Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2007-12-11-Speech-2-260"
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"Mr President, we have before us the EU Annual Report on Human Rights. This is an excellent report. It is actually one of the best documents produced recently in the European Union and is a positive example of coordinated action in the area of human rights across the main European institutions, in this case the Council and the Commission.
The European Union’s policy on human rights is the best developed of all its policies. It symbolises what the European Union stands for in contemporary civilisation at the start of the 21st century, over and above the common market. The European Union does speak with one voice on human rights on the international stage. It has no hesitation about presenting its own stance that is not always in line with that of the United States. The Union is proving increasingly effective and helpful to individuals persecuted under undemocratic regimes the world over.
Nonetheless, Mr President, we do realise that much still remains to be done. The winner of this year’s Sakharov Prize, Mr Salih Mahmoud Mohamed Osman, has made this clear for instance in today’s address to the House. We should consider what action is required to make the European Union’s human rights policy more effective. I have in mind in particular a study of the situation regarding human rights in Russia following the elections in that country. I am also thinking of the situation in China in the run-up to the Olympic Games due to take place there next year. There is a lot for the European Union to do there, especially regarding human rights."@en1
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