Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2004-01-29-Speech-4-029"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2004-01-29"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:EU-UN relations2
dcterms:Language	"sv"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20040129.1.4-029"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2004-01-29-Speech-4-0302
lpv:speaker	lp:Per-Arne Arvidsson2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; Delegation to the European Economic Area Joint Parliamentary Committee (EEA) (2002-03-07--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Committee on Culture, Youth, Education, the Media and Sport (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 member; Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy (2002-10-24--2004-07-19)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Czech Republic Joint Parliamentary Committee (2002-02-07--2004-04-30)3 substitute; Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy (2002-10-23--2004-07-19)3 member; EPP-ED (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 unknown; Moderata samlingspartiet (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, following the Second World War, there were high hopes that a worldwide organisation would give the world lasting peace and provide people with freedom and democracy. These hopes were, however, dashed by the fact that the great powers often used their vetoes to block the UN’s work. All too many member countries completely ignored the principles of the state governed by law. Following the collapse of the Soviet Union and the disintegration of most of the Communist dictatorships in Central and Eastern Europe, the UN’s prospects of achieving its aims have clearly improved. In spite of this, the UN has not been especially successful in getting its member countries to comply with the human freedoms and rights laid down in its Charter. In this area, the UN has been too passive. I believe that the UN’s inability to get its member countries to observe the principles concerning freedoms and rights and the state governed by law has undermined civic commitment to UN matters. There were many of us who were very surprised to note that even a representative of a dictatorship can be the Chair of the UN Commission on Human Rights. In such circumstances, it is only natural that civic commitment is instead channelled through, for example, organisations such as Amnesty International. The UN now needs greater civic commitment, which would strengthen it as a worldwide organisation. The Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy adopted my proposal that it must be possible for countries that seriously and systematically violate human freedoms and rights to lose their voting rights in the UN Commission on Human Rights. This proposal must be seen as a step in this direction, that is to say an attempt to increase people’s confidence in the UN in this area."@en1

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