Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2007-06-06-Speech-3-116"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2007-06-06"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:United Nations Human Rights Council (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"pl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20070606.14.3-116"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2007-06-06-Speech-3-1172
lpv:speaker	lp:Józef Pinior2
lpv:spokenAs	member; DEVE (2007-01-31--2007-09-02)3 substitute; AFET (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 member; Delegation for relations with the United States (2007-03-14--2009-07-13)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with Australia and New Zealand (2007-03-14--2009-07-13)3 member; PES (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 vice-chair; DROI (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with India (2007-03-15--2009-07-13)3 unknown; Socjaldemokracja Polska (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, it is now more than a year since the European Parliament cautiously welcomed the creation of the UN Human Rights Council to replace the discredited Commission on Human Rights. We hoped that the new Council would become an institution that would help reform the UN and that it would make a determined effort to ensure greater respect for human rights the world over. The European Union, the Member States and European Parliament delegations have all been actively involved in the work of the Council. It is now time to assess the first year of the Council’s operations. Unfortunately, it has to be recognised that so far the creation of this new Council has not marked a turning point in the UN’s activities in the area of human rights. The interests of various countries still take precedence over the defence of threatened fundamental rights and freedoms. This can best be illustrated by the Human Rights Council’s inability to respond appropriately to the situation in Darfur. A report on the tragic situation in that region was adopted in March, yet the Council as a whole was unable to draw logical conclusions from that report and deal with the problem of the Sudanese authorities' political responsibility for the political situation in that country. It is also the case that the Council has condemned Israel eight times. This demonstrates the imbalance in the Council’s work and its political bias. The fifth session of the Council is due to commence in a few days’ time. A European Parliament delegation will be present. The Netherlands, Slovenia and Italy have now joined the Council. Another European country to become a member is Bosnia-Hercegovina. Belarus, currently governed by Mr Lukaszenko’s authoritarian regime, has not been elected to the Council in order to avoid controversy. We should ensure that Member States of the European Union become more involved in the work of the Council so that the latter is transformed into a body truly devoted to achieving respect for fundamental freedoms. At stake are an effective human rights policy in the contemporary world and UN reform. So too is the credibility of the European Union itself, and we would do well to remember that."@en1

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