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"en.20120417.14.2-054-000"2
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"Madam President, Baroness Ashton, ladies and gentlemen, freedom of worship seems increasingly in danger and, in particular, cases of discrimination and persecution against Christians are becoming increasingly widespread in the Middle East, sub-Saharan Africa, recently in Nigeria, in South-East Asia, China, India, Pakistan and North Korea. In these countries, there are numerous cases of forced emigration, attacks and arson against places of worship and religious structures, torture and killings, kidnappings and forced conversions.
Not less than 10% of Christians around the world, in other words, 200 million people, are minorities in their own countries and potential victims of discrimination. Religious freedom is a fundamental human right, as we all know, but both the European Union and international human rights organisations are, unfortunately, still not very effective at reporting violations and protecting this right.
I therefore wish to reiterate the proposal already advanced on other occasions, to set up a specific, accurate, and annual report by the European Parliament to monitor the status of religious freedom in the world and strongly denounce violations where they exist."@en1
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