Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2004-01-29-Speech-4-127"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2004-01-29"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Award of the Sakharov Prize2
dcterms:Language	"fr"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20040129.5.4-127"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2004-01-29-Speech-4-1282
lpv:speaker	lp:Gianfranco Dell'alba2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; AFCO (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 member; Delegation for relations with the People's Republic of China (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3 substitute; BUDG (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Temporary committee on improving safety at sea (2003-11-20--2004-04-21)3 member; NA (2001-10-03--2004-07-19)3 member; CONT (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 member; Conference of Presidents (2002-01-15--2004-07-19)3 unknown; Lista Emma Bonino (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Secretary-General, on behalf of the Italian Radical Party Members, I should like, first and foremost, to echo the tributes paid to the memory of Sergio Vieira de Mello and all of those who perished with him. Secretary-General, we welcome your call for a Europe that is more open to immigration by men and women who have fled their countries in a bid to escape poverty and very often dictatorship. In welcoming them, we need to tackle the root causes that drive them to leave their countries. With this in mind, we very much appreciated your spelling out an idea several months ago that is both simple and revolutionary. ‘Democracy and human rights, though distinct concepts, are closely interlinked. Democracy, as a human right in itself, is implied in Article 21 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, but it only functions in its fullest sense when other human rights are respected.’ We wholeheartedly agree with you, Secretary-General: democracy is a universal value to which every human being has a right and this is the challenge that we need to take up in the Middle East, in Africa and elsewhere. Secretary-General, in this connection, before concluding, allow me to mention the issue of the appointment of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. As you know, on the initiative of the Italian Presidency a European candidate has been put forward, a Member of this Parliament. This candidate has the support of the President of the European Commission and of key figures from all of the Union’s institutions as well as from other countries and regional groups. The fact that we have put forward a candidate signals Europe’s commitment to promoting and strengthening human rights, the rule of law and democracy wherever they are violated. Secretary-General, I would venture to hope that you will select this candidate."@en1

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