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"Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, this House has already discussed the report by Mr Kirkhope on assistance in cases of transit for the purposes of removal by air. I am afraid to say that this issue has made the front pages in Belgium recently: let us remember the way in which Semira Adamu was treated and the fatal consequences, of which we are aware.
It is clear that these expulsion measures are, in practice, rarely carried out with the respect and dignity that each individual has the right to expect, in particular from this European body, which so often sets itself up as a paragon in the field of human rights. On the other hand, when we send back or remove these people, we often ignore what is awaiting them on their return to their country and I think that we are showing a shameful indifference to the responsibilities that we have been given.
Underlying this text, at the heart of the expulsions there are people in transit, men and women who have a right to safety and respect.
As regards more specifically the conditions for expulsion and residence of third-country nationals, I would like to bring to your attention two very important points. Firstly, the unacceptable, even inhumane, living conditions of some adults and children in closed reception centres serving as land transit zones. I believe that it is equally urgent to solve the problem of asylum seekers living in airport transit zones. These zones are not designed to accommodate them and no one can and should live in a zone where the law does not apply. Would it not be possible to consider other methods that are more respectful of human dignity?
Finally, I would like to conclude by saying that we need to put the various directives that we have been dealing with for almost two years into practice, so as to ensure that our policies show our unconditional respect for the right to dignity, fundamental rights and our rejection of any act that could be an attack on physical or moral integrity of people and so that we can finally have a credible and honourable immigration policy at European level."@en1
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