Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2002-09-04-Speech-3-117"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2002-09-04"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Situation in Afghanistan (continuation)2
dcterms:Language	"nl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20020904.4.3-117"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2002-09-04-Speech-3-1182
lpv:speaker	lp:Nelly Maes2
lpv:spokenAs	vice-chair; G/EFA (2002-01-08--2004-07-19)3 unknown; België Spirit (2002-01-08--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Slovak Republic Joint Parliamentary Committee (2002-02-07--2004-04-30)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 substitute; Committee on Development and Cooperation (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 member; Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, Commissioner, Mr President-in-Office of the Council, we actually made a big mistake after the first war, after the defeat of the Russians in Afghanistan. We showed far too little concern for Afghanistan’s reconstruction, and failed to put conflict prevention in place by reconstructing society there. We should, of course, not make the same mistake twice. Afghan society is complex due to its many factions, tribes, and religious and ethnic differences. The different cultures must be integrated and Afghanistan, a country that has probably always been heavily militarised, and certainly still is, must be told once again that the rule of law cannot grow out of the barrel of a gun. Fundamentalism has certainly not died out in Afghanistan’s society, but we must make the return of refugees possible by planning our programmes well and by guaranteeing maximum participation by the population, including women. We must set this as a pre-condition, for if they are only given funding and are able to go back to shrouding women in burkas and confining them to the home, something is very wrong. The economy must be developed, and the mines must be cleared in order to restore the countryside to its former state. All of this will require a great deal of expenditure and, above all, patience. Given that gangsterism is so prevalent, we should not be surprised to come across renewed armed fighting between the factions from time to time. This is why I would underline the need to safeguard human rights. We must ensure that nothing goes unpunished, and that enquiries are definitely mounted into any crimes against humanity. We might be able to help the United Nations in this endeavour, so that their moral prestige is also shored up financially."@en1

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