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Ladies and gentlemen, Mr Frattini, I very much appreciated your speech and in particular your assurances to the Chamber that no EU country is involved in this outrage. You will understand, however, that we shall not feel safe until we are certain that no EU country is involved in the disgraceful decision to host detention centres in which detainees are subject to inhuman acts of cruelty and torture.
Let there be no doubt: we all stand shoulder to shoulder with countries that have suffered directly from violent acts of terrorism, such as the United States, Spain, the United Kingdom, or any other. We share the determination to combat international terrorism, but feel that every step must be taken in respect of human rights and the primacy of the rule of law.
Contrary to what some people might think, this is not a sign of our weakness, but rather of our resoluteness. It lends international legitimacy to the fight against terrorism, by setting out clearly what separates us from the terrorists, namely respect for human life and for people’s fundamental rights.
Mr Frattini referred to the international axis, to which all EU countries are committed. The international rules in the various conventions are clear on the circumstances of detention, and on the obligation to give prisoners a fair trial, in front of a competent, impartial and independent court. It is disturbing that almost four years after the UN first requested access to the Guantanamo prison to investigate human rights, this continues to be refused by the US authorities or subject to unacceptable conditions, as reiterated by Mr Rumsfeld a few days ago.
Once again, as we saw with regard to the Echelon report, there is a difference between the behaviour of the US administration and the Senate. Mr Frattini rightly praised the Council and the initiative of the Committee on Legal Affairs. At this point, I should like to highlight two US Senate initiatives that I wholeheartedly welcome. The first is that of Senator John McCain, which strengthens prisoners’ rights, and the second was proposed by Senator John Kerry, to launch an investigation into the revelations of secret prisons in which torture is apparently permitted, something that we condemn in the strongest terms."@en1
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