Proceeding contribution from Paul Flynn (Labour) in the House of Commons on Monday, 13 July 2009. It occurred during Ministerial statement on G8 Summit.
G8 Summit
President Karzai has refused to reduce the 20-year sentence on a man sent to prison for accessing a document on the internet about human rights, yet he has given a full pardon to some young thugs who gang-raped a 13-year-old girl. Is it no wonder that Malalai Joya, a human rights award winner and Member of the Afghan Parliament, has said that human rights under Karzai are worse than under the Taliban? Also, is it right that we should ask our young men to put their lives at risk in support of Karzai's thuggish police and his mediaeval view of human rights?
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- 2008-09
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- Children Armed forces Agriculture Climate change Deployment Developing countries Africa Armoured fighting vehicles Health services Finance International assistance G8 Helicopters Nuclear weapons Peacekeeping operations Pakistan Maternity services Proliferation Myanmar Afghanistan Iran Italy Taliban World economy Aung San Suu Kyi Swine flu
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