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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2003-06-05"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Burma2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20030605.8.4-221"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2003-06-05-Speech-4-2222
lpv:speaker	lp:Giles Chichester2
lpv:spoken text	"Mr President, the arrest at the weekend of Aung San Suu Kyi, the leader of the Burmese National League for Democracy, is deplorable and shows that the military regime in Burma has no intention of democratic reform. Reports of personal injuries are all the more alarming. This turn of events also calls into question the effectiveness of EU action against the military dictatorship. We demand the immediate release of Aung San Suu Kyi, as well as the release of all political prisoners and the lifting of restrictions against the NLD, universities and other institutions. The very worrying deterioration in the political situation in the last few days is just the latest twist in a story of consistent human rights abuses. Anyone who expresses opposition to the regime is subject to harassment and arrest and goes in fear of their life. Ethnic minorities such as the Karin and the Shan continue to suffer violent oppression, and there are over 130 000 refugees in camps on the Thai-Burma border. Regrettably we witness yet another example where the efforts of the European Union and the wider international community to encourage change have brought few tangible results. Clearly we have not yet hit the regime where it hurts. The EU's extension of its travel ban against the regime, and assets freeze, were agreed in April but suspended until October in the hope of some improvement in the situation. The situation has clearly deteriorated, and the Council should take action immediately to implement the measures that it agreed in its common position. This situation could best be resolved if the Burmese regime were to respect the results of the 1990 elections, as the international community has consistently demanded."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; EMPL (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 member; EPP-ED (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; Delegation for relations with Australia and New Zealand (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3 member; Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 unknown; Conservative and Unionist Party (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Chichester (PPE-DE )."1

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