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Debate: Human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter – annual report
Date: TUESDAY, 27 FEBRUARY 2024
Speaker: Isabel Santos
Political group: S-D
Country: Hungary
Language: PT

A guerra na Ucrânia e o recrudescer do conflito no Médio Oriente têm sido produtores de dramáticas violações a esta declaração, que têm sido verdadeiros testes de fogo a muito do que fomos capazes de construir ao longo de décadas. O avançar de autocracias e ditaduras, um pouco por todo o mundo, tem colocado em causa a universalidade e a indivisibilidade dos princípios e direitos inscritos nesta declaração.  Também por isso este relatório, e quero aqui felicitar o meu colega Ignacio Sánchez Amor pelo trabalho desenvolvido, reveste-se de particular importância. Chegados aqui, importa, talvez mais do que nunca, perguntarmos o que fazer e levarmos a sério o que concluirmos. Importa que, de uma vez por todas, demos plena efetividade aos instrumentos que temos ao nosso dispor. Exige-se uma maior transparência no que diz respeito às disposições em matérias de direitos humanos nos acordos de financiamento no âmbito do Instrumento Europeu de Vizinhança, e que as cláusulas de direitos humanos sejam aplicadas de forma efetiva e coerente em todos os acordos com países terceiros. Diante de violações graves e persistentes dos direitos humanos por países parceiros da União Europeia, esta deve agir de forma rápida e decidida, e não como tem reagido em relação a Israel. Caso não sejamos capazes de proceder assim, abrimos caminho para a nossa irrelevância e parece-me que essa não é a saída.
Debate: Human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter – annual report
Date: TUESDAY, 27 FEBRUARY 2024
Speaker: Salima Yenbou
Political group: Renew
Country: Spain
Language: FR

Ce rapport met en avant notre engagement inébranlable envers les valeurs qui nous unissent en tant qu’Européens. Nous voulons renforcer le rôle des organisations de la société civile. Observons autour de nous, sans détourner le regard, avec la même volonté de garantir les droits humains pour chaque citoyen du monde, pour rester crédibles et légitimes.  La guerre russo-ukrainienne, les conflits au Moyen-Orient, les crimes contre les Ouïghours, les massacres dans l’est du Congo sont autant d’événements qui exigent de nous une réponse forte et juste. Des déplacements forcés, des crimes de guerre, des prises d’otages, l’oppression, le travail forcé, la persécution, ces réalités sombres nous appellent à agir. Unissons-nous pour un monde où les droits de l’homme et la démocratie ne sont pas simplement des idéaux, mais des réalités tangibles!
Debate: Human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter – annual report
Date: TUESDAY, 27 FEBRUARY 2024
Speaker: Heidi Hautala
Political group: Verts/ALE
Country: Poland
Language: EN

And I would like to recall the demand by this Parliament to establish a category of humanitarian visas in the context of the report of our colleague Hannah Neumann on human rights defenders. And I think it’s time that we now make this happen, because so many people who come from Russia, from Belarus, from Afghanistan, from Iran, really need temporary protection. It is not necessarily at all about asylum, but people need to get away from the countries that are dangerous for their work for human rights. I also wanted to say a word about another dimension of human rights and their defence. You know, colleagues, tomorrow, the famous Directive on corporate sustainability due diligence might be voted in the Council and it is not at all guaranteed that there will be the required majority. Why I want to tell you this today is that no state alone can solve the challenges of human rights. We need the corporations on board and that is why we need to take this very seriously. Otherwise, also our attempts as the European Union and its Member States and states in general are not going to be realised. We need the cooperation on board. So please, tomorrow, the message has to be that the Council has to adopt this important directive.
Debate: Human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter – annual report
Date: TUESDAY, 27 FEBRUARY 2024
Speaker: Ryszard Czarnecki
Political group: ECR
Country: France
Language: PL

Myślę, że potraktowanie spraw migrantów, uchodźców było bardzo ideologiczne. I z tym moja grupa się nie zgadza. Podobnie jak z próbą uczynienia sytuacji, w której w każdej polityce Unii Europejskiej prawa człowieka muszą być obecne. Myślę, że lepiej o nich mówmy mocno, ale nie przy każdej okazji, bo nastąpi pewna inflacja, a ważne sprawy inflacji nie lubią.
Debate: Human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter – annual report
Date: TUESDAY, 27 FEBRUARY 2024
Speaker: Bernhard Zimniok
Political group: ID
Language: DE

In Deutschland forciert die Bundesregierung ganz offen ihren Kampf gegen die Meinungsfreiheit. Jeder, der den Staat verhöhne, solle verfolgt werden, so Innenministerin Faeser. Familienministerin Paus will sogar Äußerungen unter der Strafbarkeitsgrenze verfolgen lassen. Dafür soll ein sogenanntes Demokratieförderungsgesetz sorgen, mit dem man linksradikalen NGOs hunderte Millionen Euro zuschieben will, damit die dann die Opposition bekämpfen. Die Lügenkampagne von Correctiv lässt grüßen. Die Demokratie wird sukzessive abgeschafft und die EU bleibt still. Warum das so ist? Weil die Demokratie der EU selbst ein Dorn im Auge ist. Das zeigt sich nicht nur im Zensurgesetz
Debate: Human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter – annual report
Date: TUESDAY, 27 FEBRUARY 2024
Speaker: Miguel Urbán Crespo
Political group: The Left
Country: Belgium
Language: ES

Señor comisario, dejen de pedir a Israel y tomen medidas, porque pueden tomar medidas para parar este genocidio. Y eso no es pedir: es hacer un embargo de armas, suspender inmediatamente el Acuerdo de Asociación comercial, que se puede hacer, y romper las relaciones diplomáticas con un Estado que está cometiendo un genocidio. Porque no actuar contra un genocidio, señorías, señor comisario, es ser cómplice de genocidio.
Debate: Human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter – annual report
Date: TUESDAY, 27 FEBRUARY 2024
Speaker: Sunčana Glavak
Political group: PPE
Country: Netherlands
Language: HR

Poštovana predsjedavajuća, poštovani povjereniče, kolegice i kolege. Ove godine obilježavamo značajne obljetnice u području ljudskih prava. 75 godina od Opće deklaracije o ljudskim pravima, 30 godina od Bečke deklaracije o ljudskim pravima i 25 godina od Deklaracije Ujedinjenih naroda. Zašto ovo govorim? Upravo ove prekretnice podsjećaju nas na našu zajedničku predanost univerzalnoj, nedjeljivoj i međuovisnoj prirodi ljudskih prava. Razvoj demokracije i ljudskih prava i njihovo jačanje zapravo su i odraz naših civilizacijskih i demokratskih dosega. Međutim, svijet je sve okrutnije mjesto. Nije li pravo na slobodu, na život, ona nulta pozicija? Ako se okrenemo i pogledamo oko sebe, shvatit ćemo da smo u mnogim zemljama upravo na toj, nultoj, poziciji. Naše djelovanje temelji se na načelu da demokracija i ljudska prava nisu samo vrijednosti Europske unije, već i globalne norme koje zahtijevaju našu podršku. U 2023. svjedočili smo porastu autoritarnosti, pri čemu više od pola svjetske populacije živi pod autoritarnom vladavinom. Smatram da je ovo alarm, koji naglašava hitnost naše misije jačanja demokracije i zaštite ljudskih prava. Vanjsko djelovanje Europske unije, kao što je navedeno u našim izvješću, posvećeno je jačanju i podupiranju demokracije i ljudskih prava. Posebno želim osuditi zlouporabu multilateralnih institucija od strane totalitarnih i autoritarnih režima koji pokušavaju potkopati mehanizme ljudskih prava.
Debate: Human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter – annual report
Date: TUESDAY, 27 FEBRUARY 2024
Speaker: Evin Incir
Political group: S-D
Country: Hungary
Language: SV

Fru talman! Kollegor! Vi lever i en orolig tid med despoter och förtryckarregimer som nedmonterar demokratin och kränker mänskliga rättigheter där de har makten.  På ena sidan av vår kontinent står Ryssland och Putins aggressionskrig mot Ukraina sedan två år tillbaka som ett hot mot ukrainska folket, men också ett hot mot oss alla. Om vi lyssnar uppmärksamt kan vi höra ryska soldaters stöveltramp.  Samtidigt, på andra sidan av vår kontinent, över Atlanten, i USA finns det risk att Trump gör comeback mot slutet av året. Vissa kan kalla honom galen, men det är han inte. Han är medveten om exakt vad han gör, precis så som Putin är medveten.  Dessutom är dessa auktoritära personers vänner på frammarsch även här i EU. Viktor Orbán, som går Putins ärenden genom att konsekvent vara ett hinder för snabbt stöd till Ukraina, eller svenska högerextrema Sverigedemokraterna, som länge har haft nära band till Trump och är Kremls nyttiga idioter genom att kräva att se över EU-medlemskapet. Vad de egentligen syftar på, men inte vill säga, är ju givetvis utträde.  Och avslutningsvis, kollegor, i en orolig tid när vi behöver ett starkt EU... (
Debate: Human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter – annual report
Date: TUESDAY, 27 FEBRUARY 2024
Speaker: Michael Kauch
Political group: Renew
Language: EN

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, LGBT rights are under increasing pressure in large parts of Africa, the Arab world, Iran and Russia. They are facing imprisonment, suppression of free speech and even the death penalty. What is the answer of the European Parliament in this human rights report? We are concerned, we deplore, we call for improvement, but we do not call for consequences. The ‘more for more’ principle in the common foreign policy should fully apply to LGBTI rights. We should intensify our relations with countries who share our values, and we should reconsider our development cooperation with countries increasing criminalisation of LGBTI. Let me also criticise the paternalistic idea in this report that surrogacy as such is a human rights violation. This is an attack on reproductive rights and on the self-determination of women – their body, their choice. Let women choose and provide a protective framework for their choice.
Debate: Human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter – annual report
Date: TUESDAY, 27 FEBRUARY 2024
Speaker: Hannah Neumann
Political group: Verts/ALE
Country: Sweden
Language: DE

Frau Präsidentin, liebe Kolleginnen und Kollegen! An allen Ecken und Enden merken wir gerade die Angriffe auf Freiheit und Demokratie. Manchmal brutal und für alle sichtbar, wie in der Ukraine, wo Putin seinen barbarischen Krieg führt, manchmal heimlich, still und leise wie bei Desinformationskampagnen des iranischen Regimes, die Angst und Zwietracht säen sollen. Die Feinde von Demokratie und Freiheit schließen sich über alle ideologischen Grenzen hinweg zusammen, und wir verharren viel zu oft im kleinteiligen Zwist und setzen dem zu wenig entgegen. Auch deshalb, weil Menschenrechtsverletzungen für uns immer noch etwas sind, das anderswo passiert. Aber das ist lange vorbei – wenn unsere Lieferketten weiter auf Kinderarbeit bauen, wenn iranische Frauenrechtsaktivistinnen hier verfolgt werden, wenn die Hassbotschaften von Putins Trollen unsere Handys fluten, wenn afghanische Geflüchtete hier keine NGOs anmelden können, um ihre Online-Schulen weiterführen zu können, weil unsere Regeln so schlecht sind. Es ist Zeit, liebe Kolleginnen und Kollegen, dass wir diese künstliche Trennung überwinden und Menschenrechte endlich in der Kommission und in diesem Parlament ganzheitlich angehen. Das ist unser Auftrag für die nächsten fünf Jahre.
Debate: Human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter – annual report
Date: TUESDAY, 27 FEBRUARY 2024
Speaker: Margarita de la Pisa Carrión
Political group: ECR
Country: Slovakia
Language: ES

Señora presidente, comisarios, diputados, este informe muestra la enorme contradicción en la que navega este Parlamento. La vida debe ser siempre protegida y apreciada. No es un derecho disponible dependiendo de las circunstancias. La mujer embarazada y la vida de la persona en su vientre deben ser amparadas, acogidas. La práctica del aborto que plantea este informe como un derecho humano se vende como un signo de libertad para la mujer. Pero, realmente, es una presión en contra nuestra. Es un menosprecio a la feminidad, a la maternidad y a la infancia. En España batimos récords de mínimos de natalidad. ¿Podemos seguir siendo así referencia internacional? Dar la espalda a los más vulnerables nos muestra el grado de deshumanización de la sociedad. No se puede utilizar el pretexto de la supuesta defensa de los derechos humanos para cancelar a quien no piensa como ustedes, como somos los defensores de la vida. Esto supone ir en contra del sentido de los derechos humanos cuando, además, por ejemplo se ignora la persecución de los cristianos en el mundo.
Debate: Human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter – annual report
Date: TUESDAY, 27 FEBRUARY 2024
Speaker: Silvia Sardone
Political group: ID
Country: Austria
Language: IT

Signora Presidente, onorevoli colleghi, la relazione sui diritti umani e la democrazia nel mondo e sulla politica dell'Unione europea contiene alcuni passaggi che ci lasciano, francamente, perplessi.  Esaltate il ruolo delle ONG, che secondo voi sono minacciate dalle leggi che riguardano la sicurezza nazionale e il terrorismo. Nessun accenno al fatto che, con la loro attività favoriscano l'immigrazione clandestina, che voi non contrastate ma piuttosto promuovete.  Parlate inoltre della difesa dei diritti umani e della libertà delle donne: ma censurate totalmente il problema delle tante donne di fede musulmana oppresse per motivi religiosi o perché osano non mettersi il velo islamico anche in Europa. Colgo l'occasione per ribadire che il velo islamico non è simbolo di libertà, ma di sottomissione.  Parlate poi di violazioni alla libertà di religione nel mondo. Ma questo Parlamento ha fatto poco o nulla per contrastare la persecuzione dei cristiani. Infine, rappresentate gli attivisti  Insomma, siamo stufi di documenti pieni di inaccettabili passaggi ideologici e di estrema sinistra. Pensate alle cose importanti.
Debate: Human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter – annual report
Date: TUESDAY, 27 FEBRUARY 2024
Speaker: Deirdre Clune
Political group: PPE
Country: France
Language: EN

Madam President, Commissioner, this report underlines our unwavering commitment to fundamental values amidst the worsening human rights situation across the world.  We must acknowledge and honour all those who courageously defend democracy and human rights. Particularly at this time, we think of the brave people of Ukraine, the people in the face of war crimes, serious violations of international humanitarian law, sexual violence, the deportation of their children, and the torture and killing of their neighbours who fight every day for human rights and a European future. We must remember the citizens of Gaza and their suffering today. They are being denied essential items such as food, water, fuel and medicine, and confined in an intolerable situation. And their situation is a violation of Israel’s obligations under international humanitarian law. We must continue to be vocal in defending human rights, particularly as we witness the prevalence of authoritarian regimes across our world and the repression of civil society. Regrettably, we can pinpoint to the erosion of women’s rights and the rights of minorities under such regimes. Globally, the number of democracies is shrinking and as a result, we are seeing more and more conflicts breaking out with devastating humanitarian consequences. In the face of these challenges, we must continue to systematically condemn human rights violations in all their forms and apply sanctions against offenders. And importantly, we must support those human rights defenders who continue to highlight and to support those who are victims of human rights violations in our world.
Debate: Human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter – annual report
Date: TUESDAY, 27 FEBRUARY 2024
Speaker: Carlos Zorrinho
Political group: S-D
Language: PT

Senhora Presidente, Senhor Comissário, o compromisso com os direitos humanos, a democracia e a justiça social é o mais forte pilar geopolítico da União Europeia. O exemplo da nossa parceria multilateral de diálogo e de paz serviu para projetar um  Como o relatório em apreciação demonstra, os últimos anos têm sido marcados por profundos retrocessos em todos estes domínios. Os autoritarismos, a corrupção dos direitos, as desigualdades galopantes, a multiplicação de Estados falhados, propagaram a violência, o sofrimento e a pobreza em muitas zonas do globo. O mundo precisa de mais Europa dos direitos humanos, de mais Europa de justiça, de mais Europa da sustentabilidade. Temos que afirmar as nossas parcerias pelo desenvolvimento humano e pelo desenvolvimento sustentável, continuando a baseá-las no direito de soberania dos povos, mas tornando-se veículos de fortalecimento das sociedades civis, da liberdade de expressão, da dignidade e dos valores que partilhamos. Finalmente, como relator do Parlamento Europeu para a ajuda humanitária, alerto para que a aplicação das sanções propostas tenha em conta as exceções humanitárias previstas na Resolução 2664, adotada em 2022 pelas Nações Unidas.
Debate: Human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter – annual report
Date: TUESDAY, 27 FEBRUARY 2024
Speaker: Beata Kempa
Political group: ECR
Country: Czechia
Language: PL

Panie Przewodniczący! Panie Komisarzu! To bardzo ważne sprawozdanie, ale trzeba w nim zawrzeć to, co dzisiaj już słusznie wybrzmiało, dlatego że narasta prześladowanie chrześcijan na świecie. Około 365 milionów osób jest poddawanych różnego rodzaju atakom, szykanom tylko ze względu na wiarę w Jezusa Chrystusa. Z roku na rok ta sytuacja się pogarsza, a tymczasem my po prostu nie reagujemy. To sprawozdanie jest najlepszym tego przykładem. 16 razy wymienione są środowiska LGBT i nie wolno dyskryminować, zgadzam się, ale – uwaga – zero wzmianek o prześladowaniu chrześcijan na świecie. Ukrywa się ich w punkcie  Cały czas w mojej ocenie brakuje klauzul warunkujących wykonanie unijnych porozumień handlowych od przestrzegania praw człowieka, w tym prawa do swobody wyznania.  Trzeba dzisiaj również podnieść sprawę w Pakistanie. Dzisiaj młody chrześcijanin został skazany na dożywocie tylko dlatego, że dał swój komentarz na Facebooku. Musimy na to reagować również w umowach handlowych z Pakistanem.
Debate: Human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter – annual report
Date: TUESDAY, 27 FEBRUARY 2024
Speaker: Anders Vistisen
Political group: ID
Language: DA

Hr. formand! Hvor vover I. At I ikke skammer jer bare en lille smule! At sidde her og belære hele verden om demokrati og menneskerettigheder, mens man ikke på noget tidspunkt tør at se indad. Indad mod et EU, der bid for bid æder det nationale demokrati, den nationale selvbestemmelse, med en Kommission, som ingen europæer har stemt på, der sammen med jer, konspirerer for at tage fundamentale rettigheder – ikke til europæerne – men fra europæerne. Når I taler med internationale tech-giganter om at begrænse europæernes ytringsfrihed, om at forbyde ytringer, I ikke bryder jer om, så er man jo ikke meget bedre end de autokratier, som I fordømmer her i dag. Når man åbenlyst taler om at ville forbyde partier, der står til op mod hver femte stemme i medlemsstaterne, så er man ude af synk med virkeligheden. Og når vi hver eneste dag, hver eneste time, hver eneste minut, kæmper for at holde de stemmer ude – uden for parlamentarisk indflydelse – som I er uenige med, så kan man ikke tale om et egentligt demokrati. Så kan man kun tale om en flok forskræmte bureaukrater i Bruxelles, der ikke tør se befolkningens dom i øjnene. Men jeg kan berolige jer med, at når valgdagen kommer den niende juni, så skal vælgerne nok gøre det for jer og retlede jeres manglende forståelse af, hvad demokrati og hvad menneskerettigheder i virkeligheden er.
Debate: Human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter – annual report
Date: TUESDAY, 27 FEBRUARY 2024
Speaker: Sirpa Pietikäinen
Political group: PPE
Country: Italy
Language: EN

Mr President, there is no peace without human rights. There is no rule of law without human rights. And there is no justice and justice system without human rights. There is not economic prosperity, development or well-being of the people. So this is the reason why we need to be worried about the fact how the situation of human rights have lately deteriorated all over the world and yes, indeed, here in the European Union as well. So this is the time when we need to unite and responsibly act on law-based solutions to enforce human rights. What they can be –just to pick up a couple of examples as wishes for the Commission – one is the humanitarian visas, what Heidi Hautala was mentioning. Another one is due diligence regulations for companies. And the third one is – that I hope that the Commission will start exploring – when ecocide constitutes a genocide and is a crime against humanity and how this is breaching human right for the clean environment and by that matter, environmental rights are part of human rights.
Debate: Human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter – annual report
Date: TUESDAY, 27 FEBRUARY 2024
Speaker: Carina Ohlsson
Political group: S-D
Language: SV

Herr talman! Förra året firade vi 75-årsdagen av den allmänna förklaringen om mänskliga rättigheter. Det var den första globala texten som slog fast alla människors värdighet och jämlikhet, oberoende av hudfärg, tro eller ursprung.  Jag vill särskilt lyfta fram det faktum att kvinnors och flickors mänskliga rättigheter fortsätter att kränkas i hela världen. Inget land har uppnått jämställdhet mellan könen, vare sig ekonomiskt, politiskt eller socialt. Det är oacceptabelt att kvinnor än i dag inte får bestämma över sina egna kroppar, att kvinnor förvägras tillgång till laglig och säker abort, att kvinnlig könsstympning, barnäktenskap och tvångsäktenskap fortfarande förekommer och att våldtäkt mot kvinnor används både i hemmet och som vapen i krig, något som just nu sker i Ukraina där ryska soldater våldtar kvinnor.  Det är viktigt att komma ihåg att även om alla kvinnor är strukturellt förtryckta, så finns det också skillnader kvinnor emellan. Alla kvinnor har inte samma förutsättningar och möjligheter. Vi behöver starkare lagstiftning både nationellt och på EU-nivå.
Debate: Human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter – annual report
Date: TUESDAY, 27 FEBRUARY 2024
Speaker: Charlie Weimers
Political group: ECR
Country: Luxembourg
Language: SV

Herr talman! Förra året samlade Sverigedemokraterna en majoritet för att EU ska sluta finansiera kampanjer med budskap som ”Friheten ligger i hijab”. Tyvärr lyssnade inte kommissionen och några timmar senare hade Ylva Johanssons generaldirektorat lagt ut nästa hijab-normaliserande video om fotboll och flickor i hijab.  Hijab är tvång och förtryck. Hijab är hederskultur och hedersvåld. Hijab är mullors och moralpolisers vapen. Hijab är ojämställdhet och religiös extremism. Hijab signalerar att kvinnor är egendom.  Årsrapporten om mänskliga rättigheter och demokrati nämner inte islamism en enda gång, utan istället hävdar man att islamofobi, som det kallas, är ett stort globalt problem. Istället för att göda det islamistiska offerskapsnarrativet måste Europaparlamentet återigen kräva att kommissionen slutar finansiera och legitimera islamism. Rösta för Sverigedemokraternas yrkande.