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Mr President, Mr President-in-Office of the Council, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, I would like to begin by congratulating the rapporteur, Mr Coveney, on his tireless work in defence of human rights demonstrated in his report and also on his tireless quest for a consensus in order to overcome the many problems and conflicts of interest this report raises.
This report on human rights in the world clearly demonstrates the inescapable and total commitment of the European Union, in general, and this Parliament, in particular, to the cause of human rights, which must not be preached to any one region, country or continent, but which must be of global or universal significance.
I believe that we in Europe must demonstrate intellectual modesty when approaching this task, and that we must take the view that, before launching ourselves into the task of putting the world to rights, we should first take a look at our own house.
In applying this reference to human rights, which the European Union implements by means of the democratic clause in the association and cooperation agreements, we must not show double standards and we must apply them equally to all countries, large, medium or small.
I believe we must be rigorous in our demands for respect for human rights, that we must be precise, that we must not indulge in exaggeration and, Mr President, we must take a generous view of the progress being made by many developing countries in their legislation and their real situations. Because the European Union’s action, Mr President, must be geared towards promoting these processes, stimulating them and providing incentives in order to ensure that human rights eventually take hold in every region of the world.
Mr President, I would like to refer to three of the many important aspects presented by Mr Coveney in his report that have attracted my attention in particular. Firstly, the reference to the case of Somalí Mam and to the work she has been doing to combat child prostitution and to defend the 91 girls kidnapped from one of the reception centres in which she carries out her social work. It is also worthwhile focussing on certain cases relating to the application of the death penalty in countries such as the Philippines. I would also like to take advantage of this forum, Mr President, to refer – and I believe this is relevant within the context of this discussion of human rights – to the Spanish citizen Carlos Ayala, a European Commission official based in Bogotá, where it appears he has been kidnapped in strange circumstances. I would like to draw the attention of this House to this case, and to ask that the consequences and causes of his disappearance be clarified and, of course, call for his release.
I shall end, Mr President, by congratulating the rapporteur and expressing my hope that this Parliament will vote for this report tomorrow morning by the large majority it deserves."@en1
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