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"On 10 December, the 60
anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights will be commemorated all over the world. His Holiness the Dalai Lama will pay a visit to our Parliament tomorrow. China is one of the countries that have signed the Declaration, yet violate the human rights of men, women and children.
As the Chairwoman of the Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality, I want to remind you of the one-child policy, which provides clear evidence of the totalitarian and undemocratic nature of the regime in China. This policy clearly violates a number of human rights. Let me mention just a few of them: the killing of girls who are unwanted in the context of sex selection, trafficking in human beings and sexual slavery, stealing of children, denial of the legal existence of children from second and further pregnancies, abandoned children, violence against pregnant women, forced abortions, post-abortion problems, and women’s suicides. The democratic world should clearly express its reservations about China’s policy and monitor ..."@en1
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