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Mr President, first a word in response to what Mrs Karamanou has just said and to what Mrs Junker said a little earlier. I believe that in this chamber, and outside of it of course, we are all particularly glad about the acquittal of Amina Lawal in Nigeria. That acquittal was wanted by everyone in the world, in Europe and in the Commission – President Prodi, for example, wrote to the Nigerian authorities about it – who is concerned for respect for human rights. We do know, moreover, that when we talk of respect for human rights, the abolition of the death penalty is at the heart of the struggle for human rights to be respected. We have all abolished it in Europe, but unfortunately that is not the case in other parts of the world. I am therefore pleased to add my support, ladies, to what you have said on this issue.
Mrs Maes raised the issue of rehabilitation or prevention, which I mentioned myself. A few minutes ago I explained the reasons why we now want to give priority to prevention. However, Mrs Maes, the European initiative does not make an absolute distinction between prevention and rehabilitation and does not dispute that rehabilitation centres can and must play a role in prevention.
Moreover, the 2002 call for proposals expressly allowed centres to devote 20% of their proposed budget to prevention-related activities. To give us food for thought on the subject, furthermore, we will shortly be beginning a study of the part played by centres in this field. Thank you, Mrs Maes, for yourself underlining – and I will tell him you did – the commitment and availability of my colleague and friend Chris Patten on this issue and many others, but especially on this subject.
I would also like to reassure Mrs Junker and Mr Galler, who spoke just now, about the support we are continuing and will continue to give to rehabilitation centres. This point is actually part of the Union’s commitments. As I pointed out, funding for rehabilitation actions is not going to disappear in the near future. You must bear in mind that, as I said, the European initiative is not the only source of support the European Union gives to victims of torture. Several Member States of the European Union in fact make an important contribution themselves, through the United Nations, to the Voluntary Fund for the Victims of Torture, which grants aid to rehabilitation centres on an annual basis. I wanted to make that clear in the light of the concerns you expressed just now."@en1
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