Traduction de «middle east peaceful pro-democracy protests have » (Anglais → Français) :

A. whereas, inspired by popular movements in North Africa and the Middle East, peaceful pro-democracy protests have occurred regularly in Bahrain since February calling for institutional, political, economic and social reforms, aimed at achieving genuine democracy, fighting corruption and nepotism, ensuring respect for the rule of law, human rights and fundamental freedoms, reducing social inequalities and creating better economic and social conditions; whereas these peaceful demonstrations were crushed with excessive use of force by the Bahraini authorities, killing dozens of protestors, and whereas the international community's reaction was too slow and weak;
A. considérant que, sous l'impulsion des mouvements populaires qui se sont produits en Afrique du Nord et au Proche-Orient, des manifestations pacifiques en faveur de la démocratie ont lieu régulièrement à Bahreïn depuis février, appelant à des réformes institutionnelles, politiques, économiques et sociales visant à instaurer une véritable démocratie, à lutter contre la corruption et le népotisme, à garantir le respect de l'état de droit, des droits de l'homme et des libertés fondamentales, à réduire les inégalités sociales et à créer de meilleures conditions économiques et sociales; considérant que les autorités bahreïniennes ont violemment réprimé ces manifestations pacifiques par la force, provoquant la mort de dizaines de manifestants, et que la réaction de la communauté internationale a été lente et faible;

A. whereas, inspired by popular movements in North Africa and the Middle East, peaceful pro-democracy protests have occurred regularly in Bahrain since February calling for institutional, political, economic and social reforms, aimed at achieving genuine democracy, fighting corruption and nepotism, ensuring respect for the rule of law, human rights and fundamental freedoms, reducing social inequalities and creating better economic and social conditions; whereas these peaceful demonstrations were crushed with excessive use of force by the Bahraini authorities, killing dozens of protestors, and whereas the international community’s reaction was too slow and weak;
A. considérant que, sous l'impulsion des mouvements populaires qui se sont produits en Afrique du Nord et au Proche-Orient, des manifestations pacifiques en faveur de la démocratie ont lieu régulièrement à Bahreïn depuis février, appelant à des réformes institutionnelles, politiques, économiques et sociales visant à instaurer une véritable démocratie, à lutter contre la corruption et le népotisme, à garantir le respect de l'état de droit, des droits de l'homme et des libertés fondamentales, à réduire les inégalités sociales et à créer de meilleures conditions économiques et sociales; considérant que les autorités bahreïniennes ont violemment réprimé ces manifestations pacifiques par la force, provoquant la mort de dizaines de manifestants, et que la réaction de la communauté internationale a été lente et faible;

B. whereas protests continue to be violently repressed; whereas persecution, detention and torture of human rights defenders, lawyer, teachers, health workers and bloggers who took part in the peaceful pro-democracy protests continue; whereas according to human rights organisations over 100 citizens have been arbitrarily detained over the last two months;
B. considérant que les manifestations continuent d'être violemment réprimées; considérant que des défenseurs des droits de l'homme, des avocats, des enseignants, des professionnels de la santé et des blogueurs qui ont participé aux manifestations pacifiques en faveur de la démocratie continuent d'être l'objet de persécutions, de mises en détention et de tortures; considérant que, selon les organisations des droits de l'homme, plus de cent personnes ont été arbitrairement placées en détention au cours des deux derniers mois;

1. Expresses its solidarity with the Libyan people, and notably with the Libyan youth who have been a driving force for democracy and for regime change, and its support for their legitimate democratic, economic and social aspirations; Condemns in the strongest terms the blatant and systematic violations of human rights in Libya, and in particular the violent repression of peaceful pro-democracy protesters, journalists and human rights defenders by the Gaddafi regime;
1. exprime sa solidarité avec le peuple libyen, notamment avec la jeunesse libyenne, moteur de la démocratie et du changement de régime, et dit son soutien à ses aspirations démocratiques, économiques et sociales légitimes; condamne avec la plus grande fermeté les violations flagrantes et systématiques des droits de l'homme en Libye et notamment la répression violente à l'encontre de manifestants pro-démocratie pacifiques, de journalistes et de défenseurs des droits de l'homme par le régime de Kadhafi;

I have just come from the United Nations, where I argued that the events we have seen this year in North Africa and the Middle East offer a massive opportunity to spread peace, prosperity, democracy and, vitally, security, but only if we work together to seize the opportunity and to support the Arab people as they seek to fulfill aspirations for a job, a voice and a stake in their society.
J'arrive des Nations Unies, où je disais que les événements qui ont marqué la dernière année dans le Nord de l'Afrique et au Moyen-Orient constituent une occasion sans précédent de faire avancer la paix, la prospérité, la démocratie et — surtout — la sécurité, mais seulement si nous mettons tous la main à la pâte et que nous saisissons l'occasion que nous avons d'aider les peuples arabes à réaliser leurs aspirations, à se faire entendre et à jouer un rôle dans leur société.

------ ANNEX COUNCIL DECISION of 19 April 1994 on a joint action adopted by the Council on the basis of Article J.3 of the Treaty on European Union, in support of the Middle East Peace Process THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty on European Union and in particular Articles J.3 and J.11 thereof, Having regard to the general guidelines issued by the European Council of 29 October 1993, Having regard to the framework for joint action agreed by the European Council on 10-11 December 1993, Considering Article C of the Treaty on European Union, HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS: Article 1 (a) The European Union, in order to work for the conclusion of a comprehensive peace in the Middle East based on the relevant United Nations Security Council Resolutions, will: - participate in international arrangements agreed by the parties to guarantee peace in the context of the process begun in Madrid; - use its influence to encourage all the parties to support the peace process unconditionally on the basis of the invitations to the Madrid Conference and work for the strengthening of democracy and respect for human rights; - make its contribution to defining the future shape of relations between the regional parties in the context of the Arms Control and Regional Security Working Group (b) The European Union will: - develop its role in the Ad Hoc Liaison Committee responsible for the co-ordination of international aid to the Occupied Territories; - maintain its leading role in the Regional Economic Development Working Group (REDWG) and develop its participation in other multilateral groups; - consider additional ways in which it might contribute towards the development of the region (c) The European Union will: - pursue confidence-building measures which it has submitted to the parties; - pursue demarches to the Arab States with the aim of securing an end to the boycott of Israel; - closely follow the future of Israeli settlements throughout the Occupied Territ ...
ANNEX COUNCIL DECISION of 19 April 1994 on a joint action adopted by the Council on the basis of Article J.3 of the Treaty on European Union, in support of the Middle East Peace Process THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION Having regard to the Treaty on European Union and in particular Articles J.3 and J.11 thereof, Having regard to the general guidelines issued by the European Council of 29 October 1993 Having regard to the framework for joint action agreed by the European Council on 10-11 December 1993 Considering Article C of the Treaty on European Union HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS: Article 1 a) The European Union, in order to work for the conclusion of a comprehensive peace in the Middle East based on the relevant United Nations Security Council Resolutions, will : - participate in international arrangements agreed by the parties to guarantee peace in the context of the process begun in Madrid. - use its influence to encourage all the parties to support the peace process unconditionally on the basis of the invitations to the Madrid Conference and work for the strengthening of democracy and respect for human rights. - make its contribution to defining the future shape of relations between the regional parties in the context of the Arms Control and Regional Security Working Group. b) The European Union will : - develop its role in the Ad Hoc Liaison Committee responsible for the coordination of international aid to the Occupied Territories. - maintain its leading role in the Regional Economic Development Working Group (REDWG) and develop its participation in other multilateral groups. - consider additional ways in which it might contribute towards the development of the region. c) The European Union will : - pursue confidence building measures which it has submitted to the parties; - pursue demarches to the Arab States with the aim of securing an end to the boycott of Israel. - closely follow the future of Israeli settlements throughout the Occupied Territories and pursu ...

In pursuit of their four objectives, the two sides have made a series of undertakings. These include : - for peace, development and democracy - close collaboration to implement the Bosnia peace settlement - efforts to "widen the circle of peace in the Middle East" and to give more economic assistance to the Palestinian self-governing regions - closer coordination of humanitarian assistance - for responding to global challenges - intensified cooperation against international crime, drug trafficking and terrorism - joint projects to protect the environment and promote nuclear safety - setting up a global early warning system against communicable diseases - for world trade and closer economic relations - moves to ensure that the World Trade Organisation works as well as intended - efforts to achieve further bilateral reduction, or elimination, of tariffs in industrial products and to accelerate reductions due under the Uruguay Round - concrete steps to remote regulatory and other obstacles to Transatlantic trade - for building bridges - the Transatlantic Business Dialogue has been successfully launched in order to inject the views of business into policy-making, - the first comprehensive science and technology cooperation agreement will be negotiated - new initiatives for Transatlantic cooperation between universities and training institutes are to be launched.
Afin de poursuivre leurs quatre objectifs, les deux parties ont pris toute une série d'engagements: - pour la paix, le développement et la démocratie - collaboration étroite pour la mise en oeuvre de l'accord de paix en Bosnie; - efforts visant à "élargir le cercle de la paix au Moyen-Orient" et à apporter une plus grande aide économique aux régions palestiniennes autonomes; - coordination plus étroite de l'aide humanitaire. - pour affronter les défis mondiaux - coopération accrue dans la lutte contre la criminalité internationale, le trafic de drogue et le terrorisme; - projets communs pour la protection de l'environnement et la promotion de la sécurité nucléaire; - mise en place d'un système international d'alerte précoce pour les maladies transmissibles. - pour le commerce mondial et le resserrement des relations économiques - actions visant à s'assurer que l'Organisation Mondiale du Commerce fonctionne aussi bien que prévu; - efforts visant à réduire ou à éliminer, au niveau bilatéral, les droits de douane pour les produits industriels et à accélérer les réductions décidées dans le cadre de l'Uruguay Round; - mesures concrètes pour lever les obstacles réglementaires et autres au commerce transatlantique. - pour jeter des ponts - le dialogue transatlantique des chefs d'entreprise a été ouvert avec succès afin de tenir compte de leur point de vue dans la prise de décisions politiques; - le premier accord global de coopération scientifique et technologique sera négocié; - de nouvelles initiatives doivent être lancées pour la coopération transatlantique entre les universités et les instituts de formation.

What can it do in the Middle East to relaunch the peace process and how when time is at a premium and Europe does not have six months to think about it, to weigh the pros and cons and produce its verdict.
Comment, au Moyen-Orient, agir pour relancer la dynamique de paix, et le faire alors que le temps est compté et que l'Europe n'a pas six mois pour réfléchir, peser le pour et le contre, et se prononcer enfin ?