Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2003-02-13-Speech-4-157"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2003-02-13"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Human rights in Zimbabwe2
dcterms:Language	"nl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20030213.9.4-157"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2003-02-13-Speech-4-1582
lpv:speaker	lp:Bas Belder2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; Delegation to the EU-Romania Joint Parliamentary Committee (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 member; EDD (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 substitute; AFCO (2002-09-25--2004-07-19)3 member; Delegation for relations with the Member States of ASEAN, south-east Asia and the Republic of Korea (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3 unknown; ChristenUnie - Staatkundig Gereformeerde Parti (2002-03-18--2004-07-19)3 vice-chair; Delegation for relations with the United States (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3 member; Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"State terrorism combined with corruption and drought are converging to create a national catastrophe. The situation in Zimbabwe once again calls for an urgent debate. Some 7.2 million Zimbabweans, more than half the population, are living on the brink of starvation. The shocking aspect in all of this is the fact that the government is abusing the distribution of food as a weapon in its fight against its political opponents. Fear currently prevails in the country. As the economic crisis worsens, government repression is plumbing new depths. Increasing numbers of cases of torture are being reported, including such things as the administration of electric shocks, poisoning and rape. Being a supporter of the MDC is in itself life-threatening. This is true of its leaders even more than of its sympathisers. Morgan Tsvangirai, Welshman Ncube and Renson Gasela were recently accused of high treason for spurious reasons. Against this sinister background, it is absolutely shocking that France has now invited this dictator to the Franco-African Summit conference in Paris. The excuse that the summit starts on 19 February while the sanctions were originally in force until 18 February sounds lame. On the basis of paragraph 12, therefore, I vigorously condemn this unilateral element in French policy. It is not, at the moment, the only one. Finally I would like to endorse the agreement that has at last been reached within the European Union on the extension of the sanctions by 12 months, but not without putting on record my protest against the French approach. I call on the Council and Commission to unanimously implement the renewed sanctions in full without tolerating any opt outs."@en1

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