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Debate: Universal decriminalization of homosexuality, in light of recent developments in Uganda
Date: WEDNESDAY, 19 APRIL 2023
Speaker: Moritz Körner
Political group: Renew
Country: Poland
Language: DE

Herr Präsident, liebe Kolleginnen und Kollegen! Wenn ich heute in Uganda leben würde, dann säße ich wahrscheinlich schon im Gefängnis und würde möglicherweise die Todesstrafe erwarten, weil ich die Person bin, die ich bin, und liebe, wen ich liebe. Das ist die ganze unglaubliche Fassungslosigkeit, die mit diesem Gesetz in Uganda Realität wird. Ich spüre heute ein unglaubliches Mitgefühl mit den Menschen, die dort jetzt Opfer dieses unglaublichen, verbrecherischen Gesetzes werden. Ich spüre heute große Dankbarkeit, in der Europäischen Union leben zu dürfen, wo die sexuelle Orientierung in der Grundrechtecharta geschützt ist. Aber ich sehe, dass wir für diese universellen Rechte in der ganzen Welt kämpfen müssen. Und wir dürfen sie auch in der Europäischen Union nicht für selbstverständlich nehmen, weil die Rechten in diesem Hause heute sogar zu feige sind oder zu faul, hier an dieser Debatte überhaupt teilzunehmen, aber sonst bei jeder Möglichkeit für die traditionelle Familie sprechen und uns Rechte wegnehmen wollen. Jeder sollte leben können, wie er liebt und wie er lebt, und nicht die Todesstrafe dafür fürchten müssen.
Debate: Universal decriminalization of homosexuality, in light of recent developments in Uganda
Date: WEDNESDAY, 19 APRIL 2023
Speaker: Alice Kuhnke
Political group: Verts/ALE
Country: Germany
Language: SV

Herr talman! Ugandas nya lagförslag straffar kärlek med döden. Brottet som de begått är att vara den de är och älska den de vill. Lagen måste ogiltigförklaras, och jakten på hbtqi-personer i Uganda måste få ett slut.  Våra fördömanden har stoppat liknande lagar förut, och det måste vara vårt  Men för att ord inte ska stanna vid att vara vackra ord måste vi också erbjuda förföljda människor vårt skydd. EU ska vara en fristad där hbtqi-personer kan leva i frihet.
Debate: Universal decriminalization of homosexuality, in light of recent developments in Uganda
Date: WEDNESDAY, 19 APRIL 2023
Speaker: Thijs Reuten
Political group: S-D
Country: France
Language: EN

Mr President, Commissioner, Council, you, I, each of us here – also there – has the duty to stop this global authoritarian onslaught on LGBTQ rights fought so hard to win. These rights to be treated as a human being, to be who you are, to love who you want. Is that too much to ask? For the 387 Ugandan lawmakers who voted for this extremist bill, the answer is clearly ‘yes’. President Museveni: veto this bill. Stop scapegoating the vulnerable, for the sake of all your citizens. If not, the EU must and will take strong measures in response. Ik veroordeel de walgelijke homofobe mishandeling van een COC—vrijwilliger in Eindhoven en medewerkers van Dorothy's Drag Bar in Groningen met kracht. Weet, jullie staan niet alleen, niet in Uganda, niet in Nederland, niet in Europa. Wij staan schouder aan schouder met de LGBT-gemeenschap in Europa en daarbuiten.
Debate: Universal decriminalization of homosexuality, in light of recent developments in Uganda
Date: WEDNESDAY, 19 APRIL 2023
Speaker: Frédérique Ries
Political group: Renew
Country: France
Language: FR

Monsieur le Président, Madame la Ministre, Madame la Commissaire, «il n’y a pas de place pour les homosexuels dans ce pays». Ces paroles nous choquent profondément. Elles sont pourtant du ministre ougandais Musa Ecweru, qui les a prononcées le mois dernier devant le Parlement de Kampala, après l’adoption quasi unanime d’une loi anti-LGBT+. Quatorze ans de prison minimum, voire la peine de mort pure et simple, pour des relations homosexuelles. Un devoir de délation pour tous dans le pays, un parfait manuel de discrimination et d’incitation à la haine, au nom «de la morale, des enfants, de la lutte contre le colonialisme culturel».  L’Union européenne doit user de tous les leviers pour empêcher la promulgation de cette loi, y compris des sanctions contre les leaders politiques et religieux responsables, et garantir la liberté des droits sexuels en Ouganda et au-delà, partout dans le monde. Madame la Commissaire, onze pays dans le monde condamnent toujours les homosexuels à la peine capitale. Ce sont onze pays de trop.  J’aimerais conclure en faisant écho à ce qu’a dit mon collègue Pierre Karleskind, en le paraphrasant: «Chacun dans le monde a le droit d’être. Chacun a le droit d’aimer. Chacun a le droit d’être aimé, comme il le sent. Ce n’est pas négociable.»
Debate: Universal decriminalization of homosexuality, in light of recent developments in Uganda
Date: WEDNESDAY, 19 APRIL 2023
Speaker: Rasmus Andresen
Political group: Verts/ALE
Country: Germany
Language: DE

Herr Präsident! „Mit diesem Gesetz bleibt uns nichts anderes übrig als Angst und Gefahr. Der beste Weg ist, dieses Land zu verlassen.“ Mit diesen Worten beschreibt eine 23-jährige Transfrau die Ängste der ugandischen LGBTI-Community. In der Stadt Jinja wurden vor kurzem sechs Männer wegen der Praktizierung von Homosexualität festgenommen. Wir können uns, glaube ich, alle nicht vorstellen, wie es sein muss, mit Todesangst zu leben, und wie mutig es ist, in dem Umfeld für gleiche Rechte aufzustehen. Wir sind solidarisch mit LGBTI-Aktivistinnen in Uganda wie Kasha Nabagesera. Ugandische LGBTI haben unsere Solidarität für ihren Freiheitskampf verdient. Ihr Freiheitskampf ist unser Kampf. Nicht nur Homosexualität, sondern auch die Unterstützung von LGBTI soll nach dem neuen Hassgesetz unter Strafe gestellt werden. Im schlimmsten Fall droht sogar die Todesstrafe. Es ist unsere Pflicht, dagegen aufzustehen – in diplomatischen Beziehungen, mit ökonomischen Sanktionen und auch mit leichterem Zugang zu Asyl für ugandische LGBTI.
Debate: Universal decriminalization of homosexuality, in light of recent developments in Uganda
Date: WEDNESDAY, 19 APRIL 2023
Speaker: Catharina Rinzema
Political group: Renew
Country: Spain
Language: NL

Voorzitter, de situatie voor de inwoners van Uganda is ronduit choquerend. Uitkomen voor je geaardheid – de normaalste zaak van de wereld – kan je zomaar een gevangenisstraf of zelfs de doodstraf opleveren. Dit is voor Ugandezen die gewoon zichzelf willen zijn, de hel op aarde.  De Ugandese regering misbruikt volstrekt onschuldige burgers om de rest van de bevolking af te leiden van de echte problemen in het land, zoals corruptie, de arrestatie van journalisten en de ontmanteling van de rechtsstaat. Deze tactiek zien we in steeds meer landen gebruikt worden en dit is zorgelijk.  Ik wil dan ook dat de Europese Commissie direct actie onderneemt. Wij gaan geen landen belonen met handelsvoordelen en vrije toegang tot onze Europese markt wanneer zij besluiten de doodstraf in te stellen voor lhbti’ers. Dat lijkt me volstrekt helder. Deze handelsvoordelen moeten meteen worden ingetrokken.  Wij kunnen hier niet stil over zijn. We moeten actie ondernemen. Dit moet stoppen.
Debate: Universal decriminalization of homosexuality, in light of recent developments in Uganda
Date: WEDNESDAY, 19 APRIL 2023
Speaker: Asger Christensen
Political group: Renew
Country: Romania
Language: DA

Hr. formand! Mennesker bliver dræbt på grund af deres kærlighed. Det handler om de grundlæggende menneskerettigheder. Mennesket skal ikke dømmes til døden for at elske et andet menneske af samme køn. Det er absurd, og det er umenneskeligt. Jeg priser mig lykkelig hver eneste dag for, at mine børn og børnebørn er født i Danmark, hvor man kan elske den, man vil. Selv om vi er foregangsland i EU i forhold til LGBT+-rettighederne, så skal vi ikke være blinde for, at LGBT+-mennesker dagligt oplever diskrimination også EU. Og flere medlemsstater laver hadefuld og diskriminerende lovgivning mod disse personer. Det skal stoppes! Lad os se fremad og gøre vores fremtid endnu bedre for LGBT+-mennesker. Det kan vi! Det skal vi! Det skylder vi dem!
Debate: Universal decriminalization of homosexuality, in light of recent developments in Uganda
Date: WEDNESDAY, 19 APRIL 2023
Speaker: Juan Fernando López Aguilar
Political group: S-D
Country: Germany
Language: ES

Señor presidente, esta ley de Uganda, aprobada en marzo de este mismo año 2023, que condena a muerte por homosexualidad, sacude la conciencia del Parlamento Europeo, como pone de manifiesto este debate con la Comisión y con el Consejo. Es un hecho inaceptable en un país que recibe ayuda masiva por parte de la Unión Europea, y la diplomacia debe servir para que esta ley no pueda aplicarse en ningún caso.  Pero esta mañana hemos escuchado un alegato apasionado del primer ministro de Luxemburgo, Xavier Bettel, en defensa de la no discriminación y del respeto a la identidad sexual y de género de todas las personas. El Sr. Bettel nos ha recordado que también en la Unión Europea hay tarea por hacer. Este Parlamento protestó ante una ley húngara de junio del año 2021 en que se prohibía, nada más y nada menos, la difusión de contenidos homosexuales en los medios de comunicación y en la escuela, como si la homosexualidad fuese un mal o fuese contagiosa, lo que es completamente inaceptable.  El Parlamento Europeo, con quince Estados miembros, ha decidido unirse a la demanda de la Comisión ante el Tribunal de Justicia de la Unión Europea para que se declare la ilegalidad de esta ley de acuerdo con el Derecho europeo por contradecir el Derecho europeo. Lo contradice, del mismo modo, la última ley adoptada por el Parlamento húngaro, que permite denunciar a las familias homosexuales que tengan hijos a su cargo; algo completamente inaceptable y contrario al Derecho europeo. Por tanto, esa ley también deberá ser recurrida por la Comisión con el apoyo de este Parlamento Europeo.
Debate: Universal decriminalization of homosexuality, in light of recent developments in Uganda
Date: WEDNESDAY, 19 APRIL 2023
Speaker: Pierre Karleskind
Political group: Renew
Country: Ireland
Language: FR

Monsieur le Président, je reprends la parole. J’ai compris que je n’avais pas parlé très fort et que, dès lors, beaucoup de monde ne m’avait pas entendu. Rassurez-vous, je ne vais pas répéter ce que j’ai dit. Simplement, la commissaire Kyriakides, elle, a parlé nettement plus fort, et malgré tout il y a des choses que je n’ai pas entendues.  Madame la Commissaire, je ne vous ai pas entendue condamner cette loi. Je n’ai pas entendu la Commission condamner cette loi. Je n’ai pas entendu la Commission demander le retrait de cette loi. «Reconsidérer…»  Je ne vous ai pas non plus entendue parler des mesures que vous prendriez si cette loi était promulguée.  Madame la Commissaire, j’ai entendu parler des partenariats stratégiques que l’Union européenne comptait avoir avec l’Ouganda. Je tiens à vous dire que votre intervention,  considérant ce que j’y ai entendu et, surtout, ce que je n’y ai pas entendu, eh bien elle nous fait honte!
Debate: Universal decriminalization of homosexuality, in light of recent developments in Uganda
Date: WEDNESDAY, 19 APRIL 2023
Speaker: Roberts Zīle
Language: EN

Mr Karleskind, normally if you are speaking on debates you are not taking the catch-the-eye but this time I allowed you to speak, and because of technical reasons my staff members around me tell me that Mr Comín i Oliveres also requested the floor but for technical reasons it was not registered.
Debate: Universal decriminalization of homosexuality, in light of recent developments in Uganda
Date: WEDNESDAY, 19 APRIL 2023
Speaker: Antoni Comín i Oliveres
Political group: NI
Country: Romania
Language: FR

Monsieur le Président, oui, le Parlement ougandais a adopté une loi criminelle contre la communauté LGBTI. Mais l’Union européenne a laissé tomber la communauté LGBTI lors des négociations de l’accord post-Cotonou avec les pays ACP, y compris l’Ouganda. En effet, elle n’a pas veillé à ce que l’accord comprenne un engagement explicite en faveur des droits de cette communauté, qui est aussi la mienne.  Compte tenu du niveau de violence et de persécution dont souffrent ces groupes dans de nombreux pays ACP, il est clair que nous, l’Union, sommes confrontés à un échec dramatique en matière de droits de l’homme au vu de cet accord post-Cotonou.  Dans des négociations aussi importantes que celles-là, l’Union doit être plus courageuse, beaucoup plus courageuse, pour défendre ceux qui voient leurs droits, leur intégrité physique, voire leurs vies menacés en raison de leur orientation sexuelle.  L’Union doit être l’espoir de tous les hommes et femmes LGBTI de la planète, pas seulement en tant qu’endroit où vivre son orientation sexuelle sans discrimination, mais aussi et surtout en tant que puissance géopolitique qui s’efforcera toujours, avec tous les moyens démocratiques qu’elle a à sa disposition, de combattre les persécutions de la communauté LGBTI, où qu’elles se produisent.
Debate: Universal decriminalization of homosexuality, in light of recent developments in Uganda
Date: WEDNESDAY, 19 APRIL 2023
Speaker: Stella Kyriakides
Language: EN

Let me say once again, as I did say in my opening remarks: this law should not be promulgated. If the Anti—Homosexuality bill is signed into law, Uganda will seriously undermine its international and continental human rights obligations. It is important to recall that the EU is opposed to the death penalty in all circumstances. The EU strongly encourages Uganda to reconsider the Anti—Homosexuality Bill and believes that the Ugandan Government and lawmakers should engage in dialogue with all sectors of society to foster a greater sense of tolerance towards the rights of people to live free from fear, regardless of their sexual orientation or gender identity.  The Commission will use all opportunities of engagement with the Ugandan authorities and civil society in the context of our broader partnership to promote that all individuals, regardless of their sexual orientation and gender identity, are treated equally with dignity and respect, in line with the EU guidelines on the death penalty and on the promotion and protection of the enjoyment of all human rights by lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex persons.  So let me stress once again that the EU will continue to follow the human rights situation in Uganda very closely, including through our bilateral political dialogue. But we will stand ready to support and assist Uganda in its agenda to advance human rights.
Debate: The crackdown on the right to education and education rights activists in Afghanistan, including the case of Matiullah Wesa
Date: WEDNESDAY, 19 APRIL 2023
Speaker: Roberts Zīle
Language: LV

Nākamais darba kārtības punkts ir debates par sešiem rezolūciju priekšlikumiem attiecībā uz tiesību uz izglītību apspiešanu un šo tiesību aktīvistiem Afganistānā, tostarp Matiullah Wesa lietu ( _______________ * Sk. protokolu.
Debate: The crackdown on the right to education and education rights activists in Afghanistan, including the case of Matiullah Wesa
Date: WEDNESDAY, 19 APRIL 2023
Speaker: David Lega
Country: Germany
Language: EN

Afghanistan is now the only country in the world which refuses to allow women and girls to be educated beyond primary level, and this recent decision reflects the Taliban’s goal to have women and girls locked up in their homes. This medieval attitude deserves our strongest condemnation and firm action from the EU.  The Taliban’s systematic violation of the rights of women and girls since 2021 may even amount to crimes against humanity, according to the UN. Therefore, we call on the EU to hold the perpetrators of these grave violations accountable, including by sanctions.  At the same time, we ask the EU and the Member States to increase support to Afghan groups providing education to women and girls. The EU should support alternative education options both online and via community education. Young girls belong in schools, on an equal footing with boys. Girls’ rights are human rights.
Debate: The crackdown on the right to education and education rights activists in Afghanistan, including the case of Matiullah Wesa
Date: WEDNESDAY, 19 APRIL 2023
Speaker: Carina Ohlsson
Language: SV

Sedan talibanerna tog över makten hösten 2021 är bakslagen för jämställdheten ett faktum, och det får enorma konsekvenser. Att förbjuda utbildning för kvinnor och flickor kommer inte bara att påverka alla barns utveckling, utan det kommer allvarligt att hämma kvinnors möjligheter till ekonomiskt oberoende och ett självständigt liv. Utbildning är inte bara en rättighet i sig själv, utan det är en väg till ett arbete, till en rimlig levnadsstandard och till att kunna delta i samhället. När talibanerna nu förbjudit utbildning för kvinnor och flickor över 12 år får det också andra förödande konsekvenser. Tvångsäktenskapen blir fler, det könsbaserade och sexuella våldet ökar och prostitutionen växer.  I denna djupt oroväckande utveckling finns det civila organisationer och individer som gör heroiska insatser för att främja mänskliga rättigheter och allas lika värde. Detta trots att de riskerar sin egen säkerhet och sina egna liv. En av dem är Matiullah Wesa, en 30—årig aktivist som sedan 2009 drivit organisationen Pen Path. Organisationen jobbar med att säkerställa utbildning för unga tjejer. Därför är det djupt beklagligt och helt oacceptabelt att talibanska säkerhetsstyrkor grep honom i Kabul den 27 mars. I dag har varken vi eller hans familj någon information om var han är eller hur han mår. Den talibanska regimen bör omedelbart släppa honom och andra aktivister som blivit gripna för sitt kampanjande för flickors och kvinnors rätt till utbildning.  Kommissionen och EEAS måste öka sitt stöd till de organisationer som trots läget hittar lösningar för att flickor och kvinnor ska få utbilda sig i Afghanistan. Europa får inte svika alla dessa unga tjejer och kvinnor som drömmer om en bättre värld och ett bättre liv, både för sig själva och för sina familjer.
Debate: The crackdown on the right to education and education rights activists in Afghanistan, including the case of Matiullah Wesa
Date: WEDNESDAY, 19 APRIL 2023
Speaker: Petras Auštrevičius
Country: Lithuania
Language: EN

I call on the European Union to continuously raise the issue of education of Afghan girls and women in all international forums. I also call on joint action with Islamic countries to hold the Taliban accountable and to lift bans that violate the rights of Afghans and are incompatible with Islam. The future of Afghanistan is shaped by people who value education and are not afraid of women’s emancipation, such as Matiullah Wesa, Rasul Abdi Parsi, Noorayel Kaliwal and Mortaza Behboudi.
Debate: The crackdown on the right to education and education rights activists in Afghanistan, including the case of Matiullah Wesa
Date: WEDNESDAY, 19 APRIL 2023
Speaker: Hannah Neumann
Country: Sweden
Language: EN

Today’s Taliban are willing to sacrifice the lives of more than one million Afghans threatened by starvation only for their gender apartheid ideology. They attack the future of their country, the education of its youngest. The Taliban’s self—proclaimed Minister of Education announced the preparation of a new jihadi – yes, that’s the word he used – curriculum. Private schools are being forced to close by now in at least two districts, and madrassas are being built across the country, providing the only means of education for many boys. At the same time, those advocating for education in line with Afghan tradition in line with Islamic teaching, are put behind bars like Matiullah Wesa from Pen Path. He spent more than 14 years of his life travelling throughout Afghanistan, finding local solutions for local problems, working with tribal leaders to open schools in rural areas. This guy is an Afghan national hero. Let’s face the terrible truth. The Taliban are holding women captive in their homes and they want to raise a new generation of jihadi fighters. I know there is no easy answer, no easy solution for this, but this is precisely why we can’t turn our backs. This is precisely why we have to watch carefully what is happening in the country, why we shouldn’t even think about recognising the Taliban, and why we should all jointly demand the release of Matiullah Wesa and all those unjustly held in Taliban prisons.
Debate: The crackdown on the right to education and education rights activists in Afghanistan, including the case of Matiullah Wesa
Date: WEDNESDAY, 19 APRIL 2023
Speaker: Ryszard Czarnecki
Country: France
Language: PL

Przestrzegałem, że tak naprawdę to taktyka, że talibowie są tacy sami. I to się potwierdza. Potwierdziło się to, co się stało trzy tygodnie temu, to aresztowanie, o którym tu mowa. Wydaje mi się, że trzeba bardzo twardo egzekwować wszelkie sankcje wobec Afganistanu, bo tylko to może skłonić rząd w Kabulu do tego, aby ten kraj starał się przynajmniej zachować pewne minimalne standardy. Choć tutaj jestem jednak pesymistą.
Debate: The crackdown on the right to education and education rights activists in Afghanistan, including the case of Matiullah Wesa
Date: WEDNESDAY, 19 APRIL 2023
Speaker: Marisa Matias
Political group: The Left
Country: Austria
Language: PT

Condenamos veementemente o retrocesso devastador dos direitos das mulheres e a situação mais ampla dos direitos humanos no Afeganistão, e temos uma enorme preocupação com a crise humanitária que aí se vive, que afeta mais as mulheres, as meninas e as famílias chefiadas por mulheres.  Mas não nos iludamos. No Afeganistão há um legado, um legado desastroso de décadas de intervenção internacional, de ocupações ilegais, como foi a da NATO. E também devemos fazer uma reflexão sobre isso. É por isso que a União Europeia deve aumentar a sua contribuição para a ajuda humanitária ao Afeganistão e facilitar a reinstalação segura de afegãos em risco, nomeadamente através do aumento da concessão de vistos humanitários, dando prioridade às mulheres e raparigas.  É também com grande preocupação que ouvimos as declarações da Secretária-Geral Adjunta das Nações Unidas, Amina Mohammed, de que a ONU está a preparar um roteiro para o reconhecimento oficial dos talibãs. Mas, colegas, não esqueçamos o legado desastroso do que foram as décadas de intervenção internacional, das ocupações ilegais. Não apaguemos o que foi a ocupação ilegal da NATO.
Debate: The crackdown on the right to education and education rights activists in Afghanistan, including the case of Matiullah Wesa
Date: WEDNESDAY, 19 APRIL 2023
Speaker: Seán Kelly
Political group: PPE
Country: Greece
Language: EN

One avenue in which the EU can provide tangible support to Afghan women is through academic networks. Keeping Afghan women in education would be crucial for the future of Afghanistan. Afghanistan will need educated women in rebuilding itself in the wake of the Taliban, and the EU has the potential to contribute towards this. I am therefore calling for the European Commission and Member States to facilitate scholarships exclusively for Afghan women and girls. By bringing women back into education, we are not saving them from Afghanistan, but saving them for the future of Afghanistan.
Debate: The crackdown on the right to education and education rights activists in Afghanistan, including the case of Matiullah Wesa
Date: WEDNESDAY, 19 APRIL 2023
Speaker: Dietmar Köster
Political group: S-D
Country: Lithuania
Language: EN

In 2001, almost zero girls attended secondary education in Afghanistan, compared with 1.1 million in 2021. And what is happening now? Zero girls again. Given the current situation under the Taliban, this can only mean one thing: Afghan women must be recognised as refugees under the Geneva Refugee Convention, as the European Union Agency for Asylum has advised.