03/10/2019 | 17:01:40 Thank you very much, Madam President. This is an extremely important report. The European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights reports that one in three women in Europe are a victim of gender-based violence. This violence is manifested in so many different ways, at so many different levels, with devastating and life-changing consequences. Obstetrical and gynaecological violence is one of the less known and unspoken forms of gender-based violence, that deserves more attention. This form of... 03/10/2019 | 10:41:52 Thank you very much. Madam President, This is an extremely important discussion. Today, we're going to hear people say we need equal sharing. Don't listen to it too much, because it's a distraction. We're going to hear people talking about how to attack the root causes of this problem. It is a distraction. We're going to hear people say we don't have resources and we need to assess the situation. It is a distraction. Madam Chair, what we're discussing here today is how to stop people dying in... 02/10/2019 | 10:31:20 Thank you very much Mr Chair. Please allow me on behalf of the United European Left to first of all thank the rapporteur for this very important report. Ombudsman institutions are one of the guardians of democracy tasked with protecting individuals against maladministration and human rights violations. It is said that power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely. So in times when we increasingly see authoritarian regimes and the threats to our common democratic values, the role that... 25/01/2019 | 11:03:59 I take the opportunity to thank the rapporteur for this timely and important report on a difficult and sensitive topic. I share the view of the recommendations and conclusions of the report. As we all know, terrorism is a hideous crime that we must do everything we can to fight and defeat. We must eradicate it from our societies, but do so within the universally accepted human rights norms and standards. Following terrorist attacks in Europe and around the world – it is a global problem – we... 23/01/2019 | 19:08:34 I thank the authors of this timely and important report. As it emphasises, the right to work is a fundamental right that is guaranteed by international instruments and charters. The right for every individual to make use of their abilities and contribute to the labour market in the country in which they live by working and paying taxes is a fundamental requirement for every democratic society. Unfortunately, that right is not in force, owing to the racist, conservative economic policies that... 23/01/2019 | 16:25:05 I thank the rapporteurs for these timely and relevant reports and for their important recommendations, which I fully support. Media freedom is an essential condition for any free and democratic society. However, we must appreciate the complexity in addressing, on the one hand, the universal acknowledgement of the importance of free media and freedom of speech and expression as the bedrock of any democratic dispensation and, on the other, our ability to prevent the abuse of the same rights...