Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2011-07-07-Speech-4-280-000"

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dcterms:Date	"2011-07-07"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Democratic Republic of Congo, mass rape in South Kivu province (B7-0442/2011 )2
dcterms:Language	"de"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20110707.21.4-280-000"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2011-07-07-Speech-4-281-0002
lpv:speaker	lp:Franz Obermayr2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; EMPL (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Kazakhstan, EU-Kyrgyzstan and EU-Uzbekistan Parliamentary Cooperation Committees, and for relations with Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Mongolia (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 unknown; Freiheitliche Partei Österreichs (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 member; Delegation for relations with Iran (2009-09-16--2012-02-12)3 member; REGI (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3 member; NA (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3
lpv:translated text	"Madam President, unfortunately, crimes against humanity in the Democratic Republic of Congo go back over 150 years. The main exports of the Belgian colony were rubber, ivory and copper. The population was subjected to forced labour on the plantations and in the mines. The people who were exploiting them used very cruel methods. Delivery quotas were imposed on each village and, if these were not met, the inhabitants were punished. The punishments took the form of whippings, rape, amputations and mass executions. I believe that Europe and, in particular, colonial Europe needs to make amends for this. Violence of this kind becomes a vicious circle down through the generations and simply generates more violence. Rape is used as a weapon of war to demonstrate the unlimited power which the rapists have over their victims and to humiliate and injure them. As well as destroying the souls of the women affected, it also breaks up entire families. In addition to the physical and mental effects of rape, it is also seen as shameful, particularly if the woman becomes pregnant. The ultimate consequence is that women are rejected by their families. Another factor is the inability of the Democratic Republic of Congo to prosecute members of its own armed forces for crimes against international law. In the rare cases where a woman takes legal action against her torturer, she is given no legal protection. Crimes against humanity like these must not be tolerated. We must exert massive pressure, in particular financial pressure, on the Democratic Republic of Congo. It is totally unacceptable for Europe to cast its eye over the riches in the country and then to turn a blind eye to war crimes."@en1
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