Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2001-07-04-Speech-3-234"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2001-07-04"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Human rights in the world and EU fundamental rights2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20010704.5.3-234"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2001-07-04-Speech-3-2352
lpv:speaker	lp:Richard Howitt2
lpv:spoken text	"I welcome today’s debate and the European Commission’s long-awaited communication on human rights. I particularly welcome the commitment to give real substance to the human rights clauses in our trade and partnership agreements with third countries – something we badly failed to do with Mexico. I also welcome a number of the specific country statements in the draft resolution, including our strong call for the dismantling of paramilitary groups in Columbia. I share our strong statement of support and solidarity for human rights organisations and defenders, who risk their lives daily in conflict situations around the world to defend principles, which we hold dear. I have three specific points I want to raise in the context of the debate. Firstly, whilst I welcome the commitment in the communication to appeal to European enterprises to do more to respect human rights, reflected in paragraphs 55 and 92 of our resolution, I have to say to the Commission that I am disappointed that the Relex DGs appear to have opted out of the draft Green Paper on Corporate Social Responsibility. I ask them to revisit that before it is too late. Words should be followed by action. Secondly, I welcome, and I call for wider attention to, paragraph 108, concerning human rights abuses against disabled people. The organisation Disability Awareness in Action has recorded over 2,000 such abuses within Europe and they should be dealt with by human rights monitoring organisations and by the Commission. Finally, I welcome paragraph 16 which calls for a review of the way we deal with human rights issues in Parliament."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	member; PES (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3,3 member; Members from the European Parliament to the Joint Parliamentary Assembly of the Agreement between the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and the European Union (ACP-EU) (1999-09-14--2002-01-14)3,3 unknown; Labour Party (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3,3 substitute; EMPL (1999-07-22--2002-01-14)3,3 member; Committee on Development and Cooperation (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3,3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Howitt (PSE )."1

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