Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2010-06-17-Speech-4-165"
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"I endorsed the report on EU policies in favour of human rights defenders.
We are all responsible for upholding human rights. This is a condition of membership of the European Union. Unfortunately, not all the governments of Member States are aware of this. This is why implementation of EU guidelines on human rights defenders is going too slowly and is not effective enough.
EU delegations to third countries should prepare local strategies in this area and present them to the European Parliament as quickly as possible, in order to coordinate a common EU strategy in favour of human rights defenders. I appeal for promotion and protection of human rights defenders at all levels and in all aspects and instruments of European Union foreign policy.
Human rights defenders must feel clearly that they are supported and protected by Union law. In the context of the strategy under discussion, I would also like to stress the need to give consideration to the issue of gender when implementing EU guidelines on human rights defenders.
Female human rights defenders face greater difficulties in carrying out their work. Their gender means that they are exposed to greater risks at work: acts of physical and psychological violence, sexual abuse and ostracism. The increased risk faced by human rights activists also concerns journalists and people working on behalf of the rights of minorities, particularly religious and linguistic minorities, as well as those working on behalf of the rights of lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transsexuals."@en1
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