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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2010-09-22"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Failures in protection of human rights and justice in the Democratic Republic of Congo (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"ro"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20100922.23.3-331"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2010-09-22-Speech-3-3322
lpv:speaker	lp:Corina Crețu2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; Delegation for relations with Israel (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 unknown; Partidul Social Democrat (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 member; Special Committee on the Financial, Economic and Social Crisis (2009-10-08--2011-07-31)3 member; S&D (2009-07-14--2012-06-06)3 vice-chair; DEVE (2009-07-20--2012-01-18)3 member; Delegation for relations with the United States (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 substitute; EMPL (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3
lpv:translated text	"The European Parliament is adopting for the third year in succession a resolution on the violation of human rights in the Democratic Republic of Congo. It is a sign of major concern about this issue, but we have to admit, of ineffectiveness as well. We condemned back in 2008 the use of rape as a weapon of war. Now we have the UN estimating that the average number of rapes reported during the first quarter of this year was 14 a day. At the end of July and the beginning of August, more than 500 women were added to this sinister tally, as victims of mass rape in just five days. The fact that UN troops from the most expensive peacekeeping force in the world found out only two weeks after these atrocities took place, even though there is a military base just 30 kilometres away, speaks volumes about the UN mission’s failure to put an end to this violent conflict with huge regional implications. This worsening of the atrocities preceded, by a twist of fate, the report from the UN’s High Commission for Human Rights. Since then, however, millions of Congolese have been victims of harsh violations of basic rights, while the impunity of the perpetrators has generally continued with a vengeance. I think that an extensive investigation is needed which will determine the responsibility for the mass crimes, including those carried out by neighbouring countries also involved in the conflict, particularly Rwanda. Genocide took place in the Great Lakes Region in 1994 and some of the culprits are answering for their actions in front of the International Criminal Court for Rwanda. I believe that imposing the force of law is one of the key requirements for halting the conflicts and massacres. Peace is not possible without justice. This is also borne out by the experiences in the former Yugoslavia, Sierra Leone and Cambodia. This is why I believe that the UN report must provide a springboard for creating an International Criminal Court for the Democratic Republic of Congo."@en1
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