Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2008-01-17-Speech-4-200"
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"en.20080117.21.4-200"2
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"Madam President, the progressive deterioration of the situation regarding respect for human rights in Egypt is causing increasing concern.
Changes to the constitution have facilitated violations of human rights. On the pretext of the need to provide protection against terrorist attacks and in connection with the alleged problem involving the smuggling of weapons into the Gaza Strip, additional powers have been vested in the Secret Service. It is now easier for the latter to evade responsibility for the use of torture. Repression on the grounds of religious belief, arrests and prolonged detention without proper trial are being resorted to ever more frequently.
Organisations like Amnesty International, which monitor respect for human rights, have drawn attention to the international community’s indifference towards the situation. I call on the European Commission to consider effective methods of bringing pressure to bear on the Egyptian authorities in order to halt this process."@en1
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