Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2009-10-22-Speech-4-255"

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dcterms:Date	"2009-10-22"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Sri Lanka2
dcterms:Language	"pl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20091022.24.4-255"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2009-10-22-Speech-4-2562
lpv:speaker	lp:Lidia Joanna Geringer de Oedenberg2
lpv:spokenAs	quaestor; European Parliament (2009-07-15--2012-01-16)3 substitute; BUDG (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3 member; Delegation for relations with the countries of South Asia (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 unknown; Sojusz Lewicy Demokratycznej (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Croatia Joint Parliamentary Committee (2009-09-16--2013-06-30)3 member; PETI (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3 member; Parliament's Bureau (2009-07-15--2012-01-16)3 member; S&D (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 member; Quaestors (2009-07-15--2012-01-16)3 substitute; Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 member; JURI (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3 substitute; Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union for the Mediterranean (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, in May this year, after the government’s victory over the Tamil Tigers, it appeared that the civil war in Sri Lanka had finally come to an end after many years. In reality, however, there are, unfortunately, still many problems that need to be resolved in the country. The government is keeping more than 250 000 people in camps on political grounds, not even giving access to humanitarian organisations. It represses the media. In September this year, the Supreme Court in Colombo sentenced a journalist to 20 years’ imprisonment, which the EU Presidency regarded as a threat to freedom of speech and which was roundly condemned. One huge obstacle to the country’s development are the anti-personnel mines which are a threat to the life and health of people. Sri Lanka has still not joined the Ottawa Convention banning anti-personnel mines. Signing this document would certainly help to resolve this problem and would, at the same time, allow the country to apply for assistance for the victims of landmines and speed up the mine removal campaign, which has been operating since 2003 with little effect. The citizens of Sri Lanka deserve true democracy and a decent life."@en1
lpv:videoURI	<go to Events_and_structure europarl>2

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