, l’Arabie saoudite, le Népal et le Zimbabwe ne seront pas et ne devraient pas être membres de ce nouveau Conseil. Finalement, cette réforme des Nations unies est le résultat du sommet d’évaluation des objectifs du millénaire et arrive à un moment historique dans la défense des principes du multilatéralisme dans notre monde. Le Parlement européen devrait envoyer un message aux États-Unis - non seulement au gouvernement mais aussi au peuple américain - pour leur dire que, que ce soit au niveau du Conseil des droits de l’homme, de Kyoto, de la Cour pénale internationale ou du principe du multilatéralisme lui-même, les États-Unis sont profondément et dangereusement isolés dans ce monde et que ce n’est pas là une situation pour l’une des dernières superpuissances mondiales. Si les États-Unis veulent être nommés à ce nouveau Conseil, ils devront autoriser le libre accès à Guantánamo Bay. Je me demande si les États-Unis resteront sur leurs positions."@fr⁸ "Mr President, I was present with Parliament’s delegation in Geneva at the Human Rights Commission last year and saw with my own eyes how discredited that Commission had become and how it was being held hostage in its proceedings by countries which were themselves the worst perpetrators of human rights abuse. So, like Members across this House tonight, I welcome the creation of the new Human Rights Council. I believe it will be a step forward by meeting all year round, by being elected by a majority from the UN General Assembly, by having a system of suspension for those countries which are members and then violate human rights and by maintaining the tradition of access for non-governmental organisations. I am very proud of the role that we as MEPs have played in the margins of the process. When we met Louise Arbour, the Commissioner for Human Rights, in Geneva, and when she made her return visit to us in Brussels, we explored in detail her proposals for the universal review procedure now agreed, which will enable, it is argued, a much stronger, more objective examination of the record of all countries. We insisted in our resolutions that membership of the Human Rights Council should be open only to countries which issue standing invitations unimpeded to special rapporteurs. That is part of today’s agreement. Sudan, Saudi Arabia, Nepal and Zimbabwe will not and should not be members of this new Council. Finally, this UN reform results from the Millennium Review Summit and comes at a historic point in the defence of the principle of multilateralism in our world. We in the European Parliament should send a message to the US – not simply to the government but to its people – that whether it is the Human Rights Council, whether it is Kyoto, whether it is the International Criminal Court, or whether it is the principle of multilateralism itself, the United States is deeply and dangerously isolated in this world and it is no role for the world’s last remaining superpower to play. If the United States wants to be nominated to this new Council, it will have to allow unimpeded access to Guantánamo Bay. I wonder whether the US will stand."@hu¹¹ "Signor Presidente, l’anno scorso ero presente con la delegazione del Parlamento a Ginevra alla sessione della Commissione per i diritti umani e ho visto con i miei occhi quanto tale organo fosse screditato e tenuto in ostaggio da paesi che erano i peggiori colpevoli di violazioni dei diritti umani. Accolgo quindi con favore, come i colleghi dell’intera Assemblea questa sera, la creazione del nuovo Consiglio per i diritti umani. Credo che costituirà un passo avanti per il fatto che si riunirà durante tutto l’anno, sarà eletto da una maggioranza dell’Assemblea generale dell’ONU, avrà un sistema di sospensione per i paesi membri che violano i diritti umani e continuerà la tradizione dell’accesso per le organizzazioni non governative. Sono molto orgoglioso del ruolo che abbiamo avuto come deputati al Parlamento europeo a margine di questo processo. Quando abbiamo incontrato a Ginevra Louise Arbour, Commissario per i diritti umani, e quando lei ricambiò la nostra visita recandosi a Bruxelles, abbiamo esplorato in dettaglio le sue proposte per la procedura di revisione universale che ora è stata approvata, che consentirà, a quanto si dice, un esame molto più approfondito e più obiettivo della situazione in tutti i paesi. Nelle nostre risoluzioni abbiamo insistito affinché l’appartenenza al Consiglio per i diritti umani fosse aperta solo ai paesi che trasmettono inviti aperti e senza impedimenti ai relatori speciali. Questo fa parte dell’accordo odierno. Il Sudan, l’Arabia Saudita, il Nepal e lo Zimbabwe non saranno e non devono essere membri di questo nuovo Consiglio. Infine, questa riforma dell’ONU è il risultato del Vertice di riesame del Millennio e giunge in un momento storico nella difesa del principio del multilateralismo nel mondo. Il Parlamento europeo dovrebbe inviare un messaggio agli Stati Uniti – non soltanto al governo, ma al popolo statunitense – sottolineando che, sia riguardo al Consiglio per i diritti umani, sia in relazione a Kyoto, sia riguardo al Tribunale penale internazionale, sia per quanto riguarda il principio stesso del multilateralismo, gli Stati Uniti sono profondamente e pericolosamente isolati e non è questo il ruolo che deve svolgere l’ultima superpotenza che rimane al mondo. Se gli Stati Uniti vogliono essere nominati in questo nuovo Consiglio, dovranno permettere l’accesso senza impedimenti alla Baia di Guantánamo. Mi chiedo se gli Stati Uniti si candideranno."@it¹² "Mr President, I was present with Parliament’s delegation in Geneva at the Human Rights Commission last year and saw with my own eyes how discredited that Commission had become and how it was being held hostage in its proceedings by countries which were themselves the worst perpetrators of human rights abuse. So, like Members across this House tonight, I welcome the creation of the new Human Rights Council. I believe it will be a step forward by meeting all year round, by being elected by a majority from the UN General Assembly, by having a system of suspension for those countries which are members and then violate human rights and by maintaining the tradition of access for non-governmental organisations. I am very proud of the role that we as MEPs have played in the margins of the process. When we met Louise Arbour, the Commissioner for Human Rights, in Geneva, and when she made her return visit to us in Brussels, we explored in detail her proposals for the universal review procedure now agreed, which will enable, it is argued, a much stronger, more objective examination of the record of all countries. We insisted in our resolutions that membership of the Human Rights Council should be open only to countries which issue standing invitations unimpeded to special rapporteurs. That is part of today’s agreement. Sudan, Saudi Arabia, Nepal and Zimbabwe will not and should not be members of this new Council. Finally, this UN reform results from the Millennium Review Summit and comes at a historic point in the defence of the principle of multilateralism in our world. We in the European Parliament should send a message to the US – not simply to the government but to its people – that whether it is the Human Rights Council, whether it is Kyoto, whether it is the International Criminal Court, or whether it is the principle of multilateralism itself, the United States is deeply and dangerously isolated in this world and it is no role for the world’s last remaining superpower to play. If the United States wants to be nominated to this new Council, it will have to allow unimpeded access to Guantánamo Bay. I wonder whether the US will stand."@lt¹⁴ "Mr President, I was present with Parliament’s delegation in Geneva at the Human Rights Commission last year and saw with my own eyes how discredited that Commission had become and how it was being held hostage in its proceedings by countries which were themselves the worst perpetrators of human rights abuse. So, like Members across this House tonight, I welcome the creation of the new Human Rights Council. I believe it will be a step forward by meeting all year round, by being elected by a majority from the UN General Assembly, by having a system of suspension for those countries which are members and then violate human rights and by maintaining the tradition of access for non-governmental organisations. I am very proud of the role that we as MEPs have played in the margins of the process. When we met Louise Arbour, the Commissioner for Human Rights, in Geneva, and when she made her return visit to us in Brussels, we explored in detail her proposals for the universal review procedure now agreed, which will enable, it is argued, a much stronger, more objective examination of the record of all countries. We insisted in our resolutions that membership of the Human Rights Council should be open only to countries which issue standing invitations unimpeded to special rapporteurs. That is part of today’s agreement. Sudan, Saudi Arabia, Nepal and Zimbabwe will not and should not be members of this new Council. Finally, this UN reform results from the Millennium Review Summit and comes at a historic point in the defence of the principle of multilateralism in our world. We in the European Parliament should send a message to the US – not simply to the government but to its people – that whether it is the Human Rights Council, whether it is Kyoto, whether it is the International Criminal Court, or whether it is the principle of multilateralism itself, the United States is deeply and dangerously isolated in this world and it is no role for the world’s last remaining superpower to play. If the United States wants to be nominated to this new Council, it will have to allow unimpeded access to Guantánamo Bay. I wonder whether the US will stand."@lv¹³ "Mr President, I was present with Parliament’s delegation in Geneva at the Human Rights Commission last year and saw with my own eyes how discredited that Commission had become and how it was being held hostage in its proceedings by countries which were themselves the worst perpetrators of human rights abuse. So, like Members across this House tonight, I welcome the creation of the new Human Rights Council. I believe it will be a step forward by meeting all year round, by being elected by a majority from the UN General Assembly, by having a system of suspension for those countries which are members and then violate human rights and by maintaining the tradition of access for non-governmental organisations. I am very proud of the role that we as MEPs have played in the margins of the process. When we met Louise Arbour, the Commissioner for Human Rights, in Geneva, and when she made her return visit to us in Brussels, we explored in detail her proposals for the universal review procedure now agreed, which will enable, it is argued, a much stronger, more objective examination of the record of all countries. We insisted in our resolutions that membership of the Human Rights Council should be open only to countries which issue standing invitations unimpeded to special rapporteurs. That is part of today’s agreement. Sudan, Saudi Arabia, Nepal and Zimbabwe will not and should not be members of this new Council. Finally, this UN reform results from the Millennium Review Summit and comes at a historic point in the defence of the principle of multilateralism in our world. We in the European Parliament should send a message to the US – not simply to the government but to its people – that whether it is the Human Rights Council, whether it is Kyoto, whether it is the International Criminal Court, or whether it is the principle of multilateralism itself, the United States is deeply and dangerously isolated in this world and it is no role for the world’s last remaining superpower to play. If the United States wants to be nominated to this new Council, it will have to allow unimpeded access to Guantánamo Bay. I wonder whether the US will stand."@mt¹⁵ "Mijnheer de Voorzitter, vorig jaar heb ik als lid van de delegatie van het Parlement de vergadering van de Mensenrechtencommissie in Genève bijgewoond, en ik heb daar met eigen ogen kunnen zien hoe ongeloofwaardig die Commissie was geworden en hoe zij in haar werk werd gegijzeld door de landen die zelf de ergste mensenrechtenschenders waren. Net zoals veel leden in het hele Parlement vanavond juich ik de oprichting van de Mensenrechtenraad dan ook toe. Deze raad zal naar mijn mening een stap vooruit betekenen, omdat hij het hele jaar door bijeenkomt, wordt gekozen door een meerderheid van de Algemene Vergadering van de VN, een systeem heeft voor schorsing van lidstaten die de mensenrechten schenden en de traditie van toegang voor niet-gouvernementele organisaties in stand houdt. Ik ben buitengewoon trots op de rol die wij als leden van dit Parlement in de marge van het proces hebben gespeeld. Tijdens onze ontmoeting met Louise Arbour, de Hoge Commissaris voor de mensenrechten, in Genève, en tijdens haar tegenbezoek aan ons in Brussel, hebben uitgebreid gesproken over haar voorstellen voor de universele, periodieke evaluatie waartoe nu is besloten, een procedure die naar verwachting een veel effectiever en objectiever onderzoek naar de staat van dienst van alle landen mogelijk zal maken. In onze resoluties hebben wij erop aangedrongen dat het lidmaatschap van de Mensenrechtenraad alleen openstaat voor landen die de speciale rapporteurs een permanente uitnodiging geven en ongehinderd hun werk laten doen. Dat is onderdeel van het besluit van vandaag. Soedan, Saoedi-Arabië, Nepal en Zimbabwe zullen en mogen geen deel uitmaken van deze nieuwe raad. Tot slot nog dit: deze hervorming van de VN is het resultaat van de VN-top over de herziening van de Millenniumdoelen en komt op een historisch moment in de verdediging van het beginsel van het multilateralisme in onze wereld. Wij moeten als Europees Parlement een boodschap sturen aan de VS - niet zomaar aan de regering, maar aan het hele volk - dat de Verenigde Staten, of het nu gaat om de Mensenrechtenraad of om Kyoto, om het Internationaal Strafhof of om het beginsel van het multilateralisme zelf, ernstig en op een gevaarlijke manier geïsoleerd zijn geraakt in deze wereld, en dat dit niet de rol is die de laatst overgebleven supermacht in de wereld zou moeten spelen. Als de Verenigde Staten in aanmerking willen komen voor een zetel in deze nieuwe raad, zullen zij ongehinderde toegang moeten verlenen tot Guantánamo Bay. Ik ben benieuwd of de VS daartoe bereid zullen zijn."@nl³ "Mr President, I was present with Parliament’s delegation in Geneva at the Human Rights Commission last year and saw with my own eyes how discredited that Commission had become and how it was being held hostage in its proceedings by countries which were themselves the worst perpetrators of human rights abuse. So, like Members across this House tonight, I welcome the creation of the new Human Rights Council. I believe it will be a step forward by meeting all year round, by being elected by a majority from the UN General Assembly, by having a system of suspension for those countries which are members and then violate human rights and by maintaining the tradition of access for non-governmental organisations. I am very proud of the role that we as MEPs have played in the margins of the process. When we met Louise Arbour, the Commissioner for Human Rights, in Geneva, and when she made her return visit to us in Brussels, we explored in detail her proposals for the universal review procedure now agreed, which will enable, it is argued, a much stronger, more objective examination of the record of all countries. We insisted in our resolutions that membership of the Human Rights Council should be open only to countries which issue standing invitations unimpeded to special rapporteurs. That is part of today’s agreement. Sudan, Saudi Arabia, Nepal and Zimbabwe will not and should not be members of this new Council. Finally, this UN reform results from the Millennium Review Summit and comes at a historic point in the defence of the principle of multilateralism in our world. We in the European Parliament should send a message to the US – not simply to the government but to its people – that whether it is the Human Rights Council, whether it is Kyoto, whether it is the International Criminal Court, or whether it is the principle of multilateralism itself, the United States is deeply and dangerously isolated in this world and it is no role for the world’s last remaining superpower to play. If the United States wants to be nominated to this new Council, it will have to allow unimpeded access to Guantánamo Bay. I wonder whether the US will stand."@pl¹⁶ "Senhor Presidente, estive presente em Genebra, com a delegação do Parlamento, na sessão do ano passado da Comissão para os Direitos do Homem e vi com os meus próprios olhos até que ponto a Comissão estava desacreditada e como os seus procedimentos eram condicionados por países que eram os autores das piores violações dos direitos humanos. Portanto, tal como todos os deputados a este Parlamento que estão aqui presentes esta noite, congratulo-me com a criação do novo Conselho dos Direitos Humanos. Considero que é um progresso o facto de o Conselho reunir durante todo o ano, de ser eleito por maioria pela Assembleia-Geral da ONU, de existir um sistema de suspensão para os países que são membros e que infringem os direitos humanos e de ser mantida a prática de participação nos debates das organizações não governamentais. Orgulho-me do papel que nós, na nossa qualidade de eurodeputados, desempenhámos à margem do processo. Quando nos encontrámos em Genebra com Louise Arbour, a Alta Comissária para os Direitos do Homem, e quando a Alta Comissária nos retribuiu a visita, em Bruxelas, analisámos em pormenor as suas propostas relativas ao mecanismo de revisão universal que foram agora aprovadas, que permitirão, segundo foi defendido, efectuar uma análise muito mais enérgica e objectiva da actuação de todos os países em matéria de direitos humanos. Insistimos nas nossas resoluções em que só devem ter assento no Conselho dos Direitos Humanos os países que façam convites abertos aos relatores especiais. Essa condição faz parte do acordo de hoje. O Sudão, a Arábia Saudita, o Nepal e o Zimbabué não serão e não deverão ser membros deste novo Conselho. Finalmente, esta reforma da ONU, que é consequência da Cimeira de Revisão do Milénio, surge num momento histórico de defesa do princípio do multilateralismo no nosso mundo. Nós, no Parlamento Europeu, devemos enviar uma mensagem aos EUA, não só ao Governo, mas também ao povo desse país: no que se refere ao Conselho dos Direitos Humanos, a Quioto, ao Tribunal Penal Internacional, ou ao próprio princípio do multilateralismo, os Estados Unidos estão profunda e perigosamente isolados neste mundo e não é assim que a última superpotência que resta no planeta deve desempenhar o seu papel. Se quiserem ser eleitos para este novo Conselho, os Estados Unidos terão de dar livre acesso a Guantánamo. Pergunto a mim mesmo se os EUA se candidatarão."@pt¹⁷ "Mr President, I was present with Parliament’s delegation in Geneva at the Human Rights Commission last year and saw with my own eyes how discredited that Commission had become and how it was being held hostage in its proceedings by countries which were themselves the worst perpetrators of human rights abuse. So, like Members across this House tonight, I welcome the creation of the new Human Rights Council. I believe it will be a step forward by meeting all year round, by being elected by a majority from the UN General Assembly, by having a system of suspension for those countries which are members and then violate human rights and by maintaining the tradition of access for non-governmental organisations. I am very proud of the role that we as MEPs have played in the margins of the process. When we met Louise Arbour, the Commissioner for Human Rights, in Geneva, and when she made her return visit to us in Brussels, we explored in detail her proposals for the universal review procedure now agreed, which will enable, it is argued, a much stronger, more objective examination of the record of all countries. We insisted in our resolutions that membership of the Human Rights Council should be open only to countries which issue standing invitations unimpeded to special rapporteurs. That is part of today’s agreement. Sudan, Saudi Arabia, Nepal and Zimbabwe will not and should not be members of this new Council. Finally, this UN reform results from the Millennium Review Summit and comes at a historic point in the defence of the principle of multilateralism in our world. We in the European Parliament should send a message to the US – not simply to the government but to its people – that whether it is the Human Rights Council, whether it is Kyoto, whether it is the International Criminal Court, or whether it is the principle of multilateralism itself, the United States is deeply and dangerously isolated in this world and it is no role for the world’s last remaining superpower to play. If the United States wants to be nominated to this new Council, it will have to allow unimpeded access to Guantánamo Bay. I wonder whether the US will stand."@sk¹⁸ "Mr President, I was present with Parliament’s delegation in Geneva at the Human Rights Commission last year and saw with my own eyes how discredited that Commission had become and how it was being held hostage in its proceedings by countries which were themselves the worst perpetrators of human rights abuse. So, like Members across this House tonight, I welcome the creation of the new Human Rights Council. I believe it will be a step forward by meeting all year round, by being elected by a majority from the UN General Assembly, by having a system of suspension for those countries which are members and then violate human rights and by maintaining the tradition of access for non-governmental organisations. I am very proud of the role that we as MEPs have played in the margins of the process. When we met Louise Arbour, the Commissioner for Human Rights, in Geneva, and when she made her return visit to us in Brussels, we explored in detail her proposals for the universal review procedure now agreed, which will enable, it is argued, a much stronger, more objective examination of the record of all countries. We insisted in our resolutions that membership of the Human Rights Council should be open only to countries which issue standing invitations unimpeded to special rapporteurs. That is part of today’s agreement. Sudan, Saudi Arabia, Nepal and Zimbabwe will not and should not be members of this new Council. Finally, this UN reform results from the Millennium Review Summit and comes at a historic point in the defence of the principle of multilateralism in our world. We in the European Parliament should send a message to the US – not simply to the government but to its people – that whether it is the Human Rights Council, whether it is Kyoto, whether it is the International Criminal Court, or whether it is the principle of multilateralism itself, the United States is deeply and dangerously isolated in this world and it is no role for the world’s last remaining superpower to play. If the United States wants to be nominated to this new Council, it will have to allow unimpeded access to Guantánamo Bay. I wonder whether the US will stand."@sl¹⁹ "Herr talman! Jag var med parlamentets delegation i Genève vid FN:s kommission för mänskliga rättigheter förra året och såg med egna ögon hur misskrediterad kommissionen hade blivit och att den hölls som gisslan i sina förehavanden av länder som själva var de värsta förövarna av människorättskränkningar. Jag välkomnar alltså, liksom andra ledamöter i kammaren i kväll, tillkomsten av det nya rådet för mänskliga rättigheter. Jag menar att det kommer att bli ett steg framåt genom att rådet är samlat hela året, genom att det väljs av en majoritet från FN:s generalförsamling, genom att det finns ett system för avstängning av de länder som är medlemmar och som kränker mänskliga rättigheter och genom att traditionen med tillträde för frivilligorganisationer upprätthålls. Jag är mycket stolt över den roll som vi Europaparlamentariker har spelat i utkanten av processen. När vi träffade Louise Arbour, kommissionären för mänskliga rättigheter, i Genève och när hon gjorde sitt svarsbesök hos oss i Bryssel gick vi i detalj igenom hennes förslag till allmän periodisk granskning som man nu har enats om och som enligt uppgift kommer att möjliggöra en kraftfullare och mer objektiv undersökning av vad alla länder gör. Vi insisterade i våra resolutioner på att endast länder som utfärdar stående öppna inbjudningar till särskilda rapportörer skulle kunna bli medlemmar i rådet för mänskliga rättigheter. Det ingår i dagens överenskommelse. Sudan, Saudiarabien, Nepal och Zimbabwe kommer inte att bli och får inte bli medlemmar i det nya rådet. Slutligen: FN-reformen är ett resultat av toppmötet om översyn av millenniemålen och kommer vid en historisk tidpunkt i försvaret av principen om multilateralism i världen. Vi i Europaparlamentet borde skicka ett budskap till Förenta staterna – inte bara till regeringen utan till folket – att antingen det gäller rådet för mänskliga rättigheter, Kyoto, Internationella brottmålsdomstolen eller själva principen om multilateralism så är Förenta staterna isolerat i världen, på ett djupt och farligt sätt, och det är inte en roll för världens sista återstående supermakt. Om Förenta staterna vill bli nominerat till det nya rådet måste landet tillåta obehindrat tillträde till Guantánamobukten. Jag undrar om Förenta staterna kommer att hålla stånd."@sv²¹
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