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Debate: The risk of death penalty and execution of singer Yahaya Sharif Aminu for blasphemy in Nigeria
Date: WEDNESDAY, 19 APRIL 2023
Speaker: Pierrette Herzberger-Fofana
Country: Spain
Language: FR

Les lois sur le blasphème sont des lois qui, dans les faits, vont à l’encontre des droits de l’homme. Car, depuis sa condamnation, ce jeune homme de 24 ans vit dans le suspense – la sentence va-t-elle être exécutée? Ses avocats ont également contesté le jugement du tribunal de Kano. Ils ont qualifié la loi de 2000 du code pénal de la charia de l’État de Kano de contraire à la Constitution nigériane, laquelle garantit la liberté de religion et de conviction.  Nous constatons que ces dernières années, dans plusieurs pays d’obédiences religieuses diverses, le blasphème est considéré comme un crime. Le blasphème est donc incriminé. En condamnant ce jeune homme, on peut se poser la question: est-ce qu’il ne s’agit pas là plutôt d’une répression susceptible d’intimider la jeunesse qui aspire à plus de liberté et qui met l’expression artistique au-dessus de la religion – et cela, dans un pays qui se veut, au moins dans le Nord, d’obédience musulmane?  Nous demandons donc aux autorités nigérianes de faire preuve de clémence, en ce mois béni du Ramadan, et même d’envisager l’abolition de la peine de mort sur tout son territoire. Dans toutes les religions, le pardon est une valeur centrale, incompatible avec la peine de mort.
Debate: The risk of death penalty and execution of singer Yahaya Sharif Aminu for blasphemy in Nigeria
Date: WEDNESDAY, 19 APRIL 2023
Speaker: Charlie Weimers
Country: Luxembourg
Language: SV

Synen på blasfemi har bred tillämpning inom sharia. Blasfemianklagelser väcks exempelvis för att man vägrar att delta i jihad eller fördömer stening i Sudan, startar flickskolor i Bangladesh, kritiserar mullorna i Iran, uppmanar till kontextuell tolkning av Koranen i Indonesien eller kräver förbud mot barnäktenskap i Jemen.  EU måste markera mot Nigeria. Men EU måste också markera när islamister vill få oss att anpassa oss till deras syn på blasfemi, att vi ska offra vår yttrandefrihet. Om vi gör det är bara början. Då kommer inte bara EU:s röst att tystna för Yahaya Sharif-Aminu och andra som drabbas av islamisk extremism – vi kommer också att få fler offer för dessa blasfemianklagelser i Europa. Minns Lars Vilks!
Debate: The risk of death penalty and execution of singer Yahaya Sharif Aminu for blasphemy in Nigeria
Date: WEDNESDAY, 19 APRIL 2023
Speaker: Miguel Urbán Crespo
Country: Belgium
Language: ES

Además, en doce Estados del norte del país se aplica la  En más de setenta países del mundo se aplican leyes penales o se intentan introducir nuevas normativas para castigar la blasfemia, la apostasía, la difamación religiosa y la conversión. Y la verdad, señorías, es que no hay que irse muy lejos para encontrar estos países: España, Italia o Alemania son algunos ejemplos de Estados miembros de la Unión Europea que mantienen leyes penales contra la blasfemia o el insulto religioso. En mi país, ciudadanos como Willy Toledo se han enfrentado a procesos judiciales por cagarse en Dios y en la Virgen. Inquisición en pleno siglo XXI.  Exijo la libertad inmediata de Sharif Aminu y de todas aquellas personas acusadas de delitos relacionados con la religión y la blasfemia. Pero también pido, una vez más, que dejemos a un lado la hipocresía y prediquemos con el ejemplo aboliendo este tipo de normativas en Europa, porque la religión nunca podrá estar por encima de nuestros derechos, incluso al cagarnos en Dios.
Debate: The risk of death penalty and execution of singer Yahaya Sharif Aminu for blasphemy in Nigeria
Date: WEDNESDAY, 19 APRIL 2023
Speaker: Lukas Mandl
Political group: PPE
Country: Portugal
Language: DE

Deshalb ist es so wichtig, dass wir klar adressieren an Nigeria: Es ist überhaupt kein Straftatbestand, einen religiösen Glauben zu haben und diesen religiösen Glauben auch zum Ausdruck zu bringen. Das ist nämlich Teil der Religionsfreiheit. Dann ohne Gerichtsverfahren, ohne ein öffentliches Verfahren, ohne Rechtsbeistand und dergleichen mehr jemanden nicht nur zu bestrafen, sondern gar mit dem Tod zu bestrafen, ihm das Leben nehmen zu wollen, eine Todesstrafe zu verhängen, das ist völlig jenseitig und inakzeptabel. Dagegen steht dieses Europäische Parlament auf.
Debate: The risk of death penalty and execution of singer Yahaya Sharif Aminu for blasphemy in Nigeria
Date: WEDNESDAY, 19 APRIL 2023
Speaker: Georgios Kyrtsos
Political group: Renew
Country: Germany
Language: EN

Nevertheless, three major problems hinder Nigeria’s development: widespread corruption, a ruling party that has extensive control over public life and manipulated the recent presidential elections. Finally, part of the country suffers from radical Islamism and its most extreme expressions. The death sentence on Yahaya Sharif-Aminu, that was passed by a Sharia court on the grounds of alleged blasphemy, symbolises the backsliding of the most populous country in Africa that has a leading role in the continent. We have to send a strong message to the Nigerian leadership: such practices are unacceptable and hinder the further development of our relations.
Debate: The risk of death penalty and execution of singer Yahaya Sharif Aminu for blasphemy in Nigeria
Date: WEDNESDAY, 19 APRIL 2023
Speaker: Bert-Jan Ruissen
Political group: ECR
Country: France
Language: NL

De uitspraak kan namelijk verstrekkende gevolgen hebben, ook voor de vele christenen die bedreigd worden door de shariawetgeving in Nigeria. In 2022 werden naar schatting dertien christenen per dag omgebracht. Alleen al het bestaan van blasfemiewetten stimuleert massaal geweld tegen mensen die beschuldigd worden van godslastering, vaak al voordat politie en justitie kunnen ingrijpen. Een schokkend voorbeeld hiervan is de moord op Deborah Yakubu vorig jaar. Ik roep de Commissie op onze zorgen over de blasfemiewetten over te brengen aan de Nigeriaanse autoriteiten. Wellicht kan de speciale EU-gezant voor de godsdienstvrijheid hier ook een rol van betekenis in vervullen.
Debate: The risk of death penalty and execution of singer Yahaya Sharif Aminu for blasphemy in Nigeria
Date: WEDNESDAY, 19 APRIL 2023
Speaker: Jiří Pospíšil
Political group: PPE
Country: Netherlands
Language: CS

Paní předsedající, dámy a pánové, dovolte mi, abych se také vyjádřil ke kauze Sharifa Aminua a také zde vyjádřil solidaritu tomuto mladému umělci, který byl odsouzen k trestu smrti na základě zákona o rouhání. Zákona, který svým principem popírá základní lidské právo, a to je právo na svobodu projevu. My toto musíme jasně odmítnout, jasně říci, že není možné, aby kdekoliv v zemích, které jsou partnery Evropské unie, byl někdo odsouzen za to, že nějakým způsobem vyjádří svůj názor. Zákon, který toto popírá, je nehumánní a v rozporu s principy lidských práv. Nigérie tím popírá své mezinárodní závazky.  Mimo to je třeba konstatovat, že v dané kauze došlo k porušení veškerých procesních pravidel, nedošlo k žádnému odvolání, nebylo umožněno obžalovanému a odsouzenému, aby spolupracoval se svými advokáty. Toto je v zásadě justiční vražda. Je to něco, co Nigérii nemůže jen tak projít a my proti tomu musíme jednoznačně protestovat.
Debate: The risk of death penalty and execution of singer Yahaya Sharif Aminu for blasphemy in Nigeria
Date: WEDNESDAY, 19 APRIL 2023
Speaker: Ilana Cicurel
Political group: Renew
Country: Slovakia
Language: FR

Madame la Présidente, je voudrais rappeler la mémoire de Deborah Yakubu, étudiante chrétienne nigériane de 21 ans battue à mort l’an dernier après avoir partagé sur les réseaux un message jugé offensant envers le prophète Mahomet. À l’heure où je vous parle, le sort de Yahaya Aminu Sharif n’est pas encore scellé. Cet artiste âgé de 25 ans, actuellement détenu dans une prison du Nigeria, a été condamné à mort par une cour islamique pour une chanson jugée blasphématoire.  Nous pouvons agir, nous devons agir. Nous, parlementaires européens, demandons sa libération immédiate ainsi que celle de toutes les personnes détenues pour délit de blasphème.  La Constitution nigériane interdit toute religion d’État. Son autorité doit être réaffirmée dans les douze États qui, depuis 2000, ont instauré la charia. En abolissant le délit de blasphème, le Nigeria, fort de l’influence qu’il a dans la région, pourrait montrer la voie en Afrique et dans le monde musulman.  Le délit de blasphème tue. Partout dans le monde, il faut y mettre fin.
Debate: The risk of death penalty and execution of singer Yahaya Sharif Aminu for blasphemy in Nigeria
Date: WEDNESDAY, 19 APRIL 2023
Speaker: Stella Kyriakides
Language: EN

The European Union has a long—standing and very clear position on freedom of religion and belief, and this is a priority in the EU’s external human rights policy. In addition, the EU strongly opposes the death penalty at all times and in all circumstances. Today, we are looking to Nigeria, where all the eyes are on the case of Mr Yahaya Sharif Aminu, who has been detained since 2020 for blasphemy and was, as a result, sentenced to death. The EU has been closely following this case since the very beginning. The EU remains strongly committed to the protection of human rights in Nigeria, with ongoing dialogue and support for different programmes. The EU has engaged locally and recommended the decriminalisation of these offences. The EU has advocated against the use of the death penalty, physical punishment or deprivation of liberties as penalties for blasphemy. The EU continues to call on the Nigerian authorities to respect their international obligations on freedom of religion and belief. It is essential that Nigerian citizens are able to exercise freedom of religion and belief. In the last human rights dialogue that took place in February 2023, the EU and its Member States engaged with the Nigerian counterparts on the issues at stake in this case. The EU will continue to call on the Government of Nigeria to put in place an official moratorium on the death penalty as a first step towards its abolition. At present, Nigeria has largely respected the de facto moratorium on the death penalty. Finally, the EU will continue to support Nigerian human rights activists and civil society, as we do worldwide, because this is a fundamental principle of the EU. We hear from those activists that our support is important: important, be it through public statements, attending trials, financial support or meeting with them. These EU actions matter. We have taken a stand on this issue and we will continue to press our case in the appropriate manner.
Debate: The risk of death penalty and execution of singer Yahaya Sharif Aminu for blasphemy in Nigeria
Date: WEDNESDAY, 19 APRIL 2023
Speaker: György Hölvényi
Political group: PPE
Country: Latvia
Language: HU

De nem ez az egyetlen súlyos probléma. Nigériában drámai mértékben sújtják a vallási közösségeket az istenkáromlás miatti állami büntetőeljárások. Mindez legtöbbször diszkriminatív alapon történik, mivel csak a kisebbségi vallási közösségek tagjait vagy a másként gondolkodó polgárokat veszik célba. Mindez különösen aggasztó tendencia 12 észak-nigériai államban, amelyek a 2000-es évek elején saría törvénykezést fogadtak el. Az alkotmány ugyanakkor tiltja, hogy az országban „bármilyen vallást állami vallásként” fogadjanak el. A közösségi médiában közzétett tartalmakra alapozott eljárásokkal egyre gyakrabban él vissza a hatalom a kiszolgáltatottakkal szemben. 2022 májusában például az északi Sharia Bauchi államban istenkáromlás vádjával letartóztatták Rhoda Jatau keresztény egészségügyi alkalmazottat, öt gyermek édesanyját, és őrizetbe vették őt mindenféle tárgyalás nélkül. Az istenkáromlásra vonatkozó jogszabályok és a saría rendelkezései aláássák az emberi jogokat Nigériában, különösen is a vallásszabadságot és a szólásszabadságot. Folyamatosan napirenden kell tartanunk, hogy Nigériának tartsa be nemzetközi kötelezettségeit, valamennyi vallási felekezet irányába!
Debate: Deforestation Regulation
Date: WEDNESDAY, 19 APRIL 2023
Speaker: Charlie Weimers
Political group: ECR
Country: Luxembourg
Language: SV

Fru talman! EU:s avskogningsförordning ska främja hållbar skogsförvaltning och minska klimatutsläppen, men kommer att medföra många oavsiktligt negativa konsekvenser.  Detta är en dyr och ineffektiv metod att minska utsläppen. Företag som inte uppfyller kraven kommer i stället att sälja till andra regioner. Förordningen ökar regleringsbördan för företag som ska säkra leveranskedjorna, vilket också kräver ännu fler statliga tjänstemän. Småskaliga jordbrukare utesluts från marknaden med negativa ekonomiska och sociala konsekvenser i utvecklingsländer som följd.  Många länder anser att det här är inget mindre än en protektionistisk åtgärd och ett försök att diktera deras inrikespolitik. Förordningen kan också utlösa handelstvister med resursrika länder som EU-länderna är beroende av för exempelvis metaller till elbilar. Om jag vore en vänsterman hade jag kallat detta en kolonial förordning, och jag skulle inte ha fel, för det är sanningen.
Debate: Deforestation Regulation
Date: WEDNESDAY, 19 APRIL 2023
Speaker: Mick Wallace
Political group: The Left
Country: Germany
Language: EN

Madam President, this law on deforestation is long overdue, but it is, of course, very welcome. Fair play to the rapporteur, Christophe, he did a good job defending the Parliament’s position, which is a lot more ambitious than the Council’s. The scope of the initial Commission proposal had been widened to include rubber, charcoal printed paper products and certain palm oil derivatives. The definition of forest degradation has also been widened. The exclusion of scrubland and savannahs, however, is disappointing. Now, the biggest problem with the final text, however, is the failure to require companies to ensure that goods are produced in accordance with international human rights laws and respect for indigenous people’s rights. European imperialism is responsible for the dispossession of indigenous peoples. Post-Colonial legal systems have never fully recognised the land rights of these people. It is crucial that this regulation protects those rights by adhering to international standards.
Debate: Deforestation Regulation
Date: WEDNESDAY, 19 APRIL 2023
Speaker: Clare Daly
Political group: The Left
Country: France
Language: EN

Madam President, one of the tricks used to greenwash European capitalism is that so much of our environmental damage is outsourced to the rest of the world. We talk big about being sustainable within our borders, but we have to examine our supply chains and our global footprint. Consumption here depends on extraction far away, and many of the products produced outside the EU are harmful, they drive deforestation, biodiversity loss, exploitative work practices and human rights abuses. Now, this proposal aims to cut consumption of products from supply chains associated with deforestation. The regulation is a big deal and it will make an important contribution. Despite the fact that Member State governments went to every length to try and weaken this proposal in negotiations, we’ve still managed to hang on to strong commitments with the possibility of extending the scope. It’s not perfect, but it’s better than nothing. It’s late, but it’s better than never and I was very happy to vote for us.
Debate: Guidelines for the  budget - Section III
Date: WEDNESDAY, 19 APRIL 2023
Speaker: Charlie Weimers
Political group: ECR
Country: Luxembourg
Language: SV

Fru talman! Socialdemokraterna påstår att de stramat till migrationspolitiken – men i dag när vi röstade om hur EU-kommissionen ska spendera budgeten nästa år röstade Socialdemokraterna mot våra krav på finansiering av fysiska gränsbarriärer, mot att villkora bistånd med effektivt genomförande av återvändandeavtal och mot kritik av Clowner utan gränsers miljonbidrag för att integrera ensamkommande afghaner i Sverige genom pajas- och cirkusaktiviteter.  När stärkt gränsskydd, övervakning och fördömanden av hybridoperationer med migranter som vapen och nekad finansiering av fysiska gränsbarriärer för all framtid ersatte kraven valde Socialdemokraterna att rösta nej.  Vanligtvis röstas resolutioner med krav på ökade utgifter igenom med nordkoreansk majoritet och endast några budgethökar som Sverigedemokraterna finns i minnesprotokollet. Inte idag. Socialdemokraterna har nämligen en princip de aldrig tummar på, oavsett vad de påstår: Öppna gränser.
Debate: Guidelines for the  budget - Section III
Date: WEDNESDAY, 19 APRIL 2023
Speaker: Chris MacManus
Political group: The Left
Country: Austria
Language: GA

A Uachtaráin, cé go gcuirim fáilte roimh go leor atá sa tuairisc seo, ní raibh mé in ann tacú léi. Tá dúshlán ollmhór os ár gcomhair agus ní théann an tuairisc seo i ngleic leis na dúshláin sin. Is éard atá ag teastáil ná buiséad a thugann tús áite do shaoránaigh, agus ní fheicim é sin sa tuairisc seo. Chomh maith leis sin, tá an iomarca béime sa tuarascáil seo ar chúrsaí míleata. Is tír neodrach í Éire agus táimid bródúil as sin.
Debate: Guidelines for the  budget - Section III
Date: WEDNESDAY, 19 APRIL 2023
Speaker: Clare Daly
Political group: The Left
Country: France
Language: EN

Madam President, I voted against this file, it has a foreign policy section that is totally inappropriate. Many days in here the discussion is marked by a delusional sense of self-importance which is disconnected from any reality. But I have to say that yesterday’s discussion on EU-China relations really beat all. People talked about unity while exposing division. They lectured China about peace while the EU is pumping arms into Ukraine. They bemoaned Chinese ‘provocation’ in Taiwan, but said nothing about US interference in what is the internationally recognised part of China. How would Spain react if the president of Catalonia was a guest of the Chinese Government and the Chinese navy sailed up the Mediterranean? That’s the equivalent. Can we please have some consistency? The issue is quite simple: the days of colonial domination by Western powers are over. There’s a new non-white, non-Western global order emerging based on international law, multilateralism rather than the dollar. And, of course, the US is panicking over the loss of its domination. But the question for Europe is: do we want to be a vassal of our Atlantic friends or do we want to have good independent relations with China, our biggest trading partner, who haven’t dropped a bomb on anyone in 40 years? It’s very obvious which is in the best interests of Europe ... (
Debate: Combating discrimination in the EU - the long-awaited horizontal anti-discrimination directive
Date: WEDNESDAY, 19 APRIL 2023
Speaker: Charlie Weimers
Political group: ECR
Country: Luxembourg
Language: SV

Fru taman! Den resolution som vi antog i dag om antidiskrimineringdirektivet, författad bland annat av miljöpartisten Alice Bah Kuhnke, är så bristfällig att man häpnar. Förslagets författare hävdar att diskrimineringen ökar i unionen. Fram med bevisen! De vill stressa igenom ett beslut innan årets slut, vilket är helt orealistiskt. De har uppslukats av sitt engagemang och föreslår åtgärder som strider mot subsidiaritets- och proportionalitetsprinciperna. Viktigast av allt: De vill kringgå den normala fördragsproceduren som kräver enhällighet genom att använda övergångsklausul,  Osaklig diskriminering förekommer absolut, men borde inte användas som ursäkt för att ge EU mer makt. Det borde Moderaterna veta. Tyvärr väljer de att godhetssignalera med Miljöpartiet. Det gör inte vi.
Debate: Challenges facing the Republic of Moldova
Date: WEDNESDAY, 19 APRIL 2023
Speaker: Mick Wallace
Political group: The Left
Country: Germany
Language: EN

Madam President, we are totally opposed to this resolution. The EU is playing a destructive role by pushing third countries into camps of ‘us’ and ‘them’. This simplistic interpretation of the world never maps neatly onto entire populations, especially where there are religious and ethnic tensions. The resolution is condescending to Moldovans, full of praise for the current pro-EU government, but painting those who oppose it and its policies as dupes of foreign disinformation not intelligent enough to come to an understanding of the dynamics of their own country. Could it be that Moldovans recognise that their neutrality is essential to the balance of powers that maintain peace; that President Sandu’s economic reforms are deeply unpopular? Could it be that Moldovans can see that the gas crisis partly orchestrated by the government is exasperating the cost of living and threatens to inflame tensions between the central government and the breakaway state of Transnistria? Maybe the EU itself is one of the great challenges for Moldova.
Debate: EU Rapid Deployment Capacity, EU Battlegroups and Article  TEU: the way forward
Date: WEDNESDAY, 19 APRIL 2023
Speaker: Chris MacManus
Political group: The Left
Country: Austria
Language: EN

Madam President, successive opinion polls in Ireland have confirmed that the majority of the Irish people are opposed to any dilution of Irish neutrality. The very idea that we set up EU battlegroups is a clear violation of that neutrality. I am astonished that this House would be asked to promote qualified majority voting instead of unanimity when it comes to military matters, effectively asking Irish MEPs to vote against an Irish veto and vote against Irish neutrality. We in Ireland have a strong tradition of promoting human rights, international law and disarmament. Maintaining a policy of military neutrality is consistent with these values and promotes peace and stability around the globe. That is why I voted against this report, and I urge members from across this House to respect Irish neutrality.
Debate: EU Rapid Deployment Capacity, EU Battlegroups and Article  TEU: the way forward
Date: WEDNESDAY, 19 APRIL 2023
Speaker: Mick Wallace
Political group: The Left
Country: Germany
Language: EN

Madam President, I voted against this terrible report. We have EU missions where we misunderstand the local dynamics so badly, we end up exasperating the situation, while the local populations come to see the EU as the enemy. We have a habit of applying one-size-fits-all to entire regions because the aims are, above all, European ones: protecting Europe from terrorism, combating illegalised migration and facilitating or protecting European investments. The 2013 Sahel strategy, for example, made no reference to the fact that NATO had just dismantled a state that, historically, had done most to promote and maintain stability in the region: Libya. Is anyone surprised that the mission is an unmitigated disaster? Now we want to send 5 000 troops off at the drop of a hat. Commissioner Borrell has been candid that this force will possibly be used in boots-on -the-ground combat operations. Brussels should not have a foreign policy, let alone command an EU army.
Debate: EU Rapid Deployment Capacity, EU Battlegroups and Article  TEU: the way forward
Date: WEDNESDAY, 19 APRIL 2023
Speaker: Clare Daly
Political group: The Left
Country: France
Language: EN

Madam President, I voted against this report. In Ireland we voted down the Nice and Lisbon treaties because we didn’t want an EU army. We were promised that there were no plans for one. Those promises were lies. And if you want proof, you only have to read this so-called Rapid Deployment Capacity, which of course isn’t an EU army, it’s just a permanently available, standing, multinational, modular EU force, including land, air, maritime components funded out of an EU budget under the full command and control of a permanently active EU headquarters, synchronised and aligned in the framework of NATO. It’s going to be there for collective defence capable of rapidly deploying into future battlefields outside the Union to protect the Union’s values and interests, including non—permissive environments, which, as Josep Borrell made clear, means boots on the ground combat operations in countries where we are not welcome. Then have the procurement, the logistics and all the rest of it. Now I ask you, if that isn’t an EU army, what in God’s name is?