Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2010-01-21-Speech-4-038"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2010-01-21"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Recent attacks on religious minorities in Egypt and in Malaysia2
dcterms:Language	"fr"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20100121.4.4-038"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2010-01-21-Speech-4-0392
lpv:speaker	lp:Véronique De Keyser2
lpv:spokenAs	vice-chair; S&D (2009-07-14--2012-01-18)3 member; Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with the Palestinian Legislative Council (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 substitute; AFET (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3 member; DEVE (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3 unknown; Parti Socialiste (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 member; DROI (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, the incident that took place in Egypt could undoubtedly have happened elsewhere. A car passes by the doorway of a Coptic church, shots are fired into the crowd. The outcome: seven deaths (six Copts and one police officer). The Egyptian authorities react quickly. The public prosecutor decides – and I quote – that the three accused of the events in Nag Hammadi will be tried before the State Emergency Security Court on a charge of premeditated murder. In Malaysia, it is the name Allah that the Christian and Muslim communities argue about, a dispute that results in the ransacking and pillaging of churches. These news stories, which could be described as commonplace, have impacts elsewhere, throughout the world, including in Europe. The rise in religious intolerance and fanaticism jeopardises a fundamental freedom, freedom of belief for all, whether they are religious or agnostic. All over the world, crimes are being perpetrated against minorities, be they Christian, Jewish or Muslim. All over the world, too, non-religious men and women are being killed or imprisoned because they do not respect the rites, dogmas or religious practices from which they have freed themselves. As a non-religious person, I firmly support this resolution, which is an appeal for tolerance and not a stigmatisation of Egypt or Malaysia. However, leaving aside the cases that have been mentioned, I would like to point out the responsibility of a state that is mindful of its citizens’ right to freedom of expression. I believe that a secular state, by virtue of its structure, is the greatest guarantee of the space required for a diversity of beliefs. This is the form in which a state can best protect its citizens and promote a dialogue between its communities."@en1
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