Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2010-12-16-Speech-4-205"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2010-12-16"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Explanations of vote2
dcterms:Language	"lt"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20101216.15.4-205"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2010-12-16-Speech-4-9762
lpv:speaker	lp:Justas Vincas Paleckis2
lpv:spokenAs	vice-chair; SEDE (2009-07-20--2012-01-18)3 unknown; Lietuvos socialdemokratų partija (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 member; AFET (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3 member; Delegation to the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly (2009-10-07--2014-06-30)3 member; S&D (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 vice-chair; Delegation for relations with Belarus (2009-09-30--2014-06-30)3 substitute; ENVI (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3
lpv:translated text	"I voted in favour of this year’s European Parliament report on human rights because it includes both countries that are geographically near to and far from the EU. In the report, the EP calls on China – the country with the highest number of executions – to make its national execution figures public, and thus allow for transparent analysis and debate on the subject. This should encourage the country to hasten the abolition of this barbaric form of punishment. On the other hand, it is shameful that the death penalty is still being used to this day in the democratic United States of America. The report expresses concern about children involved in, or otherwise affected by, armed conflicts or even forced to take an active part in them. In my amendments to this report, which were adopted by the European Parliament Committee on Foreign Affairs, I urge the Commission and the Council to ensure that in relations with third countries, compliance with the EU Guidelines on Children and Armed Conflicts is mandatory. I also call for immediate steps to be taken by the EU and UN institutions to disarm, rehabilitate and reintegrate children who have taken an active part in wars. I urge the North Korean authorities to make concrete and tangible steps towards improving human rights conditions. I urge Pyongyang to allow inspection of all types of detention facilities by independent international experts, and to allow UN Special Reporters to visit the country. I also call on the North Korean authorities to lift restrictions on the ability of international staff to monitor the distribution of aid, and to ensure that international aid reaches the needy."@en1

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