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dcterms:Date	"2004-12-02"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Situation in Colombia2
dcterms:Language	"es"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20041202.5.4-036"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2004-12-02-Speech-4-0372
lpv:speaker	lp:José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-neyra2
lpv:spokenAs	unknown; Partido Popular (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 member; AFET (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 substitute; SEDE (2004-07-27--2007-01-14)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Mexico Joint Parliamentary Committee (2004-09-29--2009-07-13)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with the countries of Central America (2004-10-12--2007-03-13)3 substitute; AFCO (2004-07-22--2007-01-14)3 vice-chair; Delegation for relations with Mercosur (2004-09-21--2007-03-13)3 member_of_the_bureau; EPP-ED (2004-08-31--2009-07-13)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with the countries of the Andean Community (2004-09-29--2007-03-13)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with the NATO Parliamentary Assembly (2004-09-16--2007-03-13)3
lpv:translated text	". Mr President, it is clear that the human rights situation in Colombia is far from perfect, and it is also clear that the European Parliament must contribute to the cause of peace and to promoting human rights and the recommendations of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights. These recommendations are often addressed not just to the Colombian Government, but also to the armed parties, such as the paramilitaries, the FARC and the ELN; organisations which appear on the European Union’s list of terrorist organisations. It is in fact the FARC who have been responsible for more than 6 000 kidnaps and more than 300 murders over recent years and also for anti-personnel mines, which regrettably kill an average of two people every day in Colombia, of which 40% are civilians; and of that 40%, half are children. President Uribe has implemented a democratic security policy which has promoted a whole series of improvements. Over recent years, there has been a 26% reduction in kidnaps, and the murder rate is the lowest for 18 years, but very many mayors are being threatened. We must not forget that President Uribe has been one of the few Heads of State to come to this Parliament, to appear in plenary and who, furthermore, has appeared before the committee in order hold a frank dialogue with Members on the human rights situation in his country. This dialogue has been continued by the Vice-President, who comes every year to speak with non-governmental organisations and to inform them of the progress being made by the Government in this field. Mr President, I would like to say that only through ignorance and bad faith could we fail to recognise the progress made over recent years as a result of the Colombian Government’s policy. It is clear that our Parliament must support the cause of human rights, that the Government can and must do more, but it is also clear that the perpetrators of extortion, of murder, of blackmail and those who are producing the victims are the terrorist organisations – the FARC and the ELN – and we must be relentless in our pursuit of these organisations, who are the real perpetrators of wilful violations of human rights in that country."@en1

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