Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2003-06-02-Speech-1-053"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2003-06-02"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:One-minute speeches on matters of political importance2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20030602.5.1-053"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2003-06-02-Speech-1-0542
lpv:speaker	lp:Koldo Gorostiaga Atxalandabaso2
lpv:spoken text	"Mr President, respect for human rights has proven to be the most effective mechanism for democracy anywhere. This formula asks for an improvement of the actual implementation of the rule of law, meaning respect for such fundamental freedoms as political association and peaceful assembly, the independence of the judiciary, the right to a fair trial and the exclusion of all forms of torture and ill-treatment. This must apply everywhere, the Basque country included. Now, in a telegraphic manner, I shall put forward some other recent outstanding events concerning human rights in the Basque country, in addition to those you mentioned, Mr President: Last Wednesday, 28 May 2003, the suicide of a young Basque in a French prison; the case of Jesús María Etxebarría, who has already lost 20 kg and is in the 41st day of his hunger strike; the refusal of several Basque prisoners to use the toilets for almost two months in order to attract the public's attention to their situation – Mr President, you will remember Bobby Sands and his colleagues; the arrest and imprisonment of the Mayor of Ondarrua, Loren Arkotxa, and other elected representatives of Udalbiltza; the Amnesty International report 2003, which refers to the period from January to December 2002, during which Spain kept prisoners incommunicado, a situation which facilitates torture; resolutions of the Bilbao and San Sebastian Lawyers' Associations, denouncing ill treatment in police headquarters; and the banning of 225 local lists of candidates for the municipal elections. Apparently, it makes no sense in this House to mention the outlawing of Batasuna."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	unknown; Euskal Herritarrok (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; EMPL (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Committee on Development and Cooperation (2003-03-12--2004-07-19)3 member; Committee on Women's Rights and Equal Opportunities (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 member; NA (1999-07-21--2004-07-19)3 member; Delegation for relations with the countries of Central America and Mexico (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Gorostiaga Atxalandabaso (NI )."1

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