Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2008-10-23-Speech-4-206"

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dcterms:Date	"2008-10-23"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Democratic Republic of Congo: clashes in the eastern border areas2
dcterms:Language	"es"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20081023.26.4-206"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2008-10-23-Speech-4-2072
lpv:speaker	lp:Raül Romeva i Rueda2
lpv:spokenAs	member; DROI (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 substitute; PECH (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 substitute; SEDE (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 vice-chair; FEMM (2007-02-01--2009-07-13)3 member; Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly (2007-05-23--2009-07-13)3 vice-chair; Delegation for relations with the countries of Central America (2007-03-14--2009-07-13)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Mexico Joint Parliamentary Committee (2007-03-27--2009-07-13)3 member; G/EFA (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with the countries of South Asia (2007-03-15--2009-07-13)3 member; AFET (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 unknown; Iniciativa Per Catalunya Verds - Esquerra Unida í Alternativa (2005-01-27--2009-07-13)3 substitute; Delegation to the Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, I should like to emphasise some of the aspects already mentioned in relation to the situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The first is obvious. The conflict that we are talking about has many causes. We are talking about a problem that concerns access to resources. We are also talking about the impunity with which these resources are exploited, the impunity with which certain people ‘wander’ around the region committing atrocities without being prosecuted either by local authorities or by international forces and, thirdly, the impunity resulting in the constant presence of international arms which keep arriving in the region. I feel that these three elements, and the link between them, are fundamental because they firstly highlight the need for an in-depth review of the United Nations’ presence in the region. Secondly, we must very closely study the issue of violence perpetrated against women, particularly sexual violence. This is an issue that we have discussed before in this House. We should take this opportunity to again insist that both the United Nations and the European Union demand that rape and in particular recourse to the torture and abuse of women as a sexual weapon are regarded as war crimes. We have been calling for this in all the appropriate arenas for a long time. There is also a third aspect that I feel should be highlighted: this whole problem stems from one of the greatest sources of wealth in the world, namely diamonds. The consistent and precise application of monitoring mechanisms such as the Kimberley process is absolutely fundamental to this basic issue. Please allow me to remind you that, next week in the United Nations, a debate will begin on the adoption of an international treaty on arms exports. I believe that this is a golden opportunity to stress that this is absolutely vital in contexts such as the Democratic Republic of Congo."@en1
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