International Holocaust day reminder that genocide and torture endure
January 27, 2010 12:00 PM
Originally published by Sarah Ludford MEP
Originally published by Sarah Ludford MEP
To mark International Holocaust Remembrance day, Liberal Democrat European justice & human rights spokeswoman and London MEP Sarah Ludford, a member of Liberal Democrat Friends of Israel, said:
"The European Union, created in the aftermath of WWII, is based on the pledge that the Holocaust, or Shoah, must 'never happen again'. But it cannot be said that we are doing everything necessary to stop a repeat."
"Whether in the use of torture in the 'war on terror', harassment of immigrants or racial and religious violence, people of the world continue to be at risk of inhuman and illegal treatment, even at European hands or when we turn a blind eye."
"I am about to visit Bosnia, a country where we failed miserably to prevent Holocaust-style 'ethnic cleansing'. This experience shows that eternal vigilance, active challenge and if necessary preventive intervention is required to stop hatred, bigotry and xenophobia developing into extermination."
ENDS
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