Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2002-03-14-Speech-4-171"
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"Mr President, you will understand that, as a member of the Greens, it is particularly moving to be presenting this resolution as co-author, since Ingrid Bétancour is still currently being detained by members of the FARC, the violent paramilitary gang which has previously carried out assassinations of trade unionists or representatives of social movements from Colombian society. My fellow Members have reiterated how much the Colombian people need peace and tranquillity, rather than this type of action.
Today, we still do not have any news regarding Mrs Bétancour’s situation which could put our minds at rest. The governments involved and the Commission must therefore try to obtain some information and assist in Mrs Bétancour’s release. But apart from this, as other speakers have said, we must welcome the statement by President Pastrana, who stated that he wanted to step up his fight against this type of action and provide effective guarantees for the security of the civil society in Colombia.
It is perfectly clear that, if President Pastrana leaves the door to negotiations open, then these negotiations must relate to the respect of human rights and restoring order in Colombia so that genuine democracy can finally be established in this country.
The European Union must therefore provide greater support for cooperation efforts, which will improve the human rights situation, and it must ensure that the European aid achieves its objective, in other words to assist civil society in Colombia."@en1
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