What Miguel spoke about.

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Apr

2023

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The risk of death penalty and execution of singer Yahaya Sharif Aminu for blasphemy in Nigeria

Madam President, Nigeria has a secular constitution that theoretically protects freedom of religion, but it also has an anti-blasphemy law imposed in colonial times that has not been abolished. In addition, in twelve states in the north of the country, the Shariah, which means that manifesting your religious beliefs can cost you your life. This is the case of musician Sharif Aminu, accused of comp…

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Mar

2023

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The EU Guidelines on Human Rights Defenders (debate)

Madam President, the truth is that we often fill our mouths with respect for human rights, but the implementation of the EU Guidelines on Human Rights Defenders is often no longer a priority when we talk about business. The European Union reinforces investments that often have a negative impact on the territory, the environment, the rights of communities and, in particular, on human rights organis…

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Feb

2023

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Violence against opposition activists in Equatorial Guinea, notably the case of Julio Obama Mefuman

Madam President, exercising opposition in Equatorial Guinea is a high-risk activity, even for those who, like Julio Obama, lived in other countries. July was kidnapped in 2019 in South Sudan, along with three other opponents of Obiang's dictatorial regime. They were abducted, tortured and unjustly convicted. This, which seems like the script of a film, is a systematic plan of kidnappings, torture,…

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Jan

2023

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Situation of journalists in Morocco, notably the case of Omar Radi

Madam President, more than twenty years and a corruption scandal like Moroccogate have had to happen so that we can talk about human rights in this House. Until now, Morocco has been the spoiled child of European foreign policy. Only in this way can Europe be understood to look the other way in the face of the repression of the protests in the Rif, in which hundreds of people like Nasser Zefzafi w…

18

Jan

2023

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The storming of the Brazilian democratic institutions

Mr. President, Bolsonaro was defeated at the polls, but Bolzanarism is still very much alive in the institutions and in the streets, as we saw recently with the Trumpist assault, because the reactionary international shares an agenda, discourse and also ways of acting. On the right there are those who believe that the institutions belong to them and that democracy is a hindrance to their interests…

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Jan

2023

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Terrorist threats posed by far-right extremist networks defying the democratic constitutional order (debate)

It is a magnificent example of the hate speeches that fuel far-right terrorism. Thank you very much, comrade, for demonstrating it in public before the rest of the comrades. By the way, look at your mobile and the stickers that you have on your mobile and that you then put in the offices of the Members who do not vote as you like.…

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Jan

2023

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Terrorist threats posed by far-right extremist networks defying the democratic constitutional order (debate)

Madam President, it is enough to belittle the danger of the far right. Enough of scarring the violence and terrorism of the extreme right. They are neither lone wolves nor radical madmen. They are necessary actors of the reactionary international that travels the world. And they are not isolated cases. Today the far right represents the greatest danger to democracy in Europe. Let's go to the cause…

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Jan

2023

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Human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter - annual report 2022 (debate)

Mr President, 24 June has been marked in this year's calendar. That day, at the southern European border, at least forty people were killed and hundreds injured in a brutal police intervention that also included hot returns. Seven months later, not only are no responsibilities assumed, but the Spanish Prosecutor's Office has decided to close the investigation. Many of the people trying to reach Eu…

14

Dec

2022

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Military Junta crackdown on peaceful demonstrations in Chad

Madam President, the first thing I wanted to say is that I find it a real shame that the People's Party is not participating in these debates. The People's Party seems to want to end third-country interference in this Parliament by abolishing human rights. It seems that the People's Party wants to fight corruption by abolishing democracy. What will be the next proposal of the Popular Party? Closin…

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Nov

2022

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The need for a European solution on asylum and migration including search and rescue (debate)

Mr President, a new far-right government in Italy and a new illegal closure of ports in Italy. A government that applies the same neoliberal policies of Draghi and that seems that the only thing left to differentiate itself is xenophobia. Xenophobia of illegal port closures. So what? How does the European Union respond? Calling for new rules for search and rescue NGOs in the Mediterranean. Look, N…

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Nov

2022

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Situation of human rights in the context of the FIFA world cup in Qatar (debate)

Madam President, the Qatar World Cup is yet another example of how big events are used to wash the face of authoritarian regimes. Organizing a World Cup in a country that violates twenty of the thirty articles of the United Nations Charter is a political message, the message that money is above human rights. Qatari law considers women to be persons under male guardianship and homosexuality, a ment…

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Oct

2022

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The Media freedom crackdown in Myanmar, notably the cases of Htet Htet Khine, Sithu Aung Myint and Nyein Nyein Aye

Mr President, a year and a half after the coup d'état, the situation remains critical in Myanmar. The same soldiers responsible for the Rohingya genocide now continue to perpetrate widespread and systematic abuses against the Burmese people and, of course, try to silence the journalists who tell it. This is possible thanks, in part, to the financing that the Military Junta obtains from its busines…

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Oct

2022

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Humanitarian situation after the devastating floods in Pakistan and the climate crisis (debate)

Mr President, Pakistan produces less than 1% of global emissions. However, it is one of the countries that suffers the most from the consequences of climate change. It has been on the list of the ten most vulnerable countries due to climate risks for twenty years. Twenty years in which he has also been suffering another crisis: the external debt trap. Recent floods have led to losses of $10 billio…

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Oct

2022

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Access to water as a human right – the external dimension (debate)

. – Madam President, first of all, I would like to take advantage of the end of the speaking time to ask that the debates on human rights not be the last debates of the evening in this plenary session. I think it speaks ill of this Parliament and speaks ill of the European Union that the debates on human rights are relegated precisely at 22 or 23 h. I think they deserve much more. I would simply l…

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Oct

2022

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Access to water as a human right – the external dimension (debate)

. – Madam President, the truth is that, if water is the basis of life, access to water is a human right, perhaps the most basic, and its enjoyment is a requirement for other fundamental rights such as health, education or the rights of women and children. However, the human right to water and sanitation is dramatically poorly distributed among countries, regions, classes and social groups. A coupl…

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Oct

2022

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Order of business

Madam President, the truth is that the extreme right that proposes this point is absolutely equal to the rights of children and the family. In fact, his party recently voted in the Spanish Parliament against the proper investigation of cases of pedophilia within the Church. The only thing that interests the far right is to continue spreading its hoaxes against women, feminism, the LGTBI collective…

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Sep

2022

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Violations of human rights in Uganda and Tanzania linked to the investments in fossil fuels projects

Madam President, the East African pipeline is yet another example of how the new European colonialism reaps benefits while outsourcing human and ecological costs. Another flagrant case of the plundering of the natural resources of an African country and the violation of the environmental and social rights of a people. And all this with the invaluable cooperation of European governments such as the…

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Jul

2022

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The situation of indigenous and environmental defenders in Brazil, including the killing of Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira

–Mrs President, the murders of Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira are not isolated cases. Persecution of indigenous and environmentalists is part of Bolsonaro's genocidal and ecocidal policy. Today, Brazil is not only one of the most dangerous countries for environmental and indigenous defenders, but also leads the world in deforestation rates. Agro-industry, mining and indiscriminate logging have gro…

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Jul

2022

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Addressing food security in developing countries (debate)

Mr President, in a world where enough food is produced to feed the entire population, hunger is a political issue or, more specifically, a matter of political will. It is not a problem of lack of food, but of how food is distributed. The pandemic or the war in Ukraine is aggravating, but the causes of food insecurity have other, much deeper roots: food speculation, deregulated commodity markets, a…

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Jul

2022

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Loss of life, violence and inhumane treatment against people seeking international protection at the Spanish-Moroccan border (debate)

Madam President, the deaths at the Melilla border are not a tragedy, they are a massacre, they are murders provoked by fortress Europe. These crimes are guilty: the Moroccan Government and police. But also responsible, and we must talk about them: first, the Spanish Government, which shamefully described the situation as well-resolved; Second, the criminal European migration policy of externalizin…

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Jun

2022

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Implementation and delivery of the Sustainable Development Goals (debate)

Mr President, European development cooperation policy is in the process of transformation. We are witnessing a progressive subordination to interests that have nothing to do with the fight against inequalities or against poverty. And all in the midst of a climate emergency, which is the greatest challenge we face as humanity. The Sustainable Development Goals are not enough and their implementatio…

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Jun

2022

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Violations of media freedom and safety of journalists in Georgia

Madam President, last year, 53 journalists were brutally attacked by far-right groups while covering the LGTBI demonstration in Georgia. This year, those same groups have already announced their opposition to the march. Persecution of journalists and attacks on press freedom are, unfortunately, long-standing problems in Georgia, as is the persecution of the LGTBI collective and hate speech against…

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May

2022

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The fight against impunity for war crimes in Ukraine (debate)

Mr President, despite three months of Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine, the United Nations has said loud and clear that war crimes have been committed in Ukraine since at least 2014; the perpetrators have never been convicted, and it is therefore essential to support an independent investigation to identify and convict the perpetrators. Let us hope that this House's sudden interest in war crim…

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May

2022

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The case of Osman Kavala in Turkey

Mr President, Kavala's life sentence, without evidence, shows how the judicial system in Turkey has been destroyed and politicised, and how people critical of the government are attacked, harassed and prosecuted. Another good example of this is the case of Demirtaş, who has been imprisoned for years, or how the HDP is facing an imminent outlawing that aims to leave millions of people unrepresented…

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Apr

2022

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The situation of the rule of law and human rights in the Republic of Guatemala

Mr. President, Álvaro Marcos Román is one of the twenty-three leaders of the indigenous organization CODECA killed since 2018. Bernardo Caal has been imprisoned for more than four years for defending the rights of his community in the face of a hydroelectric project. Lolita Chavez is exiled for opposing megaprojects that affect indigenous territories. Union leader Carlos Mancilla and his family ha…