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"Mr President, Nigeria and Uganda have both adopted laws that increasingly criminalise homosexuality, and there are talks about similar issues in other Member States. This situation has been building up for a number of years, and now it is becoming a reality.
Many will suspect, of course, that these laws are put in place by political leaders who want to direct attention away from real economic and social problems in their country. Therefore, the EU cannot remain silent on this. We must show that we are serious about human rights. So the question is: what can the European Union do?
I believe the solution must come from the European Union and not from isolated, individual Member States. There will be some opportunities in the near future where we could try to address this problem, in addition to launching consultations on the agreement. There is the ACP-EU JPA over the next few days – as you mentioned, Mr[nbsp ]President, earlier today – and we will take that opportunity to raise the issue there. There is, moreover, a political dialogue on human rights scheduled with Uganda for 28[nbsp ]March[nbsp ]2014, and there is also the EU-Africa Summit on 2[nbsp ]and[nbsp ]3 April[nbsp ]2014. These are all opportunities to raise this issue.
Someone also raised the question of suspending aid payments to some of these countries, but a more preferable option would be – as others said – to redirect money more towards NGOs, particularly those which deal with health and education. I believe the EU should also urge the African Union to take up the issue and show some leadership, in order to make sure that this issue does not spread right across the region. People, wherever they are in this world, deserve human rights and equal rights."@en1
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