Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2006-04-06-Speech-4-160"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2006-04-06"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Iraq: Assyrian community, situation in prisons in Iraq (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20060406.26.4-160"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2006-04-06-Speech-4-1612
lpv:speaker	lp:Baroness Nicholson Of Winterbourne2
lpv:spoken text	". Mr President, the motion in front of you focuses on two key issues of human rights, where two particularly vulnerable groups are gravely at risk in modern-day Iraq. The first issue is that of religious minorities, the second is that of prisoners. Turning to the religious minorities, there have been extensive assaults recently on Christians and the concomitant lack of aid for the refugees who have fled – who happen to be Christians and Assyrians – into nearby Syria and Jordan. Let me say immediately that religious persecution is non-Islamic. The Prophet Mohammed, peace be upon him, declared that Christians would be the best friends of his followers, the Muslims. In the Holy Koran there are clear statements of respect for other faiths. Those who are carrying out these assaults are anarchists: they misuse the name of Islam for their anarchical aim to restore dictatorship with themselves in power. What can we do? We can urge, as we do in our strong and powerful resolution, the current government at all levels of Iraq to protect religious minorities and – in this resolution – most particularly the Assyrian Christians. We in the European Union could provide support and call upon the international community to provide support for the refugees now numbering hundreds of thousands, I understand, in neighbouring countries such as Syria and Jordan. I urge you to support this resolution. On the second issue – that of prisoners’ rights – let us remind everyone that the rule of law demands respect for the law on the rights of prisoners. That is something that all of the international community knows, as does the new Iraqi Government. Let us demand, therefore, that the rights of political and other prisoners are fully respected and let the European Union support the establishment of the rule of law from top to bottom, a justice system to support the Iraqi-elected Government."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	unknown; Liberal Democrat Party (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 member; Delegation for relations with Iran (2004-09-15--2007-03-13)3 member; DROI (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 member; Delegation to the Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)3 member; ALDE (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 vice-chair; AFET (2004-07-22--2007-01-14)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with the Mashreq countries (2004-09-15--2007-03-13)3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Nicholson of Winterbourne (ALDE ),"1 "author"1

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