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Conflict In Darfur, Western Sudan

EDM number 293 in 2003-04, proposed by Hilton Dawson on 16/12/2003.

That this House is gravely concerned at the ongoing conflict in the Darfur region of Western Sudan, where increasing insecurity has resulted in an alarming deterioration in the humanitarian and human rights situations, with an estimated 7,000 killings since the start of the conflict, 600,000 displaced, reports of widespread abuses against civilians, including rape and the burning and looting of entire villages, described by the UN as one of the world's worst humanitarian situations, with an estimated one million people affected by the current hostilities remaining beyond the reach of relief workers; calls on the UK Government to urge parties in the conflict immediately to stop all attacks against civilians, to pressurise the fighting parties to sign a humanitarian access agreement covering all areas of Darfur ensuring safe and unimpeded access, push for the finalising of an all inclusive ceasefire agreement including international monitoring of the agreement and strongly encourages all parties including the Sudan Liberation Army, Justice Equality Movement and Arab militias to join the peace talks in Chad; supports the International Crisis Group's call for the presence of a high level observer at the Chad negotiations to promote neutrality and transparency of the process; and urges the UK Government to pursue all diplomatic means to find a political solution to the conflict that takes into account human rights and humanitarian concerns to avoid the danger of an unresolved war in Darfur undermining any peace agreement and prospects for a lasting and sustainable peace in Sudan.

This motion has been signed by a total of 45 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Hilton Dawson16/12/2003Lancaster & WyreLabourProposed
Martin Smyth17/12/2003Belfast SouthIndependent Ulster UnionistSigned
Lynne Jones17/12/2003Birmingham, Selly OakLabourSigned
John McDonnell17/12/2003Hayes & HarlingtonLabourSigned
Kevin McNamara17/12/2003Kingston upon Hull NorthLabourSigned
Martin Caton17/12/2003GowerLabourSigned
Frank Cook17/12/2003Stockton NorthLabourSigned
Paul Flynn17/12/2003Newport WestLabourSigned
Andrew George17/12/2003St IvesLiberal DemocratSigned
Win Griffiths17/12/2003BridgendLabourSigned
Harry Barnes17/12/2003North East DerbyshireLabourSigned
Rudi Vis17/12/2003Finchley & Golders GreenLabourSigned
Alan Simpson18/12/2003Nottingham SouthLabourSigned
Rob Marris18/12/2003Wolverhampton South WestLabourSigned
Bob Spink18/12/2003Castle PointConservativeSigned
Julia Drown05/01/2004South SwindonLabourSigned
Betty Williams05/01/2004ConwyLabourSigned
Annette Brooke06/01/2004Mid Dorset & North PooleLiberal DemocratSigned
Karen Buck06/01/2004Regent's Park and Kensington NorthLabourSigned
Ann Cryer06/01/2004KeighleyLabourSigned
Simon Thomas06/01/2004CeredigionPlaid CymruSigned
Derek Wyatt06/01/2004Sittingbourne & SheppeyLabourSigned
Kelvin Hopkins07/01/2004Luton NorthLabourSigned
John Battle07/01/2004Leeds WestLabourSigned
Mike Hancock07/01/2004Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSigned
David Drew07/01/2004StroudLabour Co-operativeSigned
Tony Colman07/01/2004PutneyLabourSigned
Matthew Green07/01/2004LudlowLiberal DemocratSigned
Llew Smith08/01/2004Blaenau GwentLabourSigned
Tom Brake08/01/2004Carshalton & WallingtonLiberal DemocratSigned
Brian Cotter08/01/2004Weston-Super-MareLiberal DemocratSigned
Janet Dean08/01/2004BurtonLabourSigned
Jenny Tonge08/01/2004Richmond ParkLiberal DemocratSigned
Paul Marsden12/01/2004Shrewsbury & AtchamLiberal DemocratSigned
Jeremy Corbyn12/01/2004Islington NorthLabourSigned
John Barrett13/01/2004Edinburgh WestLiberal DemocratSigned
Lady Hermon14/01/2004North DownUUPSigned
Nigel Jones14/01/2004CheltenhamLiberal DemocratSigned
Bill Etherington19/01/2004Sunderland NorthLabourSigned
Adrian Bailey21/01/2004West Bromwich WestLabour Co-operativeSigned
Mohammad Sarwar04/03/2004Glasgow, GovanLabourSigned
Anne Campbell19/04/2004CambridgeLabourSigned
Harold Best24/05/2004Leeds North WestLabourSigned
Don Foster09/06/2004BathLiberal DemocratSigned
Russell Brown18/06/2004DumfriesLabourSigned

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