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"Mr President, I strongly welcome this resolution, given the very worrying trend of the criminalisation of LGBTI people around the world. It is horrifying that seven countries still have the death penalty in place as punishment for consensual activities between adults of the same sex. 78 countries consider it a crime.
I read something from Mr Cashman this morning that questioned the relevance of the Cotonou Agreement. We have to remember that this partnership is aimed at reducing and eradicating poverty in Africa, so I do not believe scrapping the agreement is a solution. However, the European Commission does need to do much more, not only through pressure in diplomatic and trade relations – and it should then use agreements such as Cotonou to leverage that pressure – but also through capacity-building and development aid projects.
One example that we have in Birmingham, from Birmingham LBGT, is toolkits for schools to prevent prejudice and discrimination in this respect. The European Commission needs to follow such examples and develop similar projects for the developing world."@en1
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