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Debate: Latest attacks against women and women's rights defenders in Iran, and Iran's arbitrary detention of EU nationals
Date: WEDNESDAY, 22 NOVEMBER 2023
Speaker: Gianantonio Da Re
Political group: ID
Country: France
Language: IT

Signora Presidente, onorevoli colleghi, è trascorso ormai più di un anno dalla morte di Mahsa Amini, la giovane donna iraniana di origine curda che la cosiddetta "polizia morale" dell'Iran aveva arrestato per non aver rispettato l'obbligo di indossare il velo. Da allora le donne iraniane hanno dato vita a una delle più grandi proteste contro il regime iraniano, che ad oggi ha causato almeno 500 morti e 20 000 arresti.  Tra le persone arrestate ci sarebbero anche dei cittadini europei, tra cui due italiani, che il regime iraniano ritiene colpevoli di essere stati coinvolti o di essere stati nei luoghi delle manifestazioni a ricordo di Mahsa Amini.  L'Unione europea condanni fermamente il regime iraniano e non scenda a compromessi con chi si rende colpevole di gravi violazioni dei diritti umani: l'Europa, culla della democrazia e dei principi inviolabili dell'uomo, sia a fianco e supporti il popolo iraniano senza alcun indugio.
Debate: Latest attacks against women and women's rights defenders in Iran, and Iran's arbitrary detention of EU nationals
Date: WEDNESDAY, 22 NOVEMBER 2023
Speaker: Jiří Pospíšil
Political group: PPE
Country: Netherlands
Language: CS

Paní předsedající, já chci poděkovat kolegům, kteří připravili tuto rezoluci, ale chci upozornit na to, že téma lidská práva a Írán zde probíráme na plénu pravidelně. Zvláště v minulém volebním období zde byla často debata o tom, zda je možné s Íránem uzavřít nějakou smlouvu a spolupracovat. Jedná se o smlouvu o atomovém výzkumu – jadernou dohodu. Ta situace jasně ukazuje, my jsme to tehdy říkali, že s íránským režimem není možné uzavírat žádné smlouvy. On žádné smlouvy nechce dodržovat. Je to země, kde je nejvíce poprav na světě vedle Číny. Je to země, která nerespektuje lidská práva. Její státní a justiční systém absolutně nefunguje, nefunguje na základě zákonů a nestranných pravidel. Tedy jsem velmi skeptický k tomu, že s Íránem do budoucna bude možné nějakým způsobem spolupracovat a ty případy, které zde dnes popisujeme, to pouze ukazují.
Debate: Latest attacks against women and women's rights defenders in Iran, and Iran's arbitrary detention of EU nationals
Date: WEDNESDAY, 22 NOVEMBER 2023
Speaker: Dubravka Šuica
Language: EN

We were all impressed and moved by the extraordinary courage of women and men in Iran following Mahsa Amini’s death in September last year. The decision of the Nobel Committee to award the Peace Prize to Narges Mohammadi also demonstrates how crucial the role of civil society is for peace and democracy. The world wants to see her free and not going on yet another hunger strike to improve her situation.  The European Union is concerned about the continued progressive deterioration of human rights in Iran. Repression and intimidation continue in a deplorable way, particularly against women. We are also concerned about the current pace of executions in the country, with at least 550 individuals executed since January, according to unofficial estimates.  We have reacted decisively to the violent crackdown on protests over the past year, including through ten rounds of sanctions. We continue to raise human rights violations, executions as well as individual cases in every diplomatic opportunity with the Iranian authorities, such as the very disturbing death of 16-year-old Armita Geravand.  Regarding the arbitrary detention of several European citizens in Iran, our position is very clear. As outlined in the Council conclusions of December 2022 and the statement of the High Representative on behalf of the European Union in February this year, we strongly reject this unlawful practice and call upon Iran to end it immediately.  We must keep our critical engagement with Iran in order to be able to work for the release of all European citizens in coordination with the Member States concerned, so we must keep diplomatic channels open. European Member States have the primary consular responsibility for these cases. That is why we have strengthened our coordination. The High Representative and his team are using every opportunity to express to the Iranian authorities our firmest disapproval of these distressing, unlawful and unacceptable that detentions, including the illegal detention of our dear colleague Johan Floderus, for whom we have, of course, a different responsibility, as he is a European Union employee. We will continue to work relentlessly for the freedom of all unjustly detained European citizens in Iran.
Debate: The unlawful detention of President Mohamed Bazoum in Niger
Date: WEDNESDAY, 22 NOVEMBER 2023
Speaker: Ewa Kopacz
Country: Bulgaria
Language: PL

Kolejnym punktem porządku dziennego jest debata nad sześcioma projektami rezolucji w sprawie bezprawnego zatrzymania prezydenta Mohameda Bazouma w Nigrze ( _______ ¹ Patrz protokół posiedzenia.
Debate: The unlawful detention of President Mohamed Bazoum in Niger
Date: WEDNESDAY, 22 NOVEMBER 2023
Speaker: Nikos Papandreou
Language: EN

We have seen many dictatorships in our lives, unfortunately, but we continue to be offended. As George Steiner wrote a long time ago, we must never grow accustomed to even the smallest violations – we must remain outraged.  Though I have never met President Bazoum –one day I might – I get it. As a young boy of 11, I witnessed my own father being jailed and my grandfather died under house arrest. President Bazoum has been offered an escape clause to resign and go free. Simple, no? Not so simple. A warrior at heart, as I found out from my friend, he refuses to yield to his captors, even if this means he loses his life. With our vote tomorrow, we might just save a Democrat and his son. With our vote tomorrow, we show our solidarity with the people of Niger.
Debate: The unlawful detention of President Mohamed Bazoum in Niger
Date: WEDNESDAY, 22 NOVEMBER 2023
Speaker: Jordi Solé
Country: Bulgaria
Language: EN

Sadly enough, this concerning situation comes as a new step backwards in the already extremely unstable Sahel region. During the last years, several Sahel countries have experienced putsch that led to the establishment of military rule. Jihadist insurgencies, extreme poverty, major migration flows, the effects of climate change. All these are factors that aggravate the situation in the Sahel. Against this backdrop, and to better contribute to peace and stability in the region, the EU has to re-evaluate and update its Sahel perspective.
Debate: The unlawful detention of President Mohamed Bazoum in Niger
Date: WEDNESDAY, 22 NOVEMBER 2023
Speaker: Miguel Urbán Crespo
Country: Belgium
Language: ES

Esta situación está siendo utilizada en algunos países como Níger como una coartada para justificar golpes de Estado en la región. No podemos obviar el papel que están desempeñando algunas multinacionales y potencias europeas en la región del Sahel, tanto en el expolio de sus materias primas como en el control de los flujos migratorios.  Níger es el cuarto productor mundial de uranio y es una pieza clave en el intento europeo de reducir su dependencia energética de Rusia. Pero esto, desde luego, no repercute en el beneficio del pueblo nigerino. De hecho, Níger es uno de los países más pobres del mundo.  Si Europa de verdad está preocupada por los derechos humanos y la democracia en África y en países como Níger, tiene que acabar con su hipocresía política colonial de expolio de recursos, una política que solo genera miseria y dependencia. Y debe inaugurar una nueva etapa de relaciones con los países del Sahel. Esta etapa tiene que pasar por no tratar a estos países como si fueran piezas de ajedrez en su partida contra Rusia y China. Además, debe reemplazar las relaciones de dominación a nivel militar, económico y político por relaciones entre iguales, que se basen en el respeto del libre desarrollo social y económico y en la soberanía de los pueblos.
Debate: The unlawful detention of President Mohamed Bazoum in Niger
Date: WEDNESDAY, 22 NOVEMBER 2023
Speaker: Jiří Pospíšil
Political group: PPE
Country: Netherlands
Language: CS

Není to první země Sahelu, kde došlo k vojenskému převratu, kde byla sesazena vláda. Podívejme se na situaci v Mali nebo v Burkině Faso. Ta situace je tam podobná. Je to oblast, kde narůstají problémy s islámskými teroristy. Ti tam vyvolávají paniku mezi občany, mezi civilisty a pak roste touha po tom, aby jaksi vojenští představitelé převzali moc a takto bojovali. Situace s Wagnerovci, kteří se v této oblasti angažují, vliv Ruska, to jsou všechno témata, která bychom zde mohli diskutovat a která ukazují, jak je tato oblast dnes složitá, jak je citlivá a jak by naše politika v této oblasti měla brát ohled na tyto skutečnosti. V každém případě teď udělejme vše pro to, aby prezident Bazoum byl propuštěn a mohl opustit zemi, a hlavně pro to, aby junta ustoupila a on se mohl vrátit k moci.
Debate: The unlawful detention of President Mohamed Bazoum in Niger
Date: WEDNESDAY, 22 NOVEMBER 2023
Speaker: Carlos Zorrinho
Political group: S-D
Language: PT

Apenas em três anos, sob sanções regionais e internacionais impostas pela CEDEAO, pela União Africana e pela União Europeia, as condições humanitárias da população, que já eram difíceis, estão a degradar-se, com cerca de 3 milhões de cidadãos em necessidade absoluta de ajuda humanitária imediata. As condições de segurança económicas e sociais do Níger tornam-se cada vez mais frágeis e sujeitas a pressões e influências externas e pouco recomendáveis, com o risco da presença do Grupo Wagner no território. Neste contexto, apelo a que sejam mantidas e reforçadas as sanções internacionais focalizadas nos membros da Junta, que sejam aumentados os esforços de diplomacia regional e global para pôr termo ao impasse criado pelo golpe militar, que sejam imediatamente libertados o Presidente Mohamed Bazoum e o seu filho e que seja retomada a legalidade constitucional pelo bem da população e do futuro do Níger.
Debate: The unlawful detention of President Mohamed Bazoum in Niger
Date: WEDNESDAY, 22 NOVEMBER 2023
Speaker: Eero Heinäluoma
Political group: S-D
Country: Sweden
Language: EN

Madam President, the imprisonment of democratically elected President Mohamed Bazoum is a blatant violation of all laws. His continued detention is not only personally inhumane, but also blocks dialogue towards a desperately needed resolution to the crisis. Since the military coup, the security and humanitarian situation in Niger has further deteriorated. Over 4 million people are now in dire need of aid.  I have the honour to know Muhamad Bazoum personally, and I know that he is fully committed to serving his people according to the democratic principles. He must be immediately and unconditionally released. The European Union must be ready for real actions, and also sanctions must be on the table.  At the same time, we must continue our humanitarian support to those in need. We must support an African solution to a problem in Africa. This means backing the political and diplomatic efforts made by ECOWAS and other African actors for a return to constitutional order, with Bazoum as President.
Debate: The unlawful detention of President Mohamed Bazoum in Niger
Date: WEDNESDAY, 22 NOVEMBER 2023
Speaker: Michaela Šojdrová
Political group: PPE
Country: Greece
Language: EN

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, the latest military coup in Niger and the unjust imprisonment of President Bazoum represent a grave threat to democratic progress in the region. This unlawful act not only sets Niger back, but also jeopardises the stability and democratic consolidation of West Africa. Furthermore, the concerning efforts by external factors such as Russia to increase their presence in the Sahel only deepen the existing fragility of the region and undermine democratic efforts. We welcome Economic Community of West African States-imposed sanctions and efforts for diplomatic solution. We also call on the Council to implement sanctions against the leaders of the Nigerien junta. The democratically elected president must be immediately reinstated and the constitutional order must be restored.
Debate: The unlawful detention of President Mohamed Bazoum in Niger
Date: WEDNESDAY, 22 NOVEMBER 2023
Speaker: Dubravka Šuica
Language: EN

Since the beginning of this crisis, the High Representative has been very clear. On many occasions he has called for his release and for a return to constitutional order. We are supporting ECOWAS’ efforts in reaching these two objectives. For the time being, although some likeminded countries have practically accepted the situation and are engaging with the junta, thereby weakening ECOWAS, the European Union does not believe that such unconstitutional changes can be trivialised.  The experience in Mali and Burkina Faso clearly shows that military coups do not lead to positive changes, either for the country or for the region.  We should encourage Niger to reach an agreement with the US for the return to the constitutional order, and we should stand by our views that this is the best way of ensuring peace and prosperity for the people of Niger and beyond.  The October European Council has called for the immediate release of President Bazoum and his family, and has also tasked the High Representative / Vice-President and the Commission with presenting options for European Union actions and instruments. That is what the relevant services are working on in view of the next Foreign Affairs Council on 11 December.
Debate: The killing of Tamaz Ginturi, a Georgian citizen, by Russia’s occupying forces in Georgia
Date: WEDNESDAY, 22 NOVEMBER 2023
Speaker: Ewa Kopacz
Country: Bulgaria
Language: PL

Kolejnym punktem porządku dziennego jest debata nad pięcioma projektami rezolucji w sprawie zabójstwa obywatela Gruzji Tamaza Ginturiego przez rosyjskie oddziały okupacyjne w Gruzji ( _______ ¹ Patrz protokół posiedzenia.
Debate: The killing of Tamaz Ginturi, a Georgian citizen, by Russia’s occupying forces in Georgia
Date: WEDNESDAY, 22 NOVEMBER 2023
Speaker: Miriam Lexmann
Country: Spain
Language: EN

I fundamentally condemn the brutal murder of Tamaz Ginturi. Let me be clear: this horrific act, as well as all acts of murder, kidnapping, illegal abduction and torture of Georgian citizens are the direct responsibility of the Russian occupation forces. They would not happen if not for the occupation of Georgian sovereign territory. This is why all those responsible must be held accountable, including through targeted sanctions. But above all, Russia must cease its illegal occupation. We stand by Georgia; support the Euro-Atlantic aspirations of its people; and condemn all efforts by Russia and its proxies to undermine these goals.
Debate: The killing of Tamaz Ginturi, a Georgian citizen, by Russia’s occupying forces in Georgia
Date: WEDNESDAY, 22 NOVEMBER 2023
Speaker: Sven Mikser
Country: Hungary
Language: EN

While the killing was a particularly brutal and violent crime committed by the occupants, it was far from an isolated event. Since Russia launched an aggression against Georgia and seized parts of its sovereign territory in 2008, there has been a constant stream of similar incidents, where Georgian citizens, local residents, have been harassed, where their human rights have been violated, the freedom of movement has been illegally restricted.  Simultaneously, the Russian occupying forces and the so-called authorities of the illegal entities that they have propped up are moving on with a creeping annexation, modernisation and passportisation.  Today, the EU monitoring mission is the only permanent international presence that operates close to the administrative boundary line, monitoring the situation on the ground. As such, it plays an important role in providing a modicum of stability in a tense and fragile situation. It is extremely important that we provide the EUMM with adequate resources that are urgently needed for it to carry out its mission.  The US always supported and will always support Georgia’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. But while we demand the end to the occupation and the restoration of Georgia’s territorial integrity, we should also do more to hold those immediate perpetrators of the human rights violations accountable. For that end, we call on the Council to put together, in consultation with Georgian authorities, a list of individuals responsible for the human rights violations and impose effective targeted sanctions against them.
Debate: The killing of Tamaz Ginturi, a Georgian citizen, by Russia’s occupying forces in Georgia
Date: WEDNESDAY, 22 NOVEMBER 2023
Speaker: Petras Auštrevičius
Country: Lithuania
Language: EN

Tamaz Ginturi, a 58-year-old Georgian citizen, is the latest victim of the Russian occupiers. He was murdered in cold blood while visiting his father’s grave. Levan Dotiashvili, who was with him, was illegally captured. The crimes of the Russian occupiers must be met with strong condemnation by the international community and further legal action, as well as EU sanctions against those responsible for serious human rights violations.
Debate: The killing of Tamaz Ginturi, a Georgian citizen, by Russia’s occupying forces in Georgia
Date: WEDNESDAY, 22 NOVEMBER 2023
Speaker: Markéta Gregorová
Country: France
Language: EN

I do not make differences between one forcefully taken innocent life or thousands. It should be met with an equally strong reaction. When Russian troops started to shoot our Ukrainian neighbours, we were quick to react and sanction. There is another occupied country in our neighbourhood whose citizens get murdered and abducted by Russia. Is Georgia further? Yes. Does it matter? No. I urge the Council to add to the next sanction package or to a new one, those responsible for the death of Tamaz and for the suffering of Georgians. Kremlin wants them to live in fear, to give up their European path. Give them courage, and Putin will lose.
Debate: The killing of Tamaz Ginturi, a Georgian citizen, by Russia’s occupying forces in Georgia
Date: WEDNESDAY, 22 NOVEMBER 2023
Speaker: Anna Fotyga
Country: Denmark
Language: EN

Tamaz Ginturi, a veteran of war waged by Russia on Georgia in 2008, was killed by Russian forces near the administrative boundary line while heading to church with his companion, who was later captured and detained. We name in the resolution names of other victims, but our call is to establish the EU sanction list, similar to Otkhozoria-Tatunashvili, the Georgian list, that is to lead us in imposing sanctions for these kinds of actions against civilians and the ordinary people of Georgia, patriots of this country.
Debate: The killing of Tamaz Ginturi, a Georgian citizen, by Russia’s occupying forces in Georgia
Date: WEDNESDAY, 22 NOVEMBER 2023
Speaker: Ryszard Czarnecki
Political group: ECR
Country: France
Language: PL

Dobrze, że w tej sprawie mówimy jednym głosem. Ale też trzeba jasno powiedzieć, że musimy mieć dla państw, które chcą do nas przyjść, a są dawnymi republikami postsowieckimi, specjalny plan, tak aby siły prorosyjskie tam słabły, a siły proeuropejskie tam się wzmacniały. I myślę, że to może być elementem podziękowania dla tych Gruzinów, którzy zginęli w walce o wolność.
Debate: The killing of Tamaz Ginturi, a Georgian citizen, by Russia’s occupying forces in Georgia
Date: WEDNESDAY, 22 NOVEMBER 2023
Speaker: Michaela Šojdrová
Political group: PPE
Country: Greece
Language: EN

Madam President, colleagues, on 8 November, the Commission recommended to grant a candidate status to Georgia. Two days before this announcement, a Georgian citizen, Tamaz Ginturi, was killed by Russian occupying forces. He was shot dead for driving a car in his home country after visiting a cemetery and church. Another lost life in the evil of Russia. This is a sad example of how Russia is casting its shadow also over countries such as Georgia. It also represents an imminent threat to the integration process of this country. Currently, 20% of Georgia’s internationally recognised territory is under Russian military occupation. We once again repeat our support for Georgia’s sovereignty and territorial integrity under the international recognised border. Russia must fulfil the obligation under the 2008 ceasefire agreement and withdraw its troops from the country. We demand the release of all Georgian citizens in the illegal custody of the occupation regime, and to impose targeted sanctions on those responsible.
Debate: The killing of Tamaz Ginturi, a Georgian citizen, by Russia’s occupying forces in Georgia
Date: WEDNESDAY, 22 NOVEMBER 2023
Speaker: Jiří Pospíšil
Political group: PPE
Country: Netherlands
Language: CS

Paní předsedající, já chci poděkovat kolegům, že vraždu Tamaze Ginturiho jasně interpretují v souvislostech chování putinovského Ruska. Ginturi je obětí putinovského Ruska stejně jako tisíce a dnes možná desetitisíce ukrajinských civilistů, kteří jsou zavražděni tímto šíleným režimem. My musíme vnímat, jak se Rusko chová v oblastech zemí bývalého Sovětského svazu, jak se snaží tyto země destabilizovat, podporovat tam různé nedemokratické režimy anebo přímo na ně útočí, viz případ Ukrajiny. Ginturi je obětí Putina, je obětí putinovského Ruska. Takto je třeba to vnímat a pořád připomínat. Protože pokud zapomeneme, co Putin a Rusko dělá, může bohužel dojít k tomu, že Putin vyhraje, porazí Ukrajinu a začne bezprostředně přímo ohrožovat Evropu a Evropskou unii.
Debate: The killing of Tamaz Ginturi, a Georgian citizen, by Russia’s occupying forces in Georgia
Date: WEDNESDAY, 22 NOVEMBER 2023
Speaker: Dubravka Šuica
Language: EN

Local communities continue to suffer from humanitarian challenges and human rights violations. The killing of Tamaz Ginturi is yet another blatant violent violation of human rights committed by Russian Federation border guards in Georgia. This adds to the list of Russia’s illegal activities in the Georgian-occupied breakaway regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, and demonstrates the deterioration of the human rights situation there. Such actions include fencing along South Ossetia administrative boundary line, repeated and protracted closures of crossing points, as well as the use of force and illegal and arbitrary detentions of Georgian citizens.  Russia’s effective control of South Ossetia and Abkhazia continues to violate several provisions of the European Convention of Human Rights. This was underlined by the European Court of Human Rights’ judgment in the interstate case concerning the armed conflict between Georgia and the Russian Federation in August 2008. Since October 2008, the European Union has been fully engaged in conflict resolution efforts in Georgia. It has done so in the capacity of co-chair in the Geneva international discussions and through the efforts of the European Union’s Special Representative.  The European Union monitoring mission, present in Georgia for 15 years now, remains the only legitimate international presence on the ground. The mission has played a central role, among others, in enabling the communication among the parties involved, deescalating tensions on the ground and monitoring the situation following the killing and illegal detention of two Georgian citizens.  The European Union reconfirms its commitment to stabilisation and conflict resolution in Georgia and reiterates its firm support to the independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of Georgia within its internationally recognised borders. We urge all parts of this conflict to engage constructively in the discussions to achieve the full implementation of the six-point agreement of 2008, and we urge Russia to fulfil all its obligations. The European Union’s Special Representative will insist once again on the European Union’s expectations during the Geneva international discussions this December.