Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2009-10-22-Speech-4-256"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2009-10-22"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Sri Lanka2
dcterms:Language	"fr"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20091022.24.4-256"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2009-10-22-Speech-4-2572
lpv:speaker	lp:Karima Delli2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; REGI (2009-09-14--2012-01-18)3 member; Delegation for relations with India (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 member; EMPL (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3 member; G/EFA (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 unknown; Europe Écologie (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, for months now, the Sri Lankan Government has maintained a wall of silence regarding the situation of the Tamil civilian population, preventing foreign media and humanitarian organisations from gaining access to them. Since March 2009, Colombo has been holding almost all of the civilians who fled the fighting between the army and the Tamil Tigers, in complete violation of international law and human rights. In July, the Sri Lankan Government was holding more than 280 000 people in 30 camps guarded by the army in the north-east of the island. The refugees can only leave the camps in order to receive emergency medical treatment, with a military escort accompanying them in most cases. In some camps, more than 1 000 people are dying every week, mainly of dysentery. The living conditions are appalling. President Rajapaksa declared last week that only 100 000 Tamil refugees would be released. In view of the scale of the tragedy, the European Union must step up the pressure on the Sri Lankan Government in order to obtain the immediate and unconditional release of all the civilians, access to the camps for journalists and the prompt delivery of humanitarian aid."@en1
lpv:videoURI	<go to Events_and_structure europarl>2

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