Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2007-06-06-Speech-3-114"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2007-06-06"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:United Nations Human Rights Council (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"es"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20070606.14.3-114"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2007-06-06-Speech-3-1152
lpv:speaker	lp:Raül Romeva i Rueda2
lpv:spokenAs	member; DROI (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 substitute; PECH (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 substitute; SEDE (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 vice-chair; FEMM (2007-02-01--2009-07-13)3 member; Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly (2007-05-23--2009-07-13)3 vice-chair; Delegation for relations with the countries of Central America (2007-03-14--2009-07-13)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Mexico Joint Parliamentary Committee (2007-03-27--2009-07-13)3 member; G/EFA (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with the countries of South Asia (2007-03-15--2009-07-13)3 member; AFET (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 unknown; Iniciativa Per Catalunya Verds - Esquerra Unida í Alternativa (2005-01-27--2009-07-13)3 substitute; Delegation to the Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)3
lpv:translated text	"The Human Rights Council was created as a replacement for the Human Rights Commission and was faced with the by no means easy challenge of not falling into excessive politicisation and governmental interference in such an important area as overseeing universal respect for human rights. Nevertheless, the progress made so far, at least in this field, is worrying to say the least. That is the only way we can guarantee the credibility of this Council. Just yesterday we heard Jody Williams — the Human Rights Council’s special rapporteur for Darfur — complaining about the immense pressure upon her to make her report acceptable to everybody. We all know what that means. It means removing, or at least toning down, the criticisms as far as possible in order not to upset anybody. The most serious thing, however, is that these requests were made in order not to jeopardise the continuity of the Council. Things are going badly if a structure such as the Human Rights Council puts its own survival before what should be its primary and main responsibility: to ensure the protection of human rights in the world, which involves, amongst other things, identifying the people responsible for violations, even if they are governments, or particularly if they are governments. During this first anniversary of the Council’s existence we must bear these risks very much in mind if we do not want this Council to become just one more structure whose only purpose is to hide the shame of those who constantly violate the most fundamental human rights inside and outside of their borders. By means of this resolution, on which there is consensus in the European Parliament and I am pleased about that, we call upon, and encourage, the Council to take on a strong leadership role at the fifth session of the Human Rights Council, and we know that that will not be easy. But there are at least two issues that we would like it to prioritise. Firstly, the guarantee that special rapporteurs are selected on the basis of their independence and abilities and that they are able to continue operating as independent rapporteurs. Secondly, that the periodic universal reviews also include the participation of independent experts."@en1

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