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he can inspect the lines of police drafted in to keep the peace and of course preserve the special rights of the travellers.
the convention on human rights has degraded the rights of my constituents.
he might help residents as they rush to install security equipment in anticipation of the surge in criminal activity that often accompanies such developments.
perhaps the rapporteur would like to visit my constituency and witness at first hand the desecration of our land.
the rapporteur wants us to involve our national courts and ministries of justice in this process.
the accession of the eu to the european convention on human rights is a step of constitutional importance.
will prevail and in this sense the court faces challenges.
let me just mention three points which in my view are very important.
the decision then to which protocols we will de facto accede on top of the convention itself will have to be taken unanimously by the council after obtaining the consent of parliament.
let us not forget that this is only a court of last resort so the primary responsibility lies with the states themselves.
the eu considers that an effective icc is an indispensable instrument for the international community to combat this impunity and to promote a rule based international order.
such participation is indeed a key element in the smooth integration and insertion of the union into the system of the convention.
indeed many of these protocols are of potential relevance as regards the exercise of the union's powers and certain guarantees enshrined in these protocols are also reflected in the charter.
as for the method of electing a union judge the normal procedure provided for in the convention should apply.
the court cannot perform its functions without the states arresting those for whom an arrest warrant has been issued by the
we have to do this by internal legal rules and the idea that parliament should be involved in a way similar to that provided for by article two hundred and fifty five regarding the selection of candidates for the court of justice is a very interesting one which deserves close examination.
among those is the so called co respondent mechanism' to take account of the decentralised implementation of union law by member states.
to. one hundred and eleven however it is very clear that we have to go for universal acceptance of the statute and of the court.
i would like to thank them for the hearing which was organised and which was of real help and great use in bringing this file forward.
secondly it is important to deal with the specific situation of the union as a distinct legal entity vested with autonomous powers that is going to become a contracting party to a mechanism initially designed for states only.
nor if there are no prisons for those who have been condemned and that is why the eu supported the court over the last ten years to help solve these problems.
it will complete the system of protection of fundamental rights within the union and you know perfectly well that the lisbon treaty does not make this an option but a destination. i therefore welcome the fact that parliament takes such a great interest in this file and has from the very beginning by the way
the inclusion of icc clauses in international agreements is now standard practice for the european union.
in the commission's view such decisions should preferably encompass all additional protocols and should be taken together with the decision concluding the accession agreement itself.
icc; nor if the witnesses cannot be protected;
this means that the parliamentary assembly of the council will elect a judge from a proposal for three candidates presented by the european union and i agree with the draft report that an appropriate number of members of parliament should be allowed to participate in sessions of the assembly when it elects the judges of the european court. the procedure for drawing up the list of the three candidates is not a matter for the accession agreement it is a matter for us.
the court needs the participation and the cooperation of all state parties and non parties as well as international and regional organisations.
the eu has also adopted several decisions in the justice freedom and security area with a view to strengthening cooperation among member states in the investigation and prosecution of rome statute crimes at national level so we do our best in order to advance the system.
thirdly i fully subscribe to the report which recommends participation by representatives of the union in the bodies of the convention on an equal footing with those of the contracting parties.
who would intervene only in cases brought against the union or involving union law would in our opinion not be sufficient.
firstly the commission shares the position that accession by the eu to the additional protocols of the european convention which by the way have not been ratified by all member states is also very desirable.
by that mechanism the union will receive the right to join the proceedings as a co respondent in cases brought against member states when union law is at stake.
in most cases the court acts as a catalyst for states to investigate and prosecute cases before national courts. at the same time in its short life the court has been a powerful deterrent for future atrocities because perpetrators now know that justice
the draft report presented by mr juregui atondo is to a very large extent in line with the position of the commission.
another trial is going to start on five july and one further case is in the pre trial stage all for dar and drc.
given that every member state is already a signatory to the convention what benefit is there to the eu signing as well?
i should be very pleased if someone in this chamber could give me a practical example of how the human rights of one of my constituents will be better protected as a result of the eu signing the convention.
at present member states are not required to make the convention directly applicable within their domestic law.
i want to be reassured that if the eu signs the convention that position will not change.
i later asked what would be decided if there should be two parties to a dispute and each claimed different but competing and possibly contradictory rights for example the right to practise one's religion without being offended and the right of freedom of expression involving criticism of the tenets of followers of a religion.
this is not entirely theoretical as the case of the danish cartoons illustrates.
this was the case of the dog that did not bark or rather the expert who did not venture an opinion.
the silence was as deafening as it was clear for all to hear and to understand.
denying free speech is what the eu does best!
we are talking about two different categories of right the political right of freedom of expression against prosecution by the state and the right not to be offended by criticism.
a critical evaluation is important but the icc is already an important institution in ensuring that these fundamental values are not just european but universal.
it is a last resort as commissioner reding said but an important one.
the eu and member states should continue their commitment to the icc or the principles it seeks to ensure by adopting the eu guidelines on the icc.
it is a primary obligation to investigate and prosecute those who commit war crimes genocide and crimes against humanity.
with the lisbon treaty we are working towards an effective common foreign eu policy.
the high representative should actively promote the accession to the rome statute of other global players china india russia and important candidate member states such as turkey but also the long term ally of the eu the united states should be engaged in a dialogue of contributing to global justice and should seriously consider joining its ally.
as a dutch european i would like to reassure our citizens that the hague invasion act' will never be invoked.
the eu needs to work constructively with turkey and the us to stop impunity in iran which is one of the most urgent cases of aggressors and where execution rape and torture are brought upon citizens by their own government on a daily and systematic basis.
we need to work on the true globalisation or universalisation of human rights justice and the rule of law and the icc is an important instrument to meet this goal.
two thousand and thirteen following a series of failed ceasefires it was announced yesterday that the parties from all sides had finally reached agreement as to the details regarding the implementation of measures agreed in august of this year.
but to be absolutely frank we all miss the late john garang's strong leadership.
the un also has announced the deployment of a mission to south sudan that will investigate human rights abuses against civilians since december two thousand and thirteen which my group the ecr welcomes.
mr president since achieving independence in two thousand and eleven south sudan has been in the headlines for all the wrong reasons.
reports suggest that these talks are a significant step forward as to resolving some tensions but we must remain cautious with our optimism.
spoilers on all sides must understand that there are consequences for their actions and there will be.
but let me say that a positive conclusion of the dialogue is still not in sight.
this is the key step we need now and this is what we have discussed with the regional players last week as our common horizon to work on this together.
it is one of the biggest refugee crises today and i would like us to focus on the refugee crises that are happening in the world even when they are happening outside our own borders or regions.
this will include responsible transparent and equitable management of south sudan's vast resources.
for this reason we welcomed the african union's decision to publish the commission of inquiry's report and to move ahead with the establishment of the court.
this year our aid has already reached eur one hundred and seven million.
at least eighty civilians were reportedly killed over the last three weeks and a further one hundred and fifty civilians have reportedly been killed since friday twenty three october in unity state alone.
it is an opportunity for south sudan to move towards a transparent accountable government a government that places the interests of the citizen above all else.
the eu will continue to stand by the south sudanese people during the transitional process.
we are now ready to work with a transitional government of national unity.
with regard to the regional challenges i recall the conclusions adopted yesterday by the council of the eu horn of africa regional action plan two thousand and fifteen two thousand and twenty which outlines the european union's comprehensive approach to address the key issues in the region.
three one million vulnerable people benefitted from life saving assistance in south sudan this year.
in this context the appointment of president mogae as chair of the joint monitoring body is good news.
not only is the eu contributing to humanitarian assistance it also supports the implementation of the peace agreement across its five pillars.
i would like to start by thanking parliament for keeping a focus on south sudan and for organising this debate.
with statehood comes responsibility.
it is a country that could be rich if it fully used its natural resources but on the contrary we have a humanitarian situation that is dire. we have some thirty zero people currently risking death by starvation and thousands more that are on the brink of famine according to un data.
the same goes for the reluctance of the opposition to commit to the implementation of the security arrangements.
it is time that these resources are used for the benefit of the population as a whole.
i think it is very important that we keep focused on that. this is a country where huge hopes faded in the space of just a few years.
hard work begins now with the implementation of the agreement.
a million people are internally displaced. over seven hundred zero have fled the country.
the government's decision to increase the number of federal states in the country goes against the spirit and the letter of the agreement.
this gives us hope that the discussion can get to the next stage.
ratifying the cotonou agreement would be a sign of south sudan's will to announce its relation with the european union but right now it is urgent that all south sudanese parties commit to implementing the agreement.
sexual violence against women and children has reached shocking levels and these crimes go against the commitments made by all parties in south sudan commitments to protect its citizens and put an end to the human rights violations.
the united nations calculated that the european union as a whole including member states funded almost forty one of all humanitarian donations to people in need in south sudan this year and in total over.
for that we need to sustain international pressure and cohesion.
and if properly implemented the agreement will end the fighting.
it will also need a strong monitoring body representing the south sudanese civil society together with regional and international players.
but we know very well that humanitarian assistance alone cannot substitute for sound development programmes.
justice and reconciliation must be central to our efforts to lay the foundation for sustainable peace.
in two thousand and fourteen the commission's humanitarian support exceeded eur one hundred and sixteen million.
meanwhile humanitarian organisations still have no access to this area.
the recent peace agreement offers a really unique opportunity one that cannot be missed.
his leadership will be essential to guide the implementation phase.
the support will originate mainly from the edf national programme but for pillars one and two namely governance and security the support will originate from the instrument contributing to stability and peace and the african peace facility respectively.
there are a number of steps that must be taken now first a ceasefire must come into place as a matter of urgency and second all obstacles to full and unconditional humanitarian access must be removed immediately.
only timely implementation of the agreement will lead to real peace end the suffering of the people of south sudan and stop the humanitarian tragedy.
i thank members very much for their attention and i look forward to hearing their views in this debate which i consider extremely helpful and useful in our common work.
innocent civilians continue to suffer human rights abuses.
we have done so since the outbreak of fighting in december.
we can help establish the transitional institutions and develop sound policies for rebuilding the country.
it is an ambitious agreement which seeks to secure a permanent ceasefire and to put an end to impunity but also to manage better the country's oil revenues.
however although the content is good we all know that the worrying part is that commitment to this deal it is extremely weak and the fighting continues.
i believe that a sustainable deal on ceasefire and other elements will only be achieved if we use the threat of targeted sanctions against the political leaders who do not stick to the agreement.
the eu should reconsider imposing the arms embargo as well.
on the positive side i am glad that the african union has released today the report of its commission of inquiry on south sudan.
it is vital to make sure that the support gets to where it is needed most.
it is unfortunately true that the current conflict was easy to predict so why is it that we could not avoid it?
why do we have to repeat the same patterns in different parts of the world?
i hope very much that by raising the issue of south sudan tonight we are showing that we care and are asking you to help us do something about what has become one of the world's forgotten crises. you mentioned some of the difficulties. ngos on the ground have written to meps talking about thousands of civilians killed thousands of women raped and children abducted. this weekend the un agencies the world food programme the food and agriculture organization and unicef warned of imminent famine. so we have got to do something.
you are trying to up the diplomacy putting pressure on the warring factions to come back to the table and to respect the ceasefire.
but what do we do if they will not agree?
what can we do about
it? how can we get tough?
have they been discussed with our partners like the united states and also can we have projects to give women a voice in this country?
if they had a voice i think some of the policies could change.
there are interests opposing the agreement and they must be told loud and clear that if they do not implement the agreement they will be held responsible for the consequences of their actions.
only a concerted effort by political leaders will bring an end to the suffering of the people in south sudan and enable them to live in peace.
it is time for serious selfreflection.
how can we look at ourselves in the mirror?
because we are all accountable.
do you understand the fundamental principles of this union? your denial is putting lives in danger.
what about the violations of human rights within our union?
madam commissioner what are we going to do?
our values including the protection of human rights are not negotiable.
i'm ashamed as a member of the european parliament and as the daughter of a migrant who came to europe for a better future.
now his life and those of his coworkers and members of his family are newly and repeatedly under threat.
it is our moral obligation that we defend them with all the means at our disposal. while raising our voice for dr mukwege we praise all human rights defenders in the democratic republic of congo who still carry out their work in spite of the challenges they are faced with.
today i plead to you for two things.
and second i plead to you to ensure that something like moria can never happen again.
we try to match their suffering outside europe by creating suffering on european soil traumatising people with hardly any shelter sustenance and medication. i call this the policy of deterrence by systematic suffering'.
don't finance camps with eu money.
first of all please help all the people of moria to travel to communities across europe who are very happy to welcome them.
how can we with moral authority judge criticise the united states where trump is building a wall separating children from their parents even forced sterilisation of women if we let people drown if we let them starve if we let them live in the streets without even water food and medicine?
so they actually think it's a success because moria was supposed to be a deterrent and not a success and therefore i would not want to improve the camps we have to abolish camps.
listen to all those local authorities in all our countries who say we are ready we can do it yes we can we can do it wir schaffen das'.
how is it possible that amongst the twelve zero in moria there were two zero who had already obtained their status but they were homeless and forced to live in moria?
and you know what because they're all scared of the people over there the far right who are dehumanising human beings.
now some governments have been very generous in taking in refugees but some governments including my own have been heartless and stingy.
but we should stop being scared and we should take our responsibility and listen to our citizens because they are actually a lot less scared.
but we also have to be honest colleagues because those governments cover parties which are epp sd renew and the greens.
why did the greek authorities lock people up in the camp where there was corona which is basically arbitrary detention which is illegal.
this is what member state governments have been doing deliberately.
what happened to the hundreds of millions of euros that were allocated to the greek authorities earlier this year to improve reception conditions?
since two thousand and seventeen this northern province has been rocketed by deadly attacks perpetrated by armed groups whose operations are becoming increasingly sophisticated. even before the discovery of the gas reserves and the attacks cabo delgado was already nursing discontentment due to the high level of poverty and marginalisation by the central government.
this week we adopted the new and an effective european approach on fighting terrorism in the sahel and the horn of africa.
thousands are homeless they are scared and they have lost everything.
since last summer as we heard greece with the eu's support has managed incredibly to nearly halve the inherited numbers in the camp from twenty two zero to twelve zero and such is the scale of the challenge. member states and the commission have also been very quick to step forward with relocation pledges and immediate solidarity.
we simply cannot have ad hoc solidarity anymore.
the combination of a continued migration influx a pandemic and turkish sabre rattling have made dealing with this emergency all the more challenging and i really want to pay tribute to the greek authorities who are performing miracles in exceptionally difficult circumstances.
i think in this discussion we have to reiterate that the point is greater.
we need permanent instruments where every state plays its part where meaningful solidarity is more than just a buzzword where responsibility is truly shared where lives are saved where we completely reform dublin we improve our rate of return we go after traffickers we give people in need of protection a chance at a future without fear where we strengthen our external border management where we look at safe paths like resettlement that allow people a way out without getting on boats where we invest in integration where we end ghettos and tackle the causes fuelling extremism.
a large part of the population ran into the surrounding areas and hills others fled into the city of mytilene and the vicinity of the kara tepe centre. on wednesday two fires burnt down another part of the moria centre.
vulnerable people and women with children are receiving priority.
we need a humane and human approach. that means saving lives at sea is not optional.
how these fires started is not yet clear and i will not speculate.
for example the offices of the greek asylum service in moria have been completely destroyed but asylum interviews will resume in lesbos in the coming days.
in the last six months we have also made efforts to build more and better reception facilities.
solidarity with those countries who fulfil their legal and moral duties or are most under pressure.
but i'm also worried about other vulnerable people families with small children the elderly and pregnant women.
you have heard me before saying in the beginning of my mandate that the conditions in these overcrowded reception centres on the greek islands has been unacceptable.
reportedly the support of food and water has been secured.
the situation has changed but the need for a common european policy and common european legislation to manage migration and asylum is still there.
watching the pictures from moria after the fire but also before the fire.
that's what i have always said moria is not normal but migration is normal.
our immediate focus right now is to provide food and shelter and to prevent suffering and to support the greek authorities to this end.
our emergency response coordination centre is coordinating this effort facilitating delivery and co financing transport.
now it's one hundred and forty zero people irregularly arriving. in two thousand and fifteen most refugees were from syria and ninety received refugee status.
we have put in place a programme as you know to give unaccompanied minors a new chance and a new life in europe and one member state also decided to welcome sick children with their families.
' i could not agree more.
moria is a leftover of the two thousand and fifteen migration crisis but times have changed.
but two three hundred and sixty two people are now in need of shelter acute need.
we have to remember that these people are in a very very difficult situation.
every week a plane is leaving to a welcoming member state with these unaccompanied minors.