Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2002-04-11-Speech-4-149"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2002-04-11"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Human rights2
dcterms:Language	"es"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20020411.8.4-149"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2002-04-11-Speech-4-1502
lpv:speaker	lp:Isidoro Sánchez García2
lpv:spokenAs	member_of_the_bureau; ELDR (1999-07-20--2003-03-19)3 unknown; Coalicion Canaria (1999-07-20--2003-03-19)3 member; Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism (2002-01-17--2003-03-19)3 substitute; AGRI (2002-01-17--2003-03-19)3 member; Delegation for relations with the countries of Central America and Mexico (2002-02-07--2003-03-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, we can see that human rights are still a current issue; today, we are talking about human rights in a Central American country close to our hearts, at a time, furthermore, when the International Criminal Court is finally being established. A few days ago I read an article, written by a Central American liberal, that I believe is relevant today. He said that Central America is an area of natural disasters, situated on a fault line, that every now and then knocks down cities and buries entire populations. It seems, however, that the region is also under threat from another kind of fault, one of moral order, where impunity appears to protect certain heartless individuals. A 2001 report by Transparency International, a German NGO that monitors and condemns government corruption worldwide, states that Guatemala is in a situation in which the democratic system is discredited to the point where its institutions are in danger. We in this House today condemn human rights violations in Guatemala, which are on the increase and, as Mr Pomés has just pointed out, affect workers, journalists and politicians, amongst others. We regret the abuses committed by certain economic agents, who see nothing wrong in using arms trafficking, drugs trafficking, money laundering and even kidnapping to increase their wealth. We in this House would ask the Guatemalan government to monitor and sanction clandestine groups, to guarantee citizens’ safety and to allow justice to be done, by investigating crimes that have been committed for some time now. Impunity will only be brought to an end when the judiciary is independent and free, when international pressure is increased and when punishment is universal so that crimes do not go unpunished. In this way, democracy will also be strengthened."@en1

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