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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2002-07-04"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Human rights2
dcterms:Language	"el"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20020704.9.4-183"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2002-07-04-Speech-4-1842
lpv:speaker	lp:Anna Karamanou2
lpv:spokenAs	member; EMPL (2002-01-17--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) (2002-02-06--2004-07-19)3,3 unknown; Panellinio Socialistiko Kinima (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3,3 member; Delegation for relations with the countries of south-east Europe (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3,3 member; Conference of Committee Chairs (2002-01-21--2004-07-19)3,3 chair; Committee on Women's Rights and Equal Opportunities (2002-01-21--2004-07-19)3,3 member_of_the_bureau; PES (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3,3 substitute; Committee on Citizens' Freedoms and Rights, Justice and Home Affairs (2002-03-13--2004-07-19)3,3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, a person's right to choose freely and express his or her sexuality without fear is a fundamental human right which Egypt is denying its citizens, despite the international outcry. If the Islamic community really does want dialogue between cultures, then the first thing it has to do is to start a dialogue on the understanding of sexuality, so that people can stop being pilloried for allegedly offending public morals. The recent report by Amnesty International describes the misery of thousands of people being persecuted and tortured because their real or supposed sexuality is perceived as a threat to the established order. In over 70 countries, homosexual relations qualify as a crime, sometimes even attracting the death penalty. But even in the European Union, Commissioner, we need to widen the legal basis of anti-racism legislation to include sexual orientation, as required under Article 13 of the Treaty of Amsterdam. In this sense, we should welcome the decision by the Greek Minister of Justice to abolish Article 347 of the Criminal Code discriminating against homosexuals. We trust that the Egyptian government will do likewise and will immediately release its citizens being held in jail on charges of homosexuality."@en1

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