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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2002-03-14"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Colombia2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20020314.8.4-172"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2002-03-14-Speech-4-1732
lpv:speaker	lp:John Walls Cushnahan2
lpv:spoken text	"Mr President, it is difficult for any of us in this House to comprehend why one human being should kill another, and yet in Colombia members of guerrilla and paramilitary groups kill each other and thousands of civilians without qualms, and in some cases with relish. This resulted in over 400 massacres in 1999. Sadly, for those 400 massacres committed by the government, paramilitary groups and guerrilla groups, not one person was brought to trial. The ordinary people of Colombia live and suffer in an environment of oppression caused not only by these paramilitary and guerrilla groups, but often at the hands of a government which is either unwilling or unable to protect them. As a body that has consistently upheld fundamental human rights and social justice, we need to do what we can to contribute towards bringing peace to a country that has been living under the horrors of civil war for over four decades. In our individual Member States, and collectively as the European Union, we must exert whatever pressure we can to bring the government and FARC back to the negotiating table, under a real ceasefire agreement genuinely observed by all parties to the conflict. We must also support those groups working for peace within Colombia, which have provided a safe haven for civilians but have recently been under attack from the AUC and FARC. Additionally we must persuade the United States to fund peace initiatives rather than simply giving more money to the Colombian Government for military and drug eradication purposes. The people of Colombia are tired of the fighting. We, as a democratically elected forum, must use our moral authority to help the people of Colombia in their struggle to bring to an end the conflict in their country."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	unknown; Fine Gael Party (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3,3 member; Delegation for relations with the countries of South Asia and the South Asia Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3,3 member; EPP-ED (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3,3 member; Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3,3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Cushnahan (PPE-DE )."1

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