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"Madam President, this resolution should have no political colouring: violence against women is unacceptable whichever side of the Chamber you sit on. There is no justification for violence by one person against another person, especially when violence is based on fear, vulnerability and control.
Where we differ is the route taken to stop violence. I believe governments have a duty to protect their citizens, work with any legal tools available to eliminate violence against women, prevent violence, and offer provision for care and prosecution where necessary. Member States, within the boundaries of their own legal system, must do everything they can to bring abusers to justice. But the real work must be bottom-up. We must educate children that violence is unacceptable. We must raise awareness amongst women that domestic violence is unacceptable, and we must empower women to understand that they do not have to put up with any sort of violence.
We must strengthen institutes, associations and groups who support victims of violence – and here I give credit to the work done by the Daphne project. We need more training for professionals, including doctors, nurses and health visitors, on how to identify and deal with violence against women. We have to educate communities that violence such as FGM is not part of their cultural heritage but a form of direct violence on young girls and women. Rape, domestic violence, FGM, psychological abuse and war crimes against women are all forms of violence which destroy lives well after the physical scars have healed.
Only by strengthening people’s resolve against all forms of violence, by highlighting it as unacceptable in a civilised society, and by supporting that resolve by Member-State-driven legislation, can we hope to win this battle."@en1
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