Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2007-02-12-Speech-1-152"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2007-02-12"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Women in Turkey (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"pl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20070212.15.1-152"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2007-02-12-Speech-1-1532
lpv:speaker	lp:Lidia Joanna Geringer de Oedenberg2
lpv:spokenAs	member; PES (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 vice-chair; JURI (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Croatia Joint Parliamentary Committee (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)3 substitute; BUDG (2007-01-31--2007-02-13)3 substitute; Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (2006-11-09--2009-07-13)3 unknown; Sojusz Lewicy Demokratycznej - Unia Pracy (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 member; Delegation for relations with the countries of South Asia and the South Asia Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) (2004-09-15--2007-03-13)3 substitute; FEMM (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 substitute; Delegation to the Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly (2006-11-09--2007-03-14)3 substitute; PETI (2007-01-31--2007-11-27)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, the lack of female involvement in Turkey’s social, economic and political life is mainly the result of a lack of proper access to education. While appreciating the changes that have been made, it needs to be said that there is still a high level of illiteracy among girls and women in Turkey. Estimates provided by UNICEF show that every year between 600 000 and 800 000 Turkish girls do not attend school because their families forbid it or because just getting to school is difficult. However, Turkish women face other problems as well. Violence against women is common, and honour killings as well as forced marriages violate the fundamental human right to make one’s own decisions about one’s life. In some parts of south-eastern Turkey, girls are not even registered at birth, as a result of which they are deprived of rights such as access to education or health services. Women play a very small role in Turkey’s political life, and the Turkish parliament does not have a permanent committee on women’s rights and equality. The Turkish Government must implement women’s rights legislation as soon as possible so that those rights can be effectively implemented in practice. Public institutions such as the courts, the police and the health system must guarantee to protect and afford all assistance to women reporting violence against them. The social partners should also play an important role by promoting the rights of women and organising debates or courses to promote the image of women as equal citizens of Turkey with an important role to play in their country’s economic and political life. Finally I would like to congratulate Mrs Bozkurt on her important report, which I hope will contribute to further positive changes in the situation of women in Turkey."@en1

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