Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2003-04-10-Speech-4-134"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2003-04-10"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Human rights in Cuba2
dcterms:Language	"nl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20030410.7.4-134"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2003-04-10-Speech-4-1352
lpv:speaker	lp:Rijk van Dam2
lpv:spokenAs	member; EDD (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; CONT (2003-01-29--2004-07-19)3 vice-chair; Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism (2002-01-21--2004-07-19)3 unknown; ChristenUnie - Staatkundig Gereformeerde Parti (2002-03-18--2004-07-19)3 member; Delegation for relations with the countries of South Asia and the South Asia Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Estonia Joint Parliamentary Committee (2002-09-18--2004-04-30)3 member; Delegation for relations with Israel (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3 substitute; BUDG (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, once again the tyrannical regime of Fidel Castro has shown its criminal face. In the severest wave of repression for ten years the dictator wants to rid himself of dissidents who are disagreeable to him. Sudden, mass arrests of critics of his regime are followed by quick show trials. The first so-called ‘traitors’ were picked up in mid-March. Last Monday the first draconian punishments had already been fixed in a judicial process that rode roughshod over international legal standards. Cubans who did nothing other than exercise their right to free speech were charged with subversive activities. This serious charge gives Castro the chance to impose excessively severe punishments under Law 88. This violation of the international legal order is unacceptable. It is precisely now that the United Nations Human Rights Commission, which has been extremely critical of Cuba, is meeting in Geneva. It is precisely now that the European Union has opened official representation in Havana. It is precisely now that Castro is attempting to seize his chance in the shadow of the liberation of Iraq. We must put a stop to this. In the resolution we argue for the immediate release of all detainees and an end to these dubious detentions. Only then can the European Union consider the continuation of the political dialogue with Cuba and the accession of that island to the Cotonou Agreement. To which I would add the Cuban request to accede to the ACP countries."@en1

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