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dcterms:Date	"2014-01-16"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Recent moves to criminalise LGBTI people2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20140116.38.4-436-000"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2014-01-16-Speech-4-437-0002
lpv:speaker	lp:Michael Cashman2
lpv:spoken text	"Mr President, the increasing criminalisation of LGBTI people is reprehensible. During the last 48 hours in Nigeria, up to 12 people have been arrested in their homes simply for being gay. They are the sons and daughters of ordinary men and women, dragged away to face time in prison – simply for being gay. Mr Bennion, last June this House questioned the relevance of the Cotonou Agreement and its human rights dialogue paragraphs. These new laws are an unfortunate testimony to Cotonou’s impotence, because there is absolutely no dialogue on the rights of LGBTI people. It is high time to evoke Article 96, which foresees an exclusion procedure in cases of grave human rights breaches when all other solutions have been adopted. There are no other options. We must show that we take these grave, systematic human rights abuses seriously. Therefore, the Commission must initiate a third revision which meets our demands and start reflecting on our relationship, after the ACP Cotonou Agreement, with the ACP. Finally, let me say this, Mr President: history shows us that if we sacrifice the rights of …"@en1
lpv:spokenAs	member; DEVE (2012-01-19--2014-06-30)3,3 chair; Delegation for relations with South Africa (2009-09-30--2014-06-30)3,3 substitute; Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3,3 substitute; LIBE (2012-01-19--2014-06-30)3,3 unknown; Labour Party (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3,3 chair; Conference of Delegation Chairs (2012-03-21--2014-04-14)3,3 member; S&D (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3,3 member; PETI (2012-01-19--2014-06-30)3,3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"(The President cut off the speaker)"1 "Michael Cashman (S&D ). -"1
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