Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2005-05-12-Speech-4-188"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2005-05-12"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Human rights in Burma/Myanmar2
dcterms:Language	"pl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20050512.26.4-188"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2005-05-12-Speech-4-1892
lpv:speaker	lp:Lidia Joanna Geringer de Oedenberg2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; BUDG (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 member; PES (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Croatia Joint Parliamentary Committee (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)3 substitute; Temporary committee on policy challenges and budgetary means of the enlarged Union 2007-2013 (2004-10-14--2005-06-08)3 member; REGI (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 unknown; Sojusz Lewicy Demokratycznej - Unia Pracy (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 member; Delegation for relations with the countries of South Asia and the South Asia Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) (2004-09-15--2007-03-13)3
lpv:translated text	". The international community should not tolerate the violations of human rights that are taking place in Burma. During the 40 years in which Burma has been under military rule and forced to follow the ‘Burmese way to socialism’, the country has gone from being one of the richest and best-educated in South-East Asia to one of the poorest. The Burmese generals who rule the country, which is one of the most repressive dictatorships in the world, have resisted any kind of pressure from the international community for the past 10 years. Aspects of the Burmese regime that should be particularly condemned include the Burmese generals’ fight against the opposition, the use of chemical weapons by the Burmese army, the failure of the country to cooperate in any way with international organisations, the persecution of ethnic minorities and the political arrests. It is well known that political prisoners, who number around 1 300, are tortured during interrogations, and international standards of justice are not observed in political life. Forced labour is an extremely common occurrence, with 800 000 Burmese citizens affected every day. Furthermore, restrictions have been imposed on citizens’ freedom of opinion, movement, information and assembly, as well as on participation in political life. The Burmese education system is falling apart. Since 1988, more universities have closed than have opened, due to fears that students will become politically active. Half of the state budget is spent on the military and on maintaining a 400 000-strong army, even though the country is not presently at war. The number of children forced to serve in the army stands at 77 000, and many of them join when they are only 11. Only a very small fraction of the budget is set aside for medical care, and the medical sector is in a disastrous state, with a shortage of basic medicines and qualified staff. Another major problem is the sexual exploitation of young women, girls and children from ethnic minorities. Given these problems, it would appear that the only chance we have of ensuring that the regime starts to make the necessary changes is to impose tough economic sanctions, targeted at strategic sectors where the regime holds a monopoly, such as oil, gas, timber, the extractive industries, and marine products. UN diplomatic measures are also needed. In fact the UN and the European Union both have a moral duty to intervene and even to interfere in the domestic affairs of a country that commits such gross violations of human rights."@en1

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