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"I welcome the fact that the question of human rights violations in Syria is being discussed, today, in the European Parliament. We cannot remain indifferent to this problem. I call upon the Government of Syria and on the President for the immediate and unconditional release of Haythan Al-Maleh. The trial against this 80-year-old Syrian lawyer did not meet international standards for a fair trial, including the right to the presumption of innocence and the right to a defence. Furthermore, the charges which were made against him strike at the right to freedom of speech guaranteed by the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, to which Syria is a party. I also call on the Syrian authorities to bring an end to all persecution of human rights defenders and their families, and also to guarantee them the right to carry out their activities freely without any hindrance or intimidation. I call on the Syrian authorities to respect international standards of human rights and the international obligations which their country has accepted and which guarantee freedom of opinion and expression and the right to a fair trial, and also to guarantee that detainees are well-treated and not subjected to torture or other forms of ill-treatment and are given prompt, regular and unrestricted contact with their families, lawyers and doctors."@en1
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