What Miguel spoke about.

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Mar

2022

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The situation of journalists and human rights defenders in Mexico

Madam President, the persecution, intimidation and violence against the press is a very worrying problem. At least 47 journalists have been killed since 2018, making Mexico one of the world's most dangerous countries for the press. Violence that also hits human rights defenders and environmental defenders particularly worryingly, with 42 killings in 2021. In addition to the killings, one of the mo…

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Feb

2022

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The recent human rights developments in the Philippines

Mr. President, in the Philippines, under the alleged war on drugs, at least 30,000 people have been extrajudicially executed. Under the guise of fighting terrorism, trade unionists, human rights defenders and political leaders, such as Comrade Tripon/Jojo, who was recently assassinated, are now attacked, murdered and imprisoned. And from here I want to send a very strong hug to your comrades. Oppo…

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Feb

2022

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Human rights and democracy in the world – annual report 2021 (continuation of debate)

Madam President, twenty-two women leaders and social leaders have been murdered in Colombia this year, and nineteen massacres have taken place. In 2021, as part of the protests, the police murdered, disappeared and sexually assaulted hundreds and hundreds of protesters. Systematic human rights violations are endless and progress in implementing the peace agreement is negligible. Despite this, at l…

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Jan

2022

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Situation in Kazakhstan

Mr President, a genuine workers' and people's revolt broke out in Kazakhstan at the beginning of January. The trigger for the protests was the rise in the price of liquefied gas, but in reality this was only the straw that filled the glass of a population living under a corrupt regime that squeezes the popular classes while benefiting corrupt elites, a regime that has been robbing and brutally rep…

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Dec

2021

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Forced labour in the Linglong factory and environmental protests in Serbia

Mr President, in recent years, Serbia has implemented neoliberal reforms to attract foreign investment and in response to European demands in the framework of the accession process. Reforms that, as denounced by civil society, have affected the labor rights of workers with particularly serious cases that the Serbian Government has tried to hide, such as that of the Linglong factory. But reforms th…

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Dec

2021

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New orientations for the EU’s humanitarian action (debate)

Mr President, humanitarian action faces three major dangers. Firstly, the constant threat of privatisation of aid. We won't stop saying it: neither humanitarian action can be a business opportunity nor the crisis become a pretext to deepen the doctrines of human rights. shock. If crises such as the pandemic we are currently experiencing increase humanitarian needs, the solution is to release paten…

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Nov

2021

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Human rights violations by private military and security companies, particularly the Wagner Group

Madam President, the truth is that the number of military and private security companies is increasing, rightly encouraged by many states that use them with a clear geopolitical interest and to avoid public scrutiny and accountability. At the same time, there are also increasing reports of the involvement of these companies in cases of torture, sexual violence, murder and many other human rights v…

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Nov

2021

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Fundamental rights and the rule of law in Slovenia, in particular the delayed nomination of EPPO prosecutors (debate)

Mr President, our political group was in Slovenia a month ago and the reception of the far-right government was to accuse us in a tweet of being anti-fascist terrorists. This is just one example of the climate of intimidation and harassment that the opposition has to endure on a daily basis; an example of schizophrenic use of social media, encouraging hatred and tension. Very worrying is how the r…

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Nov

2021

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Situation in Belarus and at its border with the EU and the security and humanitarian consequences (debate)

Mr President, the truth is that I am not going to focus on denouncing the humanitarian situation on Belarus' border with Poland, where women, men, boys and girls are being treated as if they were real waste. I will confine myself to expressing my deepest rejection of the role of the Commission and the Council, of their terrible statements about the alleged hybrid war and of the support they are gi…

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Oct

2021

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Human rights situation in Myanmar, including the situation of religious and ethnic groups

Mr President, the UN rapporteur for Burma has made it very clear: The actions being taken by the international community are not working. We have to go further. The same soldiers responsible for the Rohingya genocide are today crushing the Burmese people and this is possible thanks to the financing they obtain from their business network. It is crucial, therefore, to cut this income, and for that …

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Oct

2021

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European Union Agency for Asylum (debate)

Mr President, I would like to thank the colleagues who have made it possible to speak in this Parliament with a T-shirt from the Manteros Union in Madrid that speaks against racism, which is not a banner. Just as in this Parliament you can talk with branded T-shirts and no one poses any problems. What's the problem? That we are here promoting the Manteros Union, the Paperless Assembly and a messag…

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Oct

2021

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Implementation report on the EU Trust Funds and the Facility for Refugees in Turkey (continuation of debate)

Madam President, the announced judicial reform is the umpteenth sign of Erdogan's authoritarian drift, not to mention the attempt to outlaw the HDP, the persecution and imprisonment of activists, opponents and critical journalists or the departure from the Istanbul Convention. Violation of human rights, political persecution and attacks on democracy that are well known right in this House, but whi…

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Sep

2021

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The case of human rights defender Ahmed Mansoor in UAE

Madam President, the United Arab Emirates is the place that welcomes corrupt leaders fleeing justice, such as the former president of Afghanistan or the emeritus king Juan Carlos I, while massacring, repressing and torturing his people. Ahmed Mansur has been detained for more than four years in a two-metre cell, without contact with relatives or other prisoners. Because it does not have, it does n…

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Jul

2021

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The death penalty in Saudi Arabia, notably the cases of Mustafa Hashem al-Darwish and Abdullah al-Howaiti

Mr President, since 2015, Saudi Arabia has executed more than 800 people, including at least eight young people who were minors; minors like Mustafa, executed in June, and like nine others who can be killed any day. Despite the promises and millions invested in washing its image, the reality is that we are facing an absolute dictatorship, which violates the rights of women and social activists, an…

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Jul

2021

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Labour rights in Bangladesh (continuation of debate)

Mr. President, eight years ago the textile factory in Rana Plaza collapsed. Under its rubble, 1,134 people died and more than 2,600 were injured. But the foundations of global capitalism did not suffer. Rana Plaza is one of the thousands of links in the endless and unjust global value chains. Rana Plaza is one of the thousands of shop windows of European multinationals. Rana Plaza remains today an…

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Jul

2021

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Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund 2021-2027 - Integrated Border Management Fund: Instrument for Financial Support for Border Management and Visa Policy 2021-2027 (debate)

Madam President, this Fund should be a key structural tool to support asylum and integration. It should allow funds to be received and managed, without any hindrance, by municipalities and municipalities. It should be a Fund that encourages regularization policies. It should be a lot more than it isn't. And, although it includes positive issues, such as supporting real solidarity between Member St…

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Jul

2021

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Situation in Nicaragua (debate)

Madam President, since the outbreak of the protests in 2018, the popular mobilization has demanded the release of political prisoners and guarantees for the respect of civil and political rights. In response, Daniel Ortega has only built an institutional structure that legitimizes repression, the criminalization of protest and the arbitrary detention of critical voices in the face of this authorit…