Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2003-10-23-Speech-4-194"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2003-10-23"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Nepal2
dcterms:Language	"nl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20031023.9.4-194"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2003-10-23-Speech-4-1952
lpv:speaker	lp:Nelly Maes2
lpv:spokenAs	vice-chair; G/EFA (2002-01-08--2004-07-19)3 unknown; België Spirit (2002-01-08--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Slovak Republic Joint Parliamentary Committee (2002-02-07--2004-04-30)3 member; Members from the European Parliament to the Joint Parliamentary Assembly of the Agreement between the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and the European Union (ACP-EU) (2002-02-06--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Committee on Development and Cooperation (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 member; Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, Commissioner, the population of Nepal has known poverty and a ruthless caste system for centuries, and a government that has not been able to offer any solutions. This formed a fertile breeding ground for a Maoist insurgency, which claimed 7 000 lives. In January of this year, a ceasefire was agreed, which came to an end in August, but the negotiations then ended immediately. Since then, again according to the sources available to me, there have been more than 800 deaths, mainly Maoists and poor farmers and villagers. The deaths, on 13 October, of four students caught in the crossfire between Maoists and the army are the latest outrage. The government of Nepal receives supplies of arms from the United States on a massive scale, aid from India, military aid from the United Kingdom and other countries, and supplies of arms from Belgium, which even amended its Arms Act in order to be able to supply those arms. More than half of the revenues on which the country survives are now derived from foreign aid. The government lacks any democratic legitimacy; power rests with the King and the army. Thanks to those supplies of arms, the government has evidently chosen to halt the dialogue and to opt for what is known as the military solution: stamping out the rebels and so-called rebels – poor villagers – by force of arms. Human rights are trampled on with impunity in the process, as the British representative, Sir Jeffrey James, found on the scene. Every possible means must be employed in an attempt to get the parties back around the negotiating table. Supplies of arms must cease, and those who think that arms can effect a solution here will see nothing but the total destruction of the country. Even more children will be tricked into leaving their homes and recruited as child soldiers; even more farmers will be shot dead in their fields; there will be even more killing in general. In the meanwhile, this people has become so weary. We now have a delegation there. Will we now take genuine action there, and also harness our efforts to bring about a return to peace? Or will we continue to give aid with one hand and supply weapons with the other, whilst closing our eyes to the fact that the government is, of course, using that money to pay for those weapons? I wonder what kind of hypocritical game we are playing."@en1

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