Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2010-12-16-Speech-4-290"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2010-12-16"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Uganda: the Bahati Bill and discrimination against the LGBT population2
dcterms:Language	"fr"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20101216.20.4-290"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2010-12-16-Speech-4-2912
lpv:speaker	lp:Marie-Christine Vergiat2
lpv:spokenAs	unknown; Front de gauche pour changer d’Europe (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 member; CULT (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3 member; Delegation for relations with the Maghreb countries and the Arab Maghreb Union (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 substitute; LIBE (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3 member; DROI (2010-01-18--2012-01-18)3 substitute; Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union for the Mediterranean (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 treasurer; EUL/NGL (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 substitute; Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, Uganda is one of the African states where homosexuality is still severely repressed. Indeed, it has one of the most notorious and harshest reputations in this area, since Uganda, under the leadership of American fundamentalist evangelists, of which the Ugandan Head of State is a close associate, has launched a veritable crusade against homosexuals. We have lost count of the numbers of people who have suffered persecution and torture simply because of their sexuality. Muslims and Christians have united – a first in the country – to condemn this abomination. Christopher Senyonjo, a 70-year-old Anglican bishop, was banned from officiating by his superiors for having been one of the few to have taken a stand in favour of homosexuals. The bill already mentioned may indeed reappear at any time. It goes as far as to sentence to death homosexuals suspected of being HIV positive or of having relations with minors. It calls for them to be reported. The local newspaper which has nothing to do with the magazine of the same name, actually published lists with the names and addresses of gay leaders under the revolting headline: ‘Hang them!’ The publication of this rag has been temporarily banned, but the damage has been done, as has already been said. In Africa, homosexuality is very often seen as an evil from the West which is causing Africa to lose its ancestral values. NGOs say that 500 000 of the 32 million inhabitants of Uganda are gay. Many of them apply for asylum in European countries. Could we at least do our best to ensure that special consideration is given to these applications, and indeed to all men and women who are victims of oppression and torture?"@en1
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Rolling Stone"1
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