Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2004-11-18-Speech-4-120"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2004-11-18"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Debates on cases of breaches of human rights, democracy and the rule of law (Rule 115)2
dcterms:Language	"de"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20041118.11.4-120"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2004-11-18-Speech-4-1212
lpv:speaker	lp:Eva Lichtenberger2
lpv:spokenAs	member; TRAN (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 substitute; JURI (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 unknown; Die Grünen - Die Grüne Alternative (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 member; G/EFA (2004-07-20--2007-02-26)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with the People's Republic of China (2004-09-15--2007-03-13)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Mexico Joint Parliamentary Committee (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, for many years, and with every justification, Tibet was a focus of EU initiatives. Over recent months, though, the impression has unfortunately been that the voices calling for such initiatives are becoming rather more muted, in order to ensure that good trade relations are maintained with China. I am therefore delighted that this House has responded to the urgent need for joint measures, and made known its opposition to the imminent execution of the Buddhist lama Tenzin Delek Rinpoche, who was not given a fair trial, and whose execution is scheduled for early December, without there being any proof of his guilt. We therefore call on China, as a matter of urgency, to abandon its plans to carry out this execution, and to guarantee a fair trial in accordance with international legal standards. China must in any case put an end to its use of the death sentence in general – that is one of our key demands – and must also finally respect the religious freedom of the Tibetan people, a people which has used no violence in defending its rights and calling for these rights to be respected, thereby earning our deepest respect. At the forthcoming EU-China Summit, the Commission must express its concern at the use of the death sentence, and press for an acceptable solution to the Tibet issue as a whole. There are international precedents for such a solution, and it is our duty to make repeated reference to these precedents in order to secure the peaceful coexistence of Tibet and China. If there is to be a good partnership between the European Union and China, then Tibet is a key to it, and the performance of this task is for us a duty."@en1

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