Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2010-09-22-Speech-3-326"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2010-09-22"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Failures in protection of human rights and justice in the Democratic Republic of Congo (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"pl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20100922.23.3-326"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2010-09-22-Speech-3-3272
lpv:speaker	lp:Tomasz Piotr Poręba2
lpv:spokenAs	vice-chair; Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 member_of_the_bureau; PECH (2010-02-18--2014-06-30)3 substitute; AFET (2009-09-07--2012-01-18)3 substitute; Delegation to the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Armenia, EU-Azerbaijan and EU-Georgia Parliamentary Cooperation Committees (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 member; REGI (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3 member; Delegation for relations with the countries of the Andean Community (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 unknown; Prawo i Sprawiedliwość (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3
lpv:translated text	"Fifty years after gaining its independence, Congo is a country which is still engulfed in a state of war and unremitting conflict, and is a country which, today, has been given the macabre name of the rape capital of the world. The shocking events of the last two months and the rapes of hundred of women and children – both boys and girls – show that Kinshasa is not coping with the systematically organised rebel aggression. Rape has become a common weapon of war in Congo. The recent rapes were committed by fighters not far from international UN forces who are stationed in the area and who are, in reality, the only effective stabilising force in the country. Kinshasa must put an end to the prevailing impunity and must guarantee the security of the civilian population, mount an effective fight against spreading corruption and finally establish a true army with properly trained soldiers. Congo is rich in mineral deposits, but unfortunately has fallen victim to its own wealth. In this country of ten million people, three quarters of the population earn less than a dollar a day, while the country has become a part of Africa where natural riches are being looted. The illegal race for natural resources is driving Congo into poverty, chaos and humanitarian disaster. The international community must bring about a dramatic resolution to the conflict, and international concerns must guarantee that the natural resources they use are legally sourced. Only a stable Congo can be a guarantee of peace in the region."@en1
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