Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2007-12-13-Speech-4-201"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2007-12-13"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Justice for the "Comfort Women"2
dcterms:Language	"es"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20071213.29.4-201"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2007-12-13-Speech-4-2022
lpv:speaker	lp:Raül Romeva i Rueda2
lpv:spokenAs	member; DROI (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 substitute; PECH (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 substitute; SEDE (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 vice-chair; FEMM (2007-02-01--2009-07-13)3 member; Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly (2007-05-23--2009-07-13)3 vice-chair; Delegation for relations with the countries of Central America (2007-03-14--2009-07-13)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Mexico Joint Parliamentary Committee (2007-03-27--2009-07-13)3 member; G/EFA (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with the countries of South Asia (2007-03-15--2009-07-13)3 member; AFET (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 unknown; Iniciativa Per Catalunya Verds - Esquerra Unida í Alternativa (2005-01-27--2009-07-13)3 substitute; Delegation to the Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)3
lpv:translated text	"Madam President, I have to say that, as the driving force behind this resolution, I am particularly satisfied that finally we have found the space and sufficient consensus to table it, because I sincerely believe that the subject deserved this, and much more. We are talking about almost 200 000 women, euphemistically known as ‘comfort women who were forced to be sexual slaves during and before the Second World War by the Japanese Imperial Army. After 62 years, the survivors are still seeking justice. During their lives they have suffered from poor physical and mental health, isolation and shame, and often extreme poverty. So far the Japanese Government has not complied with international rules on reparation, which include restitution, compensation, rehabilitation and satisfaction, including full disclosure, apology and guaranteeing that the action will not be repeated. This is particularly significant given that Japan is one of the main donors of aid in post-war times. There was, therefore, an urgent need to react and to point out, as the survivors do, that truth must be linked to justice, and that an apology is empty if it is not accompanied by an acceptance of responsibility. I would like to stress that this is not only about the rights of an individual victim, but about collective rights, which bring with them the responsibility to remember, so that this type of violation does not happen again. This means that we must ask the Japanese to conduct an exercise in historical honesty and not only acknowledge the facts but apologise on behalf of their predecessors, and to compensate the victims. Finally, I would like to express my great respect and recognition for the women who had and continue to have the courage to speak out and demand justice, and for the organisations like Amnesty International that are supporting them on this journey."@en1

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