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"I am explaining my vote in favour of the report on the protection of human rights, given that they are still being infringed all too often today.
The European Union lists human rights among its founding principles, so much so that their observance rightly constitutes a prerequisite for EU accession.
The European Union therefore has a responsibility to act as a guarantor of human rights in Europe and in third countries, by means of a coherent common foreign policy that is independent of the Member States’ interests and positions. The EU must promote ratification of the Statute of the International Criminal Court around the world to protect individuals from so-called crimes against humanity and to prevent genocides and other atrocities being perpetrated in future without fear of sanction; it must also help increase the efficiency and effectiveness of the UNHCR. I likewise think that the United Nations resolution on the universal moratorium on the use of the death penalty must be put into practice.
The European Union must also contribute to the observance of human rights by its major trading partners. I hope China will discontinue its practice of torture as an important sign of openness to a culture that is respectful of human rights and consistent with the spirit of peace which has always symbolised the Olympic Games."@en1
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