Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2007-12-11-Speech-2-268"
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"Mr President, I should like to say how glad I am that my country, Poland, decided to withdraw its reservation regarding establishing World Day Against the Death Penalty. Not only does this decision accurately reflect the feelings of the Polish people, but it also allows the Union to speak with one voice.
With regard to the report before us, I welcome its Chapter 4.5, entitled Women’s Rights and Gender Equality. It is good that the European Commission included gender equality and women’s rights amongst its priorities and action frameworks for 2010. Every Member State must now keep these issues in mind and take them into account in all political initiatives and cooperative actions aimed at development.
We would do well to consider the situation on the ground with regard to these issues. Can we really feel satisfied when we hear what is actually happening? I could refer for instance to a 24-year-old Iranian woman named Delaram Ali who was sentenced to 32 months in jail and 10 lashes simply because she took part in a demonstration against the persecution of women. In addition, in July of this year, the bodies of 42 women were found in Basra. How do we react to the fact that those women were murdered simply because they had failed to cover their heads or had worn make-up? Surely we cannot condone the needless deaths of those women?"@en1
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