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Debate: Bolivia and the arrest of former President Jeanine Añez and other officials
Date: THURSDAY, 29 APRIL 2021
Speaker: Manu Pineda
Country: Czechia
Language: ES

Unos informes de la OEA, que posteriormente se demostraron falsos, pusieron la munición para que sectores de la ultraderecha iniciasen una serie de acciones violentas que fueron seguidas por el levantamiento del ejército y de la policía contra el Gobierno del legítimo presidente Morales y contra el orden constitucional. El presidente Morales se vio obligado a exiliarse en México, donde se le otorgó el estatuto de exiliado político. Y, ese mismo día, la señora Áñez, senadora de un partido minoritario de extrema derecha, se autoproclamó presidenta de Bolivia con el apoyo de los militares. Las semanas posteriores al violento golpe de Estado y la autoproclamación de la señora Áñez se caracterizaron por persecuciones violentas, secuestros, palizas, incendios de viviendas de miembros del MAS, de campesinos, de indígenas y de defensores de los derechos humanos, muchos de ellos asesinados por militares, policías o bandas fascistas que actuaban con la impunidad que les daba el decreto promulgado por la señora Áñez, en el que se eliminaba cualquier tipo de responsabilidad penal de la policía o los militares por el trato a los manifestantes. Aquí quiero enviar mi cariño y mi solidaridad a los familiares de las víctimas de Senkata y Sacaba, ¡honor y gloria!. Ahora vienen ustedes a plantear a Áñez como una heroína a la que hay que poner en un pedestal; están cruzando todos los límites y dejando la imagen de este Parlamento por los suelos. ¿Qué va ser lo siguiente? ¿Van ustedes a reivindicar a Pinochet y a Videla? Aquí no se trata de izquierdas o derechas, se trata, como en otros sitios, de democracia o fascismo. ¡Aiaia, Bolivia!
Debate: Bolivia and the arrest of former President Jeanine Añez and other officials
Date: THURSDAY, 29 APRIL 2021
Speaker: Seán Kelly
Political group: PPE
Country: Greece
Language: GA

Tá freagracht mhór ar gach ionadaí poiblí agus caithfear an chumhacht sin a thuilleamh agus meas a bheith agat ar an gcóras daonlathach. Gabhadh Iar-Uachtarán Áñez agus príosúnaigh pholaitiúla eile gan chúis, rud a léiríonn an tábhacht a bhaineann le córas dlí neamhchlaonta, oscailte agus saor ó aon bhrú polaitiúil. Táim ag iarraidh ar Rialtas na Bolaive stop a chur leis an gcúiseamh polaitiúil. Níl aon chonradh idir an Bholaiv agus an tAontas Eorpach faoi láthair. I gcomhthéacs idirbheartaíocht GSP+, is ar mhaithe leis, ní hamháin an tsochaí, a bheadh seasamh daonlathach agus dlithiúil sa Bholaiv, ach ar mhaithe leis an ngeilleagar agus le deiseanna trádála chomh maith. Molaim an tuarascáil éigeantach seo.
Debate: Bolivia and the arrest of former President Jeanine Añez and other officials
Date: THURSDAY, 29 APRIL 2021
Speaker: Maria-Manuel Leitão-Marques
Political group: S-D
Country: Italy
Language: PT

Não basta, contudo, que os processos eleitorais decorram com normalidade, é preciso que todas as forças políticas, todas, respeitem as regras democráticas e que o Governo da Bolívia assegure, como lhe compete, o cumprimento do Estado de Direito, garantindo o acesso à justiça e a oportunidade de defesa, muito em especial quando as acusações em causa são de índole política. A paz política e a estabilidade do regime da Bolívia são valores pelos quais nos devemos empenhar. Apelo, assim, ao Serviço para a Ação Externa e a todos os Estados-Membros para que redobrem o seu esforço no apoio ao diálogo entre as partes na Bolívia de forma a garantir que isso aconteça.
Debate: Bolivia and the arrest of former President Jeanine Añez and other officials
Date: THURSDAY, 29 APRIL 2021
Speaker: Izaskun Bilbao Barandica
Political group: Renew
Country: Slovakia
Language: ES

En el caso de Bolivia, resetear la situación aconseja asumir el relato de las organizaciones internacionales sobre la situación que condujo a la injerencia del ejército y la policía en la vida política del país. De allí salió el último acuerdo de calado alcanzado en el país: celebrar las elecciones de 2020. El resultado fue inapelable, y otorga plena legitimidad al actual Gobierno. Aceptando esto, las organizaciones internacionales pueden aportar transparencia y apoyo para que se aclaren todas las vulneraciones de derechos humanos cometidas, se garanticen los derechos de todas las personas que resulten investigadas y se restaure la confianza en el sistema.  Persistir en la polarización, alimentar los bloques, dividir, nunca sumará. Y es muy posible, como vemos en otros lugares, que ayude a las posiciones más reaccionarias a invisibilizar y soslayar la pobreza, la desigualdad y la exclusión, las verdaderas bases del problema.
Debate: Bolivia and the arrest of former President Jeanine Añez and other officials
Date: THURSDAY, 29 APRIL 2021
Speaker: Isabel Santos
Political group: S-D
Country: Hungary
Language: PT

Senhor Presidente, a Bolívia continua a viver uma situação política e social delicada, mas é fundamental que, depois das eleições do ano passado, todos os atores nacionais e internacionais possam contribuir para o regresso rápido à normalidade democrática.  Os atos de violência ocorridos em 2019 devem ser analisados e julgados dentro dos parâmetros de um sistema judicial independente e sem qualquer pressão por parte do poder político. A completa independência dos poderes é um garante do Estado de Direito que deve ser respeitado de forma a poder reconduzir a Bolívia à necessária reconciliação da sua sociedade.  A polarização política e social é um rastilho perigoso que trará fatalmente divisões graves e o descrédito das instituições. Apelo, por isso, a todos os bolivianos para que respeitem os poderes instituídos, e à União Europeia e aos seus Estados-Membros para que apoiem este país num processo de diálogo interno, construtivo e reconciliador.
Debate: Bolivia and the arrest of former President Jeanine Añez and other officials
Date: THURSDAY, 29 APRIL 2021
Speaker: Dita Charanzová
Political group: Renew
Country: France
Language: ES

Señor presidente, todos esperábamos que las últimas elecciones en Bolivia marcarían un cambio positivo, que restaurarían la paz en un país tan dividido. Pero sucedió lo contrario. Hemos observado con espanto una ola de persecución política. Que quede claro: la sucesión presidencial en 2019 fue constitucional. La Unión Europea, entre otros, apoyó la auditoría de la OEA al Gobierno de transición de Jeanine Áñez. Con la falsa excusa de un golpe de Estado, el Gobierno de Luis Arce justifica la persecución política, abusa del aparato judicial, socavando el poco Estado de Derecho que aún queda. Exigimos la liberación inmediata de la expresidenta Áñez y los dos ministros. Exigimos procesos judiciales independientes. Los bolivianos quieren y merecen estabilidad y, sobre todo, paz. La Unión Europea no se ha olvidado de Bolivia y les acompañará plenamente en estos momentos difíciles.
Debate: Bolivia and the arrest of former President Jeanine Añez and other officials
Date: THURSDAY, 29 APRIL 2021
Speaker: Olivér Várhelyi
Language: EN

The Movimiento al Socialismo (MAS) won the election with 55% and Luis Arce became President. His Vice-President, David Choquehuanca, conveyed messages of openness for reconciliation in the country. There have been initial positive signals, but the country remains polarised, with various obstacles to reconciliation and democratic stability. The HR/VP Josep Borrell has publicly called for the accusations against Ms Áñez and the ministers linked to the events of 2019 to be dealt with in the framework of a fair and transparent judicial process, with full independence, without political pressure and with full respect for the division of powers. The EU delegation in La Paz is in close contact with Ms Áñez’s family as well as with the temporary mission of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights that visits Ms Áñez regularly in the prison. We have reiterated on various occasions to the Bolivian authorities that the former President should receive appropriate medical attention. The EU has been fully engaged in support of Bolivian efforts towards reconciliation and stability. It was in this spirit that the EU acted as neutral facilitator over the past 18 months, to encourage national actors to reach an agreement that would lead to transparent and democratic elections in 2020. We had the honour to be invited and we accompanied these elections with a reinforced election experts mission, adding up to our support for the democratic electoral process in the country. Dear Members, Bolivia needs to address urgent challenges such as overcoming the pandemic and economic recovery. The EU will continue to support the country by promoting dialogue for reconciliation, involving all relevant actors, monitoring developments in the country and providing support to the promotion of democracy, rule of law and human rights in Bolivia, as these are fundamental principles of the EU and of interest to all.
Debate: Blasphemy laws in Pakistan, in particular the case Shagufta Kausar and Shafqat Emmanuel
Date: THURSDAY, 29 APRIL 2021
Speaker: Marcel Kolaja
Country: Germany
Language: EN

The next item is the debate on seven motions for resolutions on blasphemy laws in Pakistan, in particular the case of Shagufta Kausar and Shafqat Emmanuel ( __________ * See Minutes.
Debate: Blasphemy laws in Pakistan, in particular the case Shagufta Kausar and Shafqat Emmanuel
Date: THURSDAY, 29 APRIL 2021
Speaker: Peter van Dalen
Country: Italy
Language: EN

Ik heb gevraagd dat u even goed naar deze foto kijkt, omdat het gaat over deze mensen, dit echtpaar, daar gaat het over. Die zitten gevangen in Pakistan, deze mensen. En ik heb u de foto laten zien. Ze zijn opgepakt en ze zitten sinds 2013 in de gevangenis en in 2014 hebben ze de doodstraf gekregen, dit christelijke echtpaar. En ze zijn ervan beschuldigd dat ze tekstberichten in het Engels hebben doorgestuurd via een telefoon naar een aantal mensen. Blasfemische berichten. Ze kunnen nauwelijks hun eigen taal, het Urdu, spreken. Maar dit is wel gebeurd. Ter dood veroordeeld nu. En ze wachten nu op hoger beroep, en hun zaak in hoger beroep is al talloze malen uitgesteld, in Lahore. En dat komt waarschijnlijk omdat islamitische extremisten de rechters onder druk hebben gezet.  Ik wil hier ook speciaal dank betuigen aan hun advocaat, Saif ul-Malook. Hij verdedigt dit echtpaar zoals hij ook al eerder – met succes – Asia Bibi heeft verdedigd, die inmiddels vrij is. En ik denk tegelijkertijd niet alleen aan dit echtpaar, maar ook aan de vele – mogelijk honderden – andere gelovigen die vastzitten vanwege blasfemie in Pakistan. Denk aan Ahmadi’s, aan sjia-moslims, denk aan sikhs, denk aan hindoes, tallozen die vanwege die ellendige blasfemiewetgeving vastzitten. En ik ben erg blij dat eigenlijk alle fracties een krachtige gezamenlijke resolutie hebben gemaakt over deze kwestie, en vooral om de Europese Commissie te vragen om de GSP+-handelsbetrekkingen met Pakistan te herzien. Want Pakistan heeft heel veel vooroordelen, en die moeten nu eens een keer goed kritisch worden bekeken. Dat staat ook in deze resolutie, mijnheer de commissaris.
Debate: Blasphemy laws in Pakistan, in particular the case Shagufta Kausar and Shafqat Emmanuel
Date: THURSDAY, 29 APRIL 2021
Speaker: Evin Incir
Country: Hungary
Language: EN

The case of Shagufta Kausar and Shafqat Emmanuel is an examples of these horrific consequences. The S&D fully denounce both blasphemy laws and, of course, capital punishment, as this Chamber has stated before. I am glad that we included such writings in this resolution today. As the S&D negotiator, I also want to take the possibility to think my co—negotiators, across the parties, for the very constructive negotiations yesterday. We in the S&D Group are also satisfied with this report today, that we have managed to highlight the abolishment of the death penalty, the call for the repeal of blasphemy laws, and the broader consequences of these kinds of laws for minorities, women, the poor and other groups, as well as for civil society organisations, including journalists and human rights defenders. Finally, I want to emphasise the importance of interfaith dialogue in Pakistan and the denouncing of the demonstrations and attacks against our Member State, France.
Debate: Blasphemy laws in Pakistan, in particular the case Shagufta Kausar and Shafqat Emmanuel
Date: THURSDAY, 29 APRIL 2021
Speaker: Reinhard Bütikofer
Country: Italy
Language: EN

In this particular case we are talking about a Christian couple that is under the threat of the death penalty, but as Mr van Dalen has pointed out, in his words, the same terrible laws have been putting many other people, many other citizens belonging to different creeds and faiths also in prison, and we could just the same be talking about other individuals.  We are not making a distinction there. We support wholeheartedly religious freedom, including the freedom not to profess a religion, and we should indeed support, as our colleague has just said, interfaith dialogue also in our own home countries to give a positive example of how to deal with religious differences, without allowing those who would want to turn that into antagonism to prevail.
Debate: Blasphemy laws in Pakistan, in particular the case Shagufta Kausar and Shafqat Emmanuel
Date: THURSDAY, 29 APRIL 2021
Speaker: Charlie Weimers
Country: Luxembourg
Language: EN

Shagufta’s health deteriorated. He fell into a coma and was denied proper medical attention. Is this Pakistani justice – to let them die in prison and orphan their four children? That same year a mob lynched another Christian couple. They were stripped, paraded naked and savagely beaten. Finally, the mob burned them in the very kiln they used daily to make bread. The couple’s three surviving children were all they left behind.  Pakistan’s Prime Minister, Imran Khan, rather than defend his citizens’ human rights against false accusers or reform Pakistan’s barbaric blasphemy law, has equated denial of the Holocaust, a genocide, to criticism of Islam’s prophet. Mr President, Prime Minister Khan has crossed the Rubicon. EU policy towards countries that enable Islamic extremism must be resolute. Withdraw Pakistan’s GSP+ status now!
Debate: Blasphemy laws in Pakistan, in particular the case Shagufta Kausar and Shafqat Emmanuel
Date: THURSDAY, 29 APRIL 2021
Speaker: Emmanuel Maurel
Country: Greece
Language: FR

Ce n’est pas nouveau; cette résolution, bien sûr, est essentielle, mais on ne découvre rien quant à la question du droit au blasphème au Pakistan. Il y a eu le cas, vous vous en souvenez, d’Asia Bibi, qui avait été condamnée elle aussi à la peine capitale pour les mêmes raisons, et il avait fallu une mobilisation internationale pour qu’elle soit finalement acquittée et qu’elle puisse partir au Canada. C’était le cas aussi pour le ministre des minorités, M. Shahbaz Bhatti, qui avait été assassiné, vous vous en souvenez, pour les mêmes raisons, et on se souvient aussi – en tout cas,, moi je me souviens en tant que Français – des menaces du Pakistan à la suite du procès de l’attentat contre  Il faut donc une mobilisation générale, il faut faire pression parce qu’on ne transige pas avec la liberté religieuse, on ne transige pas avec le droit à la libre expression, on ne transige pas avec la critique toujours légitime des religions.
Debate: Blasphemy laws in Pakistan, in particular the case Shagufta Kausar and Shafqat Emmanuel
Date: THURSDAY, 29 APRIL 2021
Speaker: Jaak Madison
Country: France
Language: ET

2019. aasta viimaste andmete järgi, kui ma kontrollisin, sai Pakistan Euroopa Liidult – eks meie kõigi maksumaksjate raha – umbes 63,5 miljonit eurot läbi erinevate projektide ja programmi GCSP+, kus osaleb kaheksa riiki, on Pakistan olnud kõige suurem kasusaaja just läbi kaubandussuhete ja umbes 76 % Pakistani ekspordist tekstiili- ja rõivatööstusest tuleb Euroopa Liidu turule ilma eraldi tollimaksudeta, mis moodustab kokku 20 % Pakistani globaalsest ekspordist. Ehk siis Pakistan saab väga-väga suurt majanduslikku kasu suhetest Euroopa Liiduga. Ja kui nüüd küsimus on selles, et kui me tahame nö kõiki neid väärtusi edendada, kaitsta inimõigusi, usuvabadust, siis see kõik on ilus ja tore, aga kui Pakistanis alles 8. aprillil vahistati kaks meditsiiniõde ja neid ähvardab surmanuhtlus, sellepärast et nad väidetavalt riidekapi pealt pastakaga nühkisid maha sõnumit, kus olevat olnud tekst koraanist, mille peale vallandusid massimeeleavaldused, protestid, kus nõuti selle kahe naise ülespoomist, siis kindlasti ei ole tegemist inimõiguste kaitsmisega. Arvestades fakti, et kristlasi on Pakistanis ainult 1,5 %  ehk nad on vähemus, keda on pidevalt taga kiusatud. Rääkimata faktist, et 2013. aastal arreteeriti abielupaar Safquat Emmanuel ja Shagufta Kausar selle pärast, et nad väidetavalt teotasid jumalat läbi ingliskeelse tekstisõnumi, kuigi see abielupaar on kirjaoskamatud ja neil on neli last, ja nad siiani istuvad vangis ja ootavad surmanuhtluse täideviimist. Nüüd on küsimus selles, kuidas Euroopa Komisjon koos välisagentuuriga tõesti kavatseb kaitsta kõikide vähemuste õigusi, isegi kui nad on kristlased, keda me peame eriliselt kaitsma just nimelt sellises riigis nagu Pakistan? Aitäh!
Debate: Blasphemy laws in Pakistan, in particular the case Shagufta Kausar and Shafqat Emmanuel
Date: THURSDAY, 29 APRIL 2021
Speaker: Michael Gahler
Political group: PPE
Country: Spain
Language: EN

I have followed the political discussions in Pakistan for years. We are not in a situation where successive governments, from General Musharraf to Imran Khan, would have actively instigated people to denounce alleged perpetrators. Measures have been taken to filter out obvious cases of misuse, but real reform that would lead to clear—cut definitions and procedures to prevent obvious misuse were simply not dared. I recall a courageous draft private members bill by the then People’s Party MP, Sherry Rehman, that would have addressed these issues, but it was withdrawn by her own party. I met Minister Shahbaz Bhatti 12 days before he was assassinated, also for his stance in this regard. Victims of such allegations are sitting in prison for years until they are finally acquitted. Fortunately, nobody has been executed thus far.  My appeal to Pakistani policymakers: be courageous, redraft this law, do protect religion – but more against your own extremists than against innocent neighbours, be they Christians, Hindus or Muslims.
Debate: Blasphemy laws in Pakistan, in particular the case Shagufta Kausar and Shafqat Emmanuel
Date: THURSDAY, 29 APRIL 2021
Speaker: Isabel Santos
Political group: S-D
Country: Hungary
Language: PT

O caso da prisão e condenação à morte do casal Shagufta Kausar e Shafqat Emmanuel é um exemplo extremo daquilo que se passa no Paquistão há anos. Outros casos servem de confirmação da violação da liberdade de pensamento, da perseguição de minorias religiosas e outras formas de discriminação neste país.  Manifesto o meu repúdio por tudo isto e apelo à rápida abolição da pena de morte, à imediata eliminação da lei da blasfémia e à libertação de todos quantos continuam presos devido à sua aplicação.  É fundamental que a União Europeia, através da sua delegação no Paquistão, continue a apoiar as organizações não governamentais que no país prestam auxílio às vítimas de violência religiosa e aos ativistas de direitos humanos, e que as relações comerciais com o Paquistão sejam acompanhadas de um diálogo efetivo em matéria de direitos humanos.
Debate: Blasphemy laws in Pakistan, in particular the case Shagufta Kausar and Shafqat Emmanuel
Date: THURSDAY, 29 APRIL 2021
Speaker: Nathalie Loiseau
Political group: Renew
Country: Poland
Language: FR

On attend des autorités pakistanaises qu’elles tiennent bon, qu’elles se dressent contre la haine, au lieu de l’attiser ou de proférer des mensonges, qu’elles protègent des citoyens européens dont le seul crime est de venir d’un pays, le pays des Lumières qui, lui, tiendra bon et continuera de lutter contre l’obscurantisme et pour la défense de nos valeurs européennes. On l’attend des autorités pakistanaises, mais combien de temps encore faudra-t-il attendre?
Debate: Blasphemy laws in Pakistan, in particular the case Shagufta Kausar and Shafqat Emmanuel
Date: THURSDAY, 29 APRIL 2021
Speaker: Joachim Kuhs
Political group: ID
Country: Greece
Language: DE

Allerdings denke ich auch, dass wir hier die großen Zusammenhänge beachten müssen. Es wäre mir lieber, wenn wir versuchten, beim Thema der Blasphemiegesetze mit Pakistan zusammenzuarbeiten, statt sie zu sanktionieren. Pakistan steht im Krieg gegen Terrorismus an vorderster Front. Pakistans Regierung streitet – teilweise mit großem Aufwand – gegen Terrorzellen, die sich weigern, am Verhandlungstisch Platz zu nehmen. Die pakistanische Regierung wandelt auf einem schmalen Grat; sie muss ihre Staatsführung mit der Macht des islamischen Establishments ausbalancieren.  Dieser Balanceakt ist der Kern des Problems. Die Bildung wurde de facto an das islamische Establishment ausgelagert, und die hieraus resultierende Indoktrinierung hat die Blasphemiegesetze erstarken lassen. Die Lösung dieser Problematik liegt in einer konsequenten Trennung von Religion und Staat. Auch wenn dies in der islamischen Welt schwierig ist, müssen wir von der EU jene Politik machen, die säkulare Kräfte in Pakistan stärkt.
Debate: Blasphemy laws in Pakistan, in particular the case Shagufta Kausar and Shafqat Emmanuel
Date: THURSDAY, 29 APRIL 2021
Speaker: Assita Kanko
Political group: ECR
Country: France
Language: NL

Deze zaak maakt deel uit van een algemene terugval in vrijheid en tolerantie in Pakistan, waaronder seksueel geweld tegen vrouwen en kinderen. Mijnheer Khan kan misschien wel de toename van de verkrachtingen in zijn land wijten aan het zogenaamde morele verval van vrouwen, maar ik wijt de vervolging van vrouwen en christenen aan het morele verval van zijn leiderschap. En ik verwijt hem zijn bereidheid om religieus fundamentalisme te aanvaarden als een substituut voor goed bestuur.  De situatie in Pakistan is niet ver van ons bed. Met hun fundamentalisme willen ze hier ook ons leven bepalen door druk uit te oefenen op cartoonisten in Frankrijk. Daarmee voeden ze de haat tegen christenen, niet alleen in Pakistan, maar ook in Europa.
Debate: Blasphemy laws in Pakistan, in particular the case Shagufta Kausar and Shafqat Emmanuel
Date: THURSDAY, 29 APRIL 2021
Speaker: Miriam Lexmann
Political group: PPE
Country: Spain
Language: SK

Pán predsedajúci, aj tento prípad použitia takzvaných zákonov o rúhaní všetkých hlboko znepokojil. Šagufta Kausar a Šafkat Emmanuel musia byť okamžite prepustení! Žiaľ, sloboda náboženského vyznania alebo presvedčenia je vo svete aj naďalej obmedzovaná a potláčaná. Kresťania sú v mnohých krajinách sveta prenasledovaní. Čínska komunistická strana pácha genocídu na moslimskom obyvateľstve a ničí modlitebné miesta. Islamskí fundamentalisti vraždia ľudí všetkých vierovyznaní. Podľa najnovšej správy nadácie ACN až 5,2 miliardy ľudí žije v krajine, ktorá porušuje slobodu náboženského vyznania. Toto všetko sú dôvody, prečo je nevyhnutné, aby Európska komisia konečne vymenovala nového osobitného vyslanca EÚ pre podporu slobody náboženstva alebo viery, na čo napokon už tu, v Európskom parlamente dlhodobo tlačíme. Pripomínam, že vedúce postavenie EÚ v obrane slobody náboženského vyznania je zásadné pri riešení mnohých naliehavých výziev, ktorým dnes čelíme.