Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2011-01-19-Speech-3-562-000"

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dcterms:Date	"2011-01-19"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:EU-Libya Framework Agreement2
dcterms:Language	"sv"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20110119.26.3-562-000"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2011-01-19-Speech-3-563-0002
lpv:speaker	lp:Alf Svensson2
lpv:spokenAs	member; EPP (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 vice-chair; Delegation for relations with South Africa (2009-09-30--2014-06-30)3 substitute; AFET (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with Israel (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 member; DEVE (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3 unknown; Kristdemokraterna (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, Libya is quite good at ratifying international agreements, but it seems to be just as good at refraining from implementing these agreements. It is a disgrace that Libya has a seat and a vote in the UN Human Rights Council. Incidentally, it is also a disgrace that Saudi Arabia does too. By means of forceful pressure from its largest trade partner, the EU, Libya really should be made to pay attention to what respect for human rights and freedoms means and what these entail. As we all know, the EU’s relations with Libya concern various aspects of how refugees should be treated. Until the Council and the Commission can persuade Libya to allow the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees to reside lawfully in the country, it will not be feasible to feel the slightest degree of confidence about how refugees are treated in Libya. Libya’s leader is a master of capriciousness and unreliability. The EU is now about to conclude a framework agreement with him. I cannot help but wonder what the term ‘framework’ means to a regime like Colonel Gaddafi’s, which shows disrespect without bounds when it comes to human rights issues. We know that Libya practices widespread discrimination against migrant workers on account of their nationality and that the racist persecution of African migrant workers exists. Human dignity is more important than money. Therefore, respect of human rights and freedoms must, in fact, be so important as to prevent us from handing over people to a state in which torture or other forms of inhumane treatment are practised. This is, incidentally, what the charters of the European Union require."@en1
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