Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2004-02-09-Speech-1-032"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2004-02-09"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:One-minute speeches on matters of political importance2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20040209.3.1-032"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2004-02-09-Speech-1-0332
lpv:speaker	lp:Patricia McKENNA2
lpv:spoken text	"Mr President, I too would like to raise the issue of the visit by the Colombian President, Mr Uribe, to this Parliament. My Group was not in favour of this invitation, and, as I understand it, neither was the ELDR Group nor the GUE/NGL Group. It is unfortunate that the PSE Group did not support us on this. There is a great danger that President Uribe will use this as a propaganda stunt to give the impression at international level that everything is fine. You only have to look at the UN reports on Bogota, whenever they are published, to find accounts of gross human rights violations. The recently introduced legislation, in particular the anti-terrorist statute which was adopted in December, gives judicial powers to the armed forces. This is another area of grave concern. This Parliament has to be very careful that it does not allow President Uribe to use this opportunity as a propaganda stunt, to give an impression that somehow the human rights situation in Colombia is improving. We know from the grassroots organisations on the ground that this is far from the truth. That false message must not be allowed to be sent out from this Parliament."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	member; G/EFA (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 unknown; Green Party (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; PECH (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 member; Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 vice-chair; Delegation for relations with the Member States of ASEAN, south-east Asia and the Republic of Korea (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Committee on Citizens' Freedoms and Rights, Justice and Home Affairs (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"McKenna (Verts/ALE )."1

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