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Mr President, East Timor formally gained independence in 1975. However, the country was then immediately occupied by Indonesia and its left-wing, Islamic dictatorship. This small Catholic country with a population of 300 000 remained under cruel enemy occupation for 25 years. After regaining independence, it continued to be the subject of various international conflicts
because of its natural resources.
East Timor must be supported by international organisations and the United Nations mission must continue. This mission should not be limited to 130 soldiers, but should involve as many troops as are necessary to protect East Timor’s weary Catholic population from social unrest and conflict.
Ladies and gentlemen, if one bears in mind that the murderous regime of Gadaffi, the murderous regime of Castro and other murderous regimes joined the United Nations Commission on Human Rights, one can only wonder whether these international organisations wield enough authority. The regimes mentioned above are all members of the Commission on Human Rights.
If we also take into account the fact that our Parliament, which should lead by example, is once again today debating same-sex marriage and that one of the Member States of the European Union has decided to grant civil rights to great apes, then we may surely wonder if we have sufficient authority to assist those people who are most persecuted and who suffer the most. They are people who truly have more pressing concerns than those which are often debated in this House."@en1
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