kfajdsl/voxpopuli huggingface dataset:
the european union stands with the nicaraguan people and recalls that repression needs to stop and respect for the constitutional rights of all nicaraguans must be reestablished including the right to liberty
and the freedoms of expression assembly religion and peaceful protest.
second full cooperation with and the return of international human rights bodies to nicaragua including the office of the high commissioner for human rights and the inter american commission on human rights.
we have consistently repeated these in public and private including as a part of the council conclusions last october and they are in line with the recommendations of the highlevel commission and of the organization of american states.
we can and must end fgm but we need to work with all sectors of society in order to educate families and communities to empower women and girls to take control of their own bodies and to encourage men to speak out about this brutal practice.
fgm is a form of violence against women and girls.
they've created an award winning app called i cut' which puts the power into the hands of those at risk by sign posting them to the nearest police station health centre or ngo that can help them. these girls and others like them are leading the way.
furthermore there are an estimated three million girls at risk of being cut every year.
it's not a defensible cultural practice but another manifestation of patriarchy.
so perhaps we should be grateful that you decided to expand your power you started creating an eu super state and you ignored nation states' democracy and voters.
let's remember what margaret thatcher said in her bruges speech that europe shouldn't be an institutional device to be constantly modified according to some abstract intellectual concept.
however of course the lisbon treaty did contain article fifty the means of leaving the eu and even that was a trap designed to frustrate an exiting nation until they reversed their decision.
but that is what it has become. that is what it has become.
so by all means celebrate your lisbon treaty but we will be celebrating the regaining of our sovereignty independence and democracy as a free country once again.
mr president if it hadn't been for the lisbon treaty it is quite possible that we would not have brexit now.
you must ensure that whatever proposals and discussions continue after the withdrawal agreement the border will not exist on the island.
the rights of citizens parity of esteem and eu citizenship.
there is political realignment happening in northern ireland as we speak and there's no doubt the demographics are changing and there will be a new political dispensation at some stage in the future.
so we have to vindicate the good friday agreement and bring forward the proposals and test the demographic changes in the near future to ensure we know what the people of northern ireland are thinking with regard to their citizenship and a united ireland.
the good friday agreement must also be upheld and vindicated.
bearing in mind many people in northern ireland wish to express their identity as irish citizens and european citizens in fact the majority in northern ireland want to express themselves as european citizens.
the european union will continue to express its principal position and to raise its concerns regarding xinjiang in the framework of its political dialogue with china and internationally including for sure on the united nations stage.
granting them would be an important step. i've been talking with the chinese authorities in order for our ambassadors to make such a meaningful visit to the region.
let the family members of iranian henchmen know that the door to europe is closed.
meanwhile the teenage sons and daughters of those responsible for nikta's death are living a life of luxury shopping in european capitals posing on instagram in front of ferraris and attending the most prestigious european and western universities.
high representative we need a european magnitsky act now targeted sanctions against human rights abusers.
her family had to look for three days before her body was handed to them.
in their joint statement issued after the twenty first euchina summit the eu and china reaffirmed that all human rights are universal indivisible interdependent and interrelated so it's up to beijing to put these words into action.
secondly the authorities in beijing should allow free and unhindered access to xinjiang for journalists and international observers including the united nations high commissioner for human rights.
firstly the practice of arbitrary detentions without any charge trial or conviction for a criminal offence of uyghur or other muslim minorities must be ended immediately and the detained persons should be released unconditionally.
i welcome mr high representative vicepresident your clear words this afternoon and i welcome the draft resolution we will adopt tomorrow noon especially the call for targeted sanctions.
and thirdly the full details of persons disappeared in xinjiang should be released and handed over to their families.
this is why i'm happy to stand by this resolution where we demand a stop to the violence and call for the eu to continue raising human rights and concerns with the iranian authorities in bilateral and multilateral exchanges.
we call for the immediate release of those arbitrarily detained.
we social democrats condemn the actions of the regime and demand that the violence stop immediately.
the internet shutdown in iran made it difficult for outside groups to document the death toll and for journalists to paint the full picture of what was happening on the ground in dozens of cities. it is unacceptable that people who protest because of social and economic injustices
are killed and injured.
it is truly horrifying to hear about the security forces firing on protesters and many people have been killed during this unrest.
the people of iran need the eu on their side.
with the conclusions for example on your almost unanimity on climate neutrality but we call it the unanimity right?
that i would like to hear because that's the real challenge and i hope i can congratulate you on that outcome in june.
and maybe this is also something for some of the countries that are always talking about climate action and climate ambition and one of those countries is my own that may be climate action also means that you have to do something with money.
second point and that is a question to you it took you now and well not you but the council more or less one and half years to get to an agreement on a two thousand and fifty target. we only have one year until we go to glasgow to agree on a two thousand and thirty target and in between in september we have a very important eu china summit where europe needs to be ready.
but it's also very clear that a very important discussion is ahead of you on the mff on the budget.
so maybe the netherlands but also denmark and sweden and austria and probably finland when they're not president anymore translate your ambition also into a higher budget that can help those countries to have a just transition on climate.
we haven't done it yet.
we haven't suspended eu cooperation once again to avoid harming the nicaraguan population.
we will continue putting political pressure because i think that there we really have a systematic violation of human rights and there is no excuse for it.
the father of amaya.
well in the current situation of repression and failure of the rule of law i do not think it would make any sense.
that's why and how we have to calibrate them. are we expecting to send an electoral observation mission to nicaragua?
our priority should be the implementation of electoral reforms on the basis of the recommendations made by the european union in the last observation mission.
should we call for early elections?
our cooperation activities have been screened to ensure that they do not benefit the regime directly and our financial instruments have been used to support human rights defenders and the nicaraguan refugees in costa rica.
for the european people's party group we have a clear idea.
we must carry out a competence check in the european union.
a second point for the future how can we strengthen the parliamentary democracy at european level? is still at stake.
it will not be a theoretical exercise but a concrete start for a more democratic europe and it will not be a technical exercise but a real debate about what it means to be a european.
as our community develops we must now answer fundamental questions.
this decision has brought europe more security and safety and it gave a binding character to the charter of fundamental rights embedding our european way of life.
it gave europe a political face to speak as one in foreign policy sitting at the same table of world leaders at nato and for example on the iran nuclear deal.
to create next to our national identity also the european identity.
co decision became the central way of legislation in europe.
the upcoming conference on the future of europe is the best opportunity for doing so.
in our election campaign as the epp this year the listening tour was our starting point.
standing in the clash between china and the us europe can either get lost in the chaos or speak with one voice.
because the citizens will only trust europe when they will hold decision makers accountable.
instead we learned from our setbacks we actually made progress thanks to a moment of crisis of the european union. the lisbon treaty created a union out of a community.
let this ten year anniversary be the start of a new european dream.
the lisbon treaty was a huge step towards a modern way of cooperation among the european union member states.
what are the main areas where the european union must act in the future?
the european parliament our institution is today a powerful institution and we added new responsibilities to the european level. the fight against crime exchange of data parts of the asylum policy became european issues.
the charter tells us what it means to be in a european social market economy protection of our environment rule of law democracy and freedom.
the situation in venezuela today has been caused by us sanctions. there's a legal firm called dentons europe one of europe's most reputable law firms based in paris and they are challenging the total illegal nature and the breach of international law that has taken place in relation to venezuela and are trying to retrieve some of that money.
maduro is probably no great president no great leader but i don't know a whole lot of great leaders at the moment around the world.
if you want to do more you should help them to get their money back. you should help the sanctions to be lifted. why in god's name is europe supporting the illegal us sanctions?
there is no logic to it. they are destroying the country.
the eu and us banking sector have stolen tens of billions and billions of dollars from venezuela.
the economic situation in iran has been worsening as a result of the us sanctions and the recent protests are a reflection of this economic unease.
we need as europe to continue towards that path to make sure that everybody respects that framework.
however the iranian government has not provided any information about the protests to date and continues to deny the grave human rights violations perpetrated against those protesters.
the eu and its member states should join this call and ensure proper scrutiny of the facts by proposing an independent inquiry into those human rights allegations.
however according to recent findings biofuels are not the solution to hunger environmental disasters or anything else.
in fact they will probably make things worse and the reason for this is simple physics.
this will in turn jeopardise the country's competitiveness but more importantly its independence and sovereignty.
most importantly i hope that all eu member states will actually be committed to this away from fancy headlines and away from fancy quotes to newsrooms.
i hope that you will have the courage to push concretely for this transition with ambitious measures as of now and not let a couple of bigger member states bully their way through when push comes to shove. the european green deal is a step in the right direction but if the member states believe that this is the way forward then they need to put money where their mouth is.
i hope it's only a question of time.
we all pay the price for destruction of forests and for climate change.
commissioner hogan you also referred to the commitment on article five but it could not be clearer that president bolsonaro frankly does not give a toss about the amazon or about the climate.
any child can tell you that exchanging cards in the playground.
some of my colleagues elsewhere in this house have claimed that we will have more leverage if we sign this agreement.
the point of leverage is before signing.
but not all trade is good trade and socalled free trade has hidden social and ecological costs.
his obstructiveness at cop twenty five last week was yet more evidence of that.
there is no evidence whatsoever that this will happen.
it's not rubbish but let's be perfectly honest about it there is nothing in that chapter that will put a brake on bolsonaro.
is our trade policy consistent with our climate goals?
we need evidence of concrete change and improvement and also evidence from our side that trade policy is compatible with our climate and biodiversity goals.
it causes horrendous suffering to women and girls around the entire world and we have heard the figures two hundred million women worldwide;
we will need the whole world to bring this practice to an end.
we need politicians from all parties to condemn the practice without falling into hate speech or spreading misconceptions.
europe should continue to take the lead in ending this fgm once and for all around the whole world and i therefore applaud this call for an eu strategy to put an end to fgm around the world.
we will need both women and men to stand up condemning this practice.
as a gynaecologist and as a parliamentarian fighting for sexual and reproductive rights i strongly condemn this abhorrent human rights violation.
four one million girls at risk on every continent in the world across all cultural and social economic groups.
the best thing we can do is call things as they are and allow the nicaraguan people to determine their own fate.
every month we come in here we denounce elected governments in latin america who are battling to raise living standards in the face of vicious interference by the united states and we recast these victims of the violation of human rights and international law as the perpetuators. i find it horrific because it's the people in those countries who suffer.
when morales was overthrown the white house released a press statement talking about the illegitimate regimes in venezuela and nicaragua and last month they described little nicaragua as an extraordinary threat to us security.
we have to join the dots on this about the destabilisation in latin america.
when the us handpicked guaid they talked about nicaragua and cuba being next.
this is a country which defeated a violent right wing us backed coup in two thousand and eighteen a country which is suffering from economic sanctions unilaterally imposed by the us and the idea that eu sanctions won't target civilians is frankly a pipe dream.
this is a country under siege.
these amendments should only insert the qualifier anonymised' and not the words or pseudonymised'.
this oral amendment affects amendment six twice and amendments seven and nine once respectively.
it is needed to effectively preserve the confidentiality of medical conditions and to reflect the outcome of the commission's consultation on this point.
there was not a big answer from the point of view of the resources collected we have to call for another one in order to bring resources to face this problem.
but no matter how much we dig into our solidarity coffers our resources will never be enough to address a crisis of this magnitude.
surely those could contribute to relieving the suffering of their citizens because i doubt that the world's solidarity can bring the amount of money needed to help such a big amount of people on a continuous way.
five million venezuelans have already left.
the united nations organisation estimates that this amount can still increase to four million and it could reach five million by the end of next year.
there are many many figures most of you know them that show how big this crisis is;
the shortage of essential medicines electricity and water supply even if it has been restored in most parts of caracas a large part of the country continues to suffer from regular blackouts.
around twothirds of the immediate humanitarian response have been allocated for action inside venezuela and we are the biggest humanitarian donor inside the country.
we have provided more than eur one hundred and seventy million since two thousand and eighteen and around eur three hundred and twenty million including member state assistance both inside venezuela and in the neighbouring countries.
this is the most important population movement in recent american history. every day about five thousand venezuelans leave their country.
so i think we must look for creative solutions to mobilise any kind of resources to address this enormous crisis and i hope that in the near future we will think about new ideas that we should consider in order to break the current
on that final point i'll be clear the only real longlasting solution to the multi dimensional crisis in venezuela can be achieved through a peaceful democratic and venezuelan grown process leading to free and fair presidential elections.
need to keep the momentum created by the international solidarity conference held in brussels in october.
so ms o'reilly once again let me wish you all the best in your new mandate and the commission and i personally look forward to our future cooperation.
the commission will continue to be a constructive partner with an open mind and as before we will deal with your proposals for solutions suggestions for improvements and recommendations in a constructive spirit and with the shared objective of finding solutions that match the citizens' and the public interest.
ms o'reilly it is a very impressive sign of trust and confidence of the european parliament and a recognition of your excellent work over the last number of years.
the ombudsman and the commission have a common interest in getting the message across that the european union and the institutions care about people's needs and problems and do everything we can to address these problems in a concrete way.
we have been working together in the commission over recent years to make the eu administration better more transparent and more efficient.
this shows a constructive spirit and a constructive relationship of the institutions with the ombudsman in the daytoday work.
it is shameful that within our union there are still those who resist equality;
if certain member states want to restrict the rights of their lgbti citizens they need to think long and hard about whether it is compatible with their membership of the european union.
one of the proudest moments of my political life occurred in two thousand and fifteen when the irish people overwhelmingly in a public vote voted to extend civil right marriages to our lgbti brothers sisters aunties uncles cousins neighbours and friends.
it must be called out and opposed.
the eu must act now.
and asks that the un human rights council conduct an investigation.
freedom of expression and freedom of assembly are recognised as fundamental rights by the international covenant on civil and political rights to which iran is party. the protestors in iran had a legitimate reason to be protesting yet the iranian authorities responded disproportionately and inflicted harm on them.
these actions are a far cry from that.
this is an infringement of their free speech.
such behaviour is set against a backdrop of an increasingly repressive environment in iran which has seen human rights defenders independent media lawyers and online activists targeted for speaking out about what is happening in the country.
the iranian government has shown a further flagrant disregard for the rights of its own people.
furthermore the nationwide shutdown of online communications by the government has made it difficult for iranians to tell their stories.
this peaceful protest was followed by a brutal crackdown by the iranian authorities involving the arrest of up to seven zero individuals hundreds of people being injured and according to amnesty international at least three hundred and four people including children have been killed.
it is the duty of governments to protect their own people.
the rights of the iranian people and dual eu nationals cannot wait.
this resolution which will be discussed tomorrow demands that the protesters be freed unconditionally; calls upon you mr borrell fontelles as the high representative of the union for foreign affairs and security policy to continue to raise our concerns about the human rights situation in iran;
and i want to appeal to the prime minister of britain to boris johnson to be generous in his victory and to give to all the european citizens and the british citizens alike living on the continent the full rights as they have today automatically to all of them no ifs and no buts as he always says to do so.
and i think we need to solve that first before we give our consent on this brexit treaty.
i have received since the elections in britain hundreds and hundreds of letters and emails of british citizens living in europe panicking about their status.
i have received hundreds of mails of eu citizens living in britain panicking about their status.
what those three words are an assault violence violence against women.
we need champions to make this happen like ms kanko who i thank for raising this issue like ifrah ahmed an irish champion who is working with the government of somalia to eradicate fgm.
we are working to make sure the istanbul convention is implemented. be clear fgm is violence against women and we must use every resource available to us to eradicate it.
we would be outraged.
it has to be a serious top priority re engagement on this issue.
what would we say if this was our mother our sister our wife our cousins?
we have to have political leadership from the political leaders around the world men and women.
but the reality is it's happening in countries across the world in places like indonesia malaysia and so on.
would we be as complacent as we sometimes are?
but those three words those three letters are none of those things.
and violence against women which results as we know in fundamental life changing injuries injuries that damage women and the very essence of what it means to be a woman. as of october two thousand and nineteen unicef estimates that two hundred million women and girls have undergone fgm in thirty countries and that is just an estimation let's be clear with many cases going unreported. when they think of fgm most people's minds go to the african continent to places like guinea where ninety seven of women have undergone fgm including forty five of girls below fourteen years of age;
and we have to be the voice for those women who cannot speak for themselves.
the protests were led by a far right student movement trained and funded by the national endowment for democracy a cia front organisation that has a long history of regime change meddling.
some human rights groups became weapons for the us regime change model.
us meddling in the place has seen so many people go to the mexican border.
it's a struggle for an existence after their land was robbed from them. the place is covered in bananas run by us companies. there is no fairness in what the us have got away with down there.
this country and all south american countries have suffered so much for a hundred years.
we also know now that us funded ngos inflated figures against the government.
strong legislation is essential in protecting and empowering women and girls in holding perpetrators to account.