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". – Mr President, this is not the first time that a resolution on Burma has been put before this Parliament. Only a few months ago, a joint resolution condemning the gross violation of human rights in that country was passed unanimously. Unfortunately, as is often the case when dealing with totalitarian regimes, the Burmese dictatorship took only minimal notice of that resolution. The brutality and repression practised by the Burmese military against their own people has continued unabated and serious human rights abuses, including rape and pillage by government soldiers, have continued to take place.
Furthermore, an estimated 1 000 political prisoners are still being held illegally and, on 2 November, 10 prominent human rights democracy and peace activists were given a total of 756 years in sentences. Needless to say, their trials were totally unfair; they were denied representation by lawyers of their choice and prevented from having access to their families.
So the Burmese dictators leave us with no option but to proceed with a tougher resolution, such as the one before us today. Amongst other things, we call on the UN Security Council urgently to address the situation in Burma and we insist that the EU’s common policy on Burma be strengthened by taking certain practical punitive measures. The resolution also calls for a high-ranking EU envoy to be appointed to work towards securing the release of political prisoners, helping in humanitarian issues and generally assisting and bringing about the much-needed democratic reforms in that nation.
Let us hope that the Burmese dictators will, on this occasion, take more serious note of our condemnations and concerns and that they will proceed speedily along the only logical avenue open to them, which is the one that leads to the democratisation of their long-suffering country."@en1
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