Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2006-10-26-Speech-4-224"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2006-10-26"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Uzbekistan2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20061026.30.4-224"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2006-10-26-Speech-4-2252
lpv:speaker	lp:Marios Matsakis2
lpv:spoken text	"Mr President, Uzbekistan is an authoritarian republic, previously part of the Soviet Union, which, while struggling for economic and political stability, has been fiercely violating the human rights of its citizens. The memory of the Andijan massacre in May 2005 is very much alive in our minds today, especially since the numerous requests by the UN, the EU and others for an independent investigation appear to have fallen on deaf ears. Furthermore, despite some recent attempts to improve the human rights situation in the country, the situation relating to civil liberties is still profoundly anachronistic. According to credible NGO human rights watchdogs, such as Amnesty International, the most disturbing human rights violations concern torture, arbitrary arrests and restriction of religious freedom and freedom of speech, with members of religious organisations, journalists, human rights activities and political activists, including members of the banned opposition parties, being the main targets. Despite existing sanctions, the rate and extent of democratic reforms in the country is exceedingly low and distressingly limited. Therefore, in this motion for a resolution we call on the Council not only to renew existing sanctions for a further year but also to expand the sanctions to include EU visa bans and the freezing of assets held in the EU by a number of top officials in the Uzbekistani Government. We do this with regret, but we feel that we have been left with no other option than to be tough in order to be kind. We very much hope and wish that the Uzbekistani Government will understand our resolve when it comes to issues of human rights and will quickly rectify the large democratic deficits still existing in its country."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; Delegation to the EU-Bulgaria Joint Parliamentary Committee (2004-09-15--2006-12-31)3,3 unknown; Dimokratiko Komma (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3,3 member; Delegation to the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)3,3 member_of_the_bureau; ALDE (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3,3 member; ENVI (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3,3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Marios Matsakis (ALDE ),"1 "author"1

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