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Debate: The human rights situation in the Kingdom of Bahrain, in particular the cases of death row inmates and human rights defenders
Date: THURSDAY, 11 MARCH 2021
Speaker: Domènec Ruiz Devesa
Political group: S-D
Country: Malta
Language: EN

Of course, we know that there is a new leadership in the country since November of last year. Hopefully that will bring some changes, but we cannot just expect that good things will happen. We need some action from our side, and I see two main issues.  First, as some colleagues have mentioned, we know that we have just signed a cooperation agreement, but we have not included human rights in this agreement. How come, can you explain this to us? We know there is also a dialogue on human rights, probably running in parallel, but it’s surprising that this is not included in the cooperation agreement. And second, we now have, as you know, Commissioner, a new system of sanctions: the global system just approved. Why not use it against those that are engaged in human rights violations in Bahrain?
Debate: The human rights situation in the Kingdom of Bahrain, in particular the cases of death row inmates and human rights defenders
Date: THURSDAY, 11 MARCH 2021
Speaker: Jan-Christoph Oetjen
Political group: Renew
Country: France
Language: DE

Meine sehr verehrten Damen und Herren, das ist inakzeptabel. Wir sollten klarmachen – und ich freue mich, dass der Kollege Ruiz Devesa das gerade auch angesprochen hat –, dass in einem Kooperationsabkommen der Europäischen Union so etwas auch angesprochen gehört, und im Menschenrechtsdialog mit Bahrain muss das klar angesprochen werden.  Der Hohe Vertreter für Außenpolitik muss gegenüber diesem Land deutlich machen, dass wir in der Europäischen Union so etwas von unseren Partnern nicht akzeptieren. Wir erwarten, dass die Todesstrafe für Mohammed Ramadan und Husain Ali Moosa ausgesetzt wird. Wir erwarten, dass die anderen 18 – 20 sind es nämlich insgesamt – ebenfalls nicht vollstreckt werden, denn die Todesstrafe, meine Damen und Herren, ist unmenschlich. Und wenn ein Geständnis erzwungen wird, auf dem die Todesstrafe aufgebaut wird, dann ist es umso mehr abscheulich.
Debate: The human rights situation in the Kingdom of Bahrain, in particular the cases of death row inmates and human rights defenders
Date: THURSDAY, 11 MARCH 2021
Speaker: Hannah Neumann
Political group: Verts/ALE
Country: Sweden
Language: EN

But sadly, Bahrain left this coalition and so far, six people have been executed and dozens are on death row, like Mohamed Ramadan and Hussein Ali Moosa. They report, both of them, that they were tortured into confessions, and both of them are at imminent risk of execution. This is a very dramatic situation and it is a clear violation of international human rights standards. Dear colleagues, as the Chair of the Delegation to the Arabian Peninsula, I really don’t want the rulers of Bahrain to go down that road. I would actually rather like to see them living up to the statements that they make, describing Bahrain as a country that is ‘soon to be a champion of human rights’. And that is why I reiterate our call, that we have made in this Parliament repeatedly, to the Bahraini authorities: halt all executions and go back to the moratorium of the death penalty.
Debate: The human rights situation in the Kingdom of Bahrain, in particular the cases of death row inmates and human rights defenders
Date: THURSDAY, 11 MARCH 2021
Speaker: Elżbieta Kruk
Political group: ECR
Country: Bulgaria
Language: PL

Według doniesień więźniowie sumienia są w Bahrajnie poddawani torturom, odmawia się im opieki medycznej, dochodzi do dyskryminacji religijnej wobec więźniów szyickich. W latach 2011–2020 skazano tam na śmierć około 50 osób. Nie dziwi brak zainteresowania władz rozwiązaniem problemów gospodarczych i politycznych, to spadek całych dziesięcioleci. A Bahrajn to niejedyny przykład brutalnych konfrontacji między rządzącymi a rządząnymi na Bliskim Wschodzie. Ale czy próby wpływania przez Zachód na rzeczywistość świata arabskiego to dobry kierunek? Wszak po dziesięciu latach można powiedzieć, że Arabska Wiosna to również przegrana Zachodu.
Debate: The human rights situation in the Kingdom of Bahrain, in particular the cases of death row inmates and human rights defenders
Date: THURSDAY, 11 MARCH 2021
Speaker: Jutta Urpilainen
Language: EN

Human rights represent a core dimension of the EU’s engagement with Bahrain, featuring regularly in high—level meetings and annual human rights dialogues with that country. During the most recent dialogue, held less than three weeks ago, the overall human rights situation in the country was comprehensively discussed, including specific issues such as the right to a fair trial, the death penalty, and freedom of expression and association. Moreover, the recent visit to Brussels of the Foreign Minister of Bahrain offered the opportunity to emphasise the importance of human rights as a key element of EU—Bahrain relations. It also allowed High Representative / Vice—President Borrell to raise several cases of imprisonment, activists and human rights defenders pleading for a solution, including on humanitarian grounds. We have reiterated publicly the EU’s principled position against the death penalty. The EU has consistently been encouraging Bahrain to introduce a moratorium on executions as a first step towards abolition. The EU remains actively engaged on all these cases. The intensification of dialogue with Bahrain in the past months will hopefully lead to an improvement of the overall human rights situation in that country, permitting to build a more inclusive society through reform and outreach. For this purpose, we have started sharing EU expertise and best practices in specific human rights related domains with the authorities in Manama. We will continue to push in this field, you can rest assured.
Debate: The mass trials against the opposition and civil society in Cambodia
Date: THURSDAY, 11 MARCH 2021
Speaker: Seán Kelly
Country: Greece
Language: GA

É sin ráite, gan dabht, más rud é go dtagann feabhas ar an scéal sa Chambóid, ba cheart dúinn a bheith réidh agus sásta cead a thabhairt dóibh teacht ar mhargadh na hEorpa arís gan bhac. Is ar mhaithe le muintir na Cambóide a bheadh sé seo. Ar mhí-ámharaí an tsaoil, níl feabhas tagtha ar choinníollacha go dtí seo. Mar sin, táimid anseo i bParliamint na hEorpa, ag labhairt le guth amháin, ag cáineadh an chiaptha, an imeaglaithe, agus gach míchleachtas atá i bhfeidhim i gcoinne lucht an fhreasúra sa Chambóid. Táim ag iarraidh ar údarás na Cambóide meas a bheith acu ar shaoirse cainte lucht an fhreasúra, na méan cumarsáide, agus a leithéid. Faoi latháir, tá foiréigean iomarcach á usáid i gcoinne agóideoirí síochánta. Tá dlíthe nua á gcur i bhfeidhm atá ag déanamh dochar do chearta daonna. N’fheadar an féidir ‘toghchán’ a ghlaoch ar cad atá ar siúl ann, mar nílid cothrom ná saor. Táim ag impí ar an gCambóid stop a chur leis seo. Tá ár dteachtaireacht sóiléir: athbhunaigh an daonlathas agus cinntigh cearta daonna. Ba cheart tús a chur leis an obair seo trí iad siúd a ghabhadh, gan cúis cheart, a ligean saor. Seo é an achainí agus an teachtaireacht don Chambóid.
Debate: The mass trials against the opposition and civil society in Cambodia
Date: THURSDAY, 11 MARCH 2021
Speaker: Evin Incir
Country: Hungary
Language: EN

It’s not the first time we in this Parliament are discussing the strangulation of democracy in Cambodia and the larger ASEAN region, and I’m afraid it is not the last time. The Cambodian Government has since 2017 deliberately worked to undermine the country’s democracy, its democratic institutions and attacked opposition, NGOs, trade unions and media. Just earlier this month, nine leaders of the opposition were sentenced in their absence to 20 to 25 years in prison for the false accusation of trying to stage a coup. In this resolution, which the S&D Group and I fully support, we call upon the Cambodian Government to immediately reverse this slip into an authoritarian abyss and to repeal all repressive laws and stop any forms of harassment and abuse against all dissidents. We call on the European Council to take a formal position on the human rights situation and deterioration of democracy in Cambodia and to adopt further restrictive measures against key figures in the government and security forces. Lastly, we urge the European Commission and the Council to draw up a comprehensive and strategic democracy initiative directed to the countries of the ASEAN region and to present it to the European Parliament within six months. Cambodia is on a dangerous path, but the people of Cambodia deserve better. They deserve their democratic and human rights.
Debate: The mass trials against the opposition and civil society in Cambodia
Date: THURSDAY, 11 MARCH 2021
Speaker: Svenja Hahn
Country: Finland
Language: EN

In 2019, the opposition leaders tried to return to their home country. For that, they and their supporters are now being tried, in a fake mass trial that is politically motivated, for attempting a coup. It’s the latest push to silence the opposition. But democracy in Cambodia can be restored. Opposition and civil society are not giving up, and are asking the international community for help. The EU has the tools to support them.  Last year’s partial withdrawal of trade preferences is putting economic pressure on the regime. Target Hun Sen and his accomplices with individual sanctions; freeze their assets and ban them from EU travel; and don’t give them a symbolic win. The next Asia—Europe summit is scheduled to take place in Cambodia. This cannot happen. This form of cooperation cannot happen in a country that has overthrown democracy.  The way back to democracy won’t be easy, but the people of Cambodia deserve that we support them in their striving for freedom and a better life.
Debate: The mass trials against the opposition and civil society in Cambodia
Date: THURSDAY, 11 MARCH 2021
Speaker: Hannah Neumann
Country: Sweden
Language: EN

In Cambodia, we are now looking at intimidation of environmental activists and restrictions of internet access, governmental censorship, violence against peaceful demonstrators and so much more. This is how the government undermines democracy and builds a breeding ground for fear and mistrust, and none of this is actually helpful to fight a pandemic.  So, it is very much time that the Foreign Affairs Council sends a very clear signal to the leaders of Cambodia. Either they end all forms of harassment, repeal the long list of restrictive laws, and drop all charges against opposition, or they will have to face the consequences, including – and that is very important – targeted sanctions against Cambodian leaders and their egoistic economic interests.
Debate: The mass trials against the opposition and civil society in Cambodia
Date: THURSDAY, 11 MARCH 2021
Speaker: Elżbieta Kruk
Country: Bulgaria
Language: PL

W ubiegłym miesiącu rząd Hun Sena, jednego z byłych przywódców Czerwonych Khmerów, który sprawuje w Kambodży samodzielne rządy nieprzerwanie od 36 lat, podjął decyzję o utworzeniu tzw. narodowej bramy sieciowej. To przez nią ma się odbywać cały ruch internetowy. Opozycja ocenia, że rząd chce budować odpowiednik tzw. cyfrowego Wielkiego Muru w Chinach, który doprowadzi do stłumienia wolności słowa, ograniczy dostęp do informacji i posłuży do inwigilacji obywateli.  Czy Komisja Europejska podejmuje działania w tym zakresie? Czy Komisja udziela wsparcia organizacjom społeczeństwa obywatelskiego w Kambodży? Czy Unia Europejska i zachodni świat zareaguje, skoro toleruje u siebie podobne działania, tyle że już nie rządów, a międzynarodowych korporacji Big Tech?
Debate: The mass trials against the opposition and civil society in Cambodia
Date: THURSDAY, 11 MARCH 2021
Speaker: Emmanuel Maurel
Country: Greece
Language: FR

La décision de la Commission de geler une partie des préférences douanières accordées dans le cadre de l’accord «Tout sauf les armes», c’est une bonne nouvelle, mais elle doit faire jurisprudence, parce qu’il n’y a pas que le Cambodge. Depuis des mois, le Parlement demande à la Commission d’appliquer les mêmes règles pour, par exemple, le régime philippin de M. Duterte, qui est un régime totalement dictatorial et d’une certaine façon, on pourrait dire aussi la même chose pour la Chine, mes chers collègues, qui pratique aussi un régime de parti unique et dans lequel les droits humains sont gravement menacés. Il ne faut pas qu’il y ait deux poids, deux mesures, il faut avoir une application cohérente de notre politique européenne.
Debate: The mass trials against the opposition and civil society in Cambodia
Date: THURSDAY, 11 MARCH 2021
Speaker: Thierry Mariani
Country: Croatia
Language: FR

Le rapprochement de ces deux dates n’est pas innocent, il montre que l’Union européenne, une fois de plus, instrumentalise les droits de l’homme à des fins géopolitiques. En Asie, d’ailleurs, nous pourrions aller plus loin et dire que Bruxelles utilise les droits de l’homme pour favoriser certaines industries et en pénaliser d’autres. Le Cambodge entretient un rapport apaisé à la France, ancienne puissance protectrice. Le Cambodge s’efforce de progresser dans tous les domaines des droits de l’homme et collabore avec les grandes institutions internationales pour améliorer ce qui doit l’être dans sa législation et le Cambodge est un État souverain. Avons-nous réellement suffisamment d’informations pour juger si les événements de 2019 visaient ou non à renverser le pouvoir central? Avons-nous sollicité une autre version que celle de l’opposition? Qui dans ce Parlement sait, par exemple, que Radio Free Asia ou Voice of America sont libres de diffuser leurs émissions au Cambodge sans la moindre censure. Je pense que nous devons cesser les ostracismes et sortir de l’arrogance. Il faut lever les sanctions contre le Cambodge. Ce pays doit faire encore des progrès, mais il faut l’accompagner sur cette voie.
Debate: The mass trials against the opposition and civil society in Cambodia
Date: THURSDAY, 11 MARCH 2021
Speaker: Isabel Santos
Political group: S-D
Country: Hungary
Language: PT

Infelizmente estas medidas repressivas não são novas. Nos últimos quatro anos assistimos a uma escalada nas ações opressivas por parte das autoridades do Camboja, não só contra adversários políticos, mas também contra sindicatos, defensores de direitos humanos, organizações da sociedade civil e órgãos de comunicação social.  O país caminha, a passos largos, para um regime de partido único, com leis e ações que limitam, ou impossibilitam, a oposição política e restringem as liberdades individuais violando, reiteradamente, as suas obrigações internacionais em matéria de direitos humanos.  Esta situação não pode ser tolerada. Impõe-se que as autoridades do Camboja ponham termo a todas as formas de repressão e aos julgamentos com motivação política, libertando todos os presos políticos. Mas é também preciso que a União Europeia dê sinais claros às autoridades do Camboja que é preciso mudar e aplique todos os recursos no reforço da sociedade civil.
Debate: The mass trials against the opposition and civil society in Cambodia
Date: THURSDAY, 11 MARCH 2021
Speaker: Angelo Ciocca
Political group: ID
Country: France
Language: IT

La violazione dei diritti umanitari in Cambogia o in tanti altri paesi del Sud-Est asiatico è evidente, è evidente la schiavitù moderna, la schiavitù di ragazzini di 6-7 anni, di bambini di 6-7 anni, che lavorano a due dollari al giorno in condizioni inaccettabili nel settore del tessile e in quello dell'agricoltura, che usano sostanze chimiche vietate in Europa da decenni. E allora, se l'Europa vuole trovare realmente il coraggio di osare per fermare queste vergogne, deve cambiare le politiche che hanno delocalizzato le produzioni in quel paese, deve cambiare l'atteggiamento di essere complice o addirittura di essere concausa di queste violazioni. Come fare questo? Correggere gli accordi di libero scambio. Io tre anni fa feci una dura battaglia sul tema del riso cambogiano che arrivava sulle nostre tavole, che arrivava nelle bocche della nostra gente e dei nostri figli. Ecco, si era riusciti grazie all'Europa a mettere la clausola di salvaguardia. Dobbiamo andare in questa direzione, i dazi e le clausole di salvaguardia sono uno strumento per evitare la schiavitù moderna, dobbiamo evitare che questi lavoratori siano schiavizzati sotto l'aspetto chimico e sotto l'aspetto lavorativo. Dobbiamo evitare che le sostanze pericolose da questi paesi arrivino nelle bocche dei nostri figli, anche perché il Covid sta fermando lo screening e gli esami sanitari di molti nostri cittadini. Pensiamo quindi a proteggere il riso italiano, pensiamo a proteggere le nostre produzioni: questo è il modo migliore per evitare che ci sia la schiavitù in questi paesi.
Debate: The mass trials against the opposition and civil society in Cambodia
Date: THURSDAY, 11 MARCH 2021
Speaker: Petras Auštrevičius
Political group: Renew
Country: Lithuania
Language: EN

Recent trials of opposition leaders and supporters are an onslaught on the last remnants of democracy in Cambodia. This is also an intimidating message to surviving opposition ahead of upcoming elections. The strong response of the European Union to political persecutions and human rights violations in Cambodia is long overdue. An immediate review of the relations with Cambodia is really needed.  Our support must be directed at the Cambodian people and their struggle for the rights to freedom of association and expression.
Debate: The mass trials against the opposition and civil society in Cambodia
Date: THURSDAY, 11 MARCH 2021
Speaker: Carles Puigdemont i Casamajó
Political group: NI
Country: Portugal
Language: EN

Madam President, prison sentences, criminal proceedings and political persecution against dissidents and opponents are a feature of authoritarian models that are a threat to peaceful coexistence in the world. When a political regime such as that of Cambodia represses dissidents, the victims are all of us. Cambodia is about ten thousand kilometres from this Parliament, but we feel the repression against its political dissidents is very close. The EU should be the strongest voice in the world in defending human rights and taking effective action to combat regimes that violate them. If our voice is not strong enough or our actions are not effective enough, it is not because repression against fundamental rights around the world has diminished and we are no longer needed so much, but because the EU has weakened and reduced its inner exigency to the point that its voice arrives but sounds phonic.
Debate: The mass trials against the opposition and civil society in Cambodia
Date: THURSDAY, 11 MARCH 2021
Speaker: Jutta Urpilainen
Language: EN

Last year, the EU decided to partially withdraw the tariff preferences granted to Cambodia under the Everything But Arms (EBA) arrangement, due to serious and systematic violations of human rights. Still, over the past months, there has been a surge in the arrests of human rights defenders and political activists. The trial of opposition leader Kem Sokha was suspended in March 2020 and there is no indication on when it will resume. Earlier this month, a Cambodian court sentenced nine leaders of the opposition in exile to 20 to 25 years in prison. We, as the European Union, made clear in our statements that the Cambodian authorities must respect the rule of law and due processes. The EU remains open to re-engaging with Cambodia, provided Cambodia demonstrates substantial improvement regarding the EU’s concerns, as highlighted in the Commission Regulation on the EBA withdrawal. Cambodia should take immediate action to reopen the political space in the country, in particular a swift resolution of the case of Kem Sokha and reinstatement of his political rights; reinstate the political rights of the opposition members banned from political activities; fully release all human rights defenders and activists recently put under detention; and reverse the shrinking space for civil society. The EU reiterates its call on the Cambodian authorities to initiate a process of national reconciliation through inclusive dialogue. We strongly believe that the principle of democratic inclusion and dialogue, including with civil society, is key to lasting peace and stability in the country.
Debate: Second voting session
Date: THURSDAY, 11 MARCH 2021
Speaker: Pedro Silva Pereira
Country: Bulgaria
Language: PT

Passamos ao segundo período de votação de hoje. Votaremos os dossiês conforme indicado na ordem do dia e o período de votação decorrerá entre as 13h45 e as 15 horas. A votação é feita segundo o mesmo procedimento utilizado nos períodos de votação anteriores e todas as votações serão realizadas por votação nominal. Declaro aberto o segundo período de votação. Podem votar até às 15 horas. Os resultados deste segundo período de votação serão comunicados às 16h30.  Retomaremos os debates às 14h30 com a pergunta oral à Comissão que figura na ordem dia sobre uma visão a longo prazo para as zonas rurais.
Debate: Long-term vision for rural areas
Date: THURSDAY, 11 MARCH 2021
Speaker: Rainer Wieland
Country: Germany
Language: DE

Als nächster Punkt der Tagesordnung folgt die Aussprache über die Anfrage zur mündlichen Beantwortung an die Kommission über die langfristige Vision für ländliche Gebiete von Norbert Lins im Namen des Ausschusses für Landwirtschaft und ländliche Entwicklung (
Debate: Long-term vision for rural areas
Date: THURSDAY, 11 MARCH 2021
Speaker: Herbert Dorfmann
Political group: PPE
Country: Slovakia
Language: DE

Deshalb glaube ich, ist es richtig, dass die Kommission angekündigt hat, mit einer grundsätzlichen Überlegung, einer Strategie für den ländlichen Raum voranzukommen, und wir eine Debatte darüber haben. Die Menschen im ländlichen Raum haben Recht auf Schule, sie haben Recht auf medizinische Versorgung, sie haben Recht auf Internet und auf vieles mehr. Und vor allem sind die ländlichen Räume auch nicht einfach Anhängsel der Städte, und die ländlichen Räume können nicht das auffangen, was in den Städten verbockt wurde. Weil dort zubetoniert wird, weil dort Biodiversität zerstört wird, bedeutet das noch lange nicht, dass die ländlichen Räume das alles leisten müssen. Ländliche Räume sind nicht nur Naturreservat, es sind lebendige Räume, in denen Menschen auch leben müssen. Ländliche Räume haben auch ein Recht, dass sie von jenen geführt, auch politisch geleitet werden, die in ländlichen Räumen leben. Auch diese lokale Governance, glaube ich, ist extrem wichtig.
Debate: Long-term vision for rural areas
Date: THURSDAY, 11 MARCH 2021
Speaker: Isabel Carvalhais
Political group: S-D
Country: Italy
Language: PT

Por essa razão esperamos que a Comissão corrija a sua posição e defenda inequivocamente o princípio de parceria da nova PAC. Contamos com o apoio da Comissão à posição deste Parlamento nas negociações da PAC pela defesa do papel fundamental das regiões e das autoridades regionais e locais e no garantir da função que desempenham atualmente no âmbito do desenvolvimento rural.
Debate: Long-term vision for rural areas
Date: THURSDAY, 11 MARCH 2021
Speaker: Alin Mituța
Political group: Renew
Country: Germany
Language: RO

Când ne gândim la viitorul zonelor rurale, nu vreau să ne gândim la un viitor în care satele devin piesă de muzeu. Vreau să ne gândim la cum punem în valoare resursele naturale, umane și culturale care există la sate pentru a readuce tinerii înapoi. Partea bună este că avem instrumente la nivel european pentru a face acest lucru, dar avem nevoie de o strategie integrată.  În primul rând, trebuie să investim în dezvoltarea infrastructurii de bază, trebuie să construim spitale, școli și drumuri la sate. În al doilea rând, trebuie să punem politica agricolă comună să lucreze pentru fermierii adevărați, pentru încurajarea tinerilor fermieri, pentru protejarea biodiversității. Iar în al treilea rând, trebuie să facem satele atractive și pentru activități non-agricole, fie că e vorba de turism, de activități culturale, de relocarea micilor antreprenori de la oraș la sat, toate sunt lucruri pe care trebuie să le sprijinim inclusiv de la nivel european și sper ca viitoarea strategie pe care o pregătiți, domnule comisar, să meargă în această direcție.