Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2005-04-14-Speech-4-185"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2005-04-14"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Lampedusa2
dcterms:Language	"fr"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20050414.27.4-185"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2005-04-14-Speech-4-1862
lpv:speaker	lp:Martine Roure2
lpv:spokenAs	vice-chair; Delegation for relations with the People's Republic of China (2004-09-21--2007-03-13)3 substitute; BUDG (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 member; PES (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 member; LIBE (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 unknown; Parti socialiste (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, large numbers of migrants regularly arrive on the island of Lampedusa in Italy. These people have taken the painful decision to leave their countries, often because they are fleeing from political situations that are threatening their lives. On 18 March, the Italian authorities expelled 180 people from the centre on Lampedusa to Libya. The lack of transparency of and access to the centre and the conditions under which these people were expelled raise questions with regard to respect for the right to asylum and the Geneva Convention. The speed of the expulsions and the fact that the people expelled were sorted according to nationality show that their applications cannot have been examined individually and that the necessary precautions cannot have been taken. As a result, we cannot be certain that genuine asylum seekers have not been sent back to dangerous situations. We are also particularly concerned that the High Commissioner for Refugees is being prevented from fulfilling her responsibilities. She needs to have access to asylum seekers to ensure that anyone who wants to apply for asylum can do so and that their applications are examined carefully. These expulsions are all the more alarming because we are sending vulnerable people back to a country that does not allow them to be protected: Libya is not a signatory to the Geneva Convention and has no asylum system. It consequently cannot provide international protection for those who need it. Finally, Libya itself deports refugees outside its borders to dangerous regions. We therefore call on the Italian authorities to give the High Commissioner for Refugees immediate unlimited access to the centre on Lampedusa. The expulsions must also be stopped until the centre on Lampedusa complies with Community and international law."@en1

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