Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2003-03-13-Speech-4-156"
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"Mr President, I read about this case last year and did the only thing that I could do. I raised it in my group. We discussed it in the group and with other groups in this Parliament and passed a motion for a resolution on the plight of Amina Lawal. The motion clearly sets out what we believe the government of Nigeria must do, in accordance with its international obligations and the requirements of its own federal constitution. It must use its legitimate power to protect Amina Lawal and other Nigerian women in similar situations from this cruel, degrading and inhumane treatment under Sharia law.
We recognise the sovereignty of the Nigerian people and their federal government and we are increasingly aware that there is a global community and every citizen of the global community is entitled to our solidarity and respect. I remember that when the Berlin Wall came down an African leader lamented the fact that the European Union had now turned to the East like a man looking at a gorgeous new girl that had appeared and Africa was going to be forgotten and left on the shelf.
When we have completed the process of enlargement, we will be economically and politically more powerful. We can return our attention to Africa and, while recognising the sovereignty of the African nations, we have to say that there will be conditions attached to our development aid. We must remember this and similar cases and the plight of all women under Sharia law in the African continent.
We are not trying to impose our will on any sovereign state, but we will tell them that there is a price to pay. Africa needs our help and we will give it generously, but Africa must reciprocate by treating its citizens humanely."@en1
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