Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2012-07-05-Speech-4-203-000"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2012-07-05"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Violence against lesbians and LGBT rights in Africa (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"da"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20120705.23.4-203-000"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2012-07-05-Speech-4-204-0002
lpv:speaker	lp:Britta Thomsen2
lpv:spokenAs	member; FEMM (2012-01-19--2014-06-30)3 member; ITRE (2012-01-19--2014-06-30)3 member; S&D (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 unknown; Socialdemokratiet (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 substitute; SEDE (2012-01-19--2014-06-30)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Kazakhstan, EU-Kyrgyzstan and EU-Uzbekistan Parliamentary Cooperation Committees, and for relations with Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Mongolia (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 member; Delegation for relations with the Mercosur countries (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, even though the calendar says 2012, we still find that homosexuality is taboo in many places in the world and that homosexual, bisexual and transgender people are persecuted and subjected to violence, violations and humiliation. It is totally unacceptable for the human rights of a particular group to be violated simply because they belong to a minority. When we look at what is happening in Africa, there is still a great deal to fight for. Here, even the most basic rights are non-existent, and our resolution today on violence against lesbian women and the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) persons in Africa is therefore – sadly – both relevant and necessary. Violence, rape and discrimination against lesbian women occur on a daily basis, both in the form of corrective rape, but also via discriminatory legislation, which prohibits homosexuality and, in the worst case, provides for the death penalty. Lesbian women in Africa face a double whammy: they are vulnerable on account of their sexuality and also because they are women. To be a woman in Africa is fraught with danger. Gender-based violence and rape occur frequently and it is rare for the perpetrators to be prosecuted. With this joint motion for a resolution today, we want to call for an end to these abhorrent acts, particularly in the 38 African countries in which homosexuality is prohibited by law. We call on the EU institutions to exert pressure on these countries through negotiations and in cooperation and trade agreements. We call on the African activists, non-governmental organisations and individuals to continue this fight, and for the EU to support the progressive forces that want real improvements in the conditions for LGBTI persons."@en1
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