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"Yesterday, in this Chamber, we talked about the protection of human rights defenders around the world in a general way. Today, we are talking about the very specific case of Floribert Chebeya Bahizire, who died because he was a defender of human rights. All the indications are that he was killed precisely because of who he was and what he was doing. Those who were behind this murder certainly had some objectives of their own. We do not fully know what those objectives were, but there is one thing of which we are certain: those objectives were absolutely opposed to our objectives, by which I mean a consistent upholding of human rights. Human rights and those who defend them are opposed because their activity leads to increased social awareness, and citizens who know their rights are an enormous threat to the abuses of the authorities.
Congo is a large and important country. The murder of Floribert Chebeya Bahizire must be solved. The perpetrators must be lawfully punished, so the investigation must be independent, credible, scrupulous and thorough. This is what we insist on in our resolution."@en1
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