Untouchables In India

EDM number 1209 in 2006-07, proposed by Edward Davey on 26/03/2007.

That this House expresses its concern regarding the status of over 160 million Dalits in India who remain socially oppressed by a rigid Hindu caste system; recognises that women represent a particularly vulnerable part of the Dalit population, many of whom are currently forced to endure sexual violence and prostitution; understands that a lack of response from Indian state administrators to caste-related violence and oppression exposes failure to ensure equal protection under the law, most notably in circumstances involving police brutality; and calls upon the Government to place diplomatic pressure on the Indian government to adopt the recent recommendations of the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination and implement the measures necessary for the integration of progressive social and economic change.

This motion has been signed by a total of 56 MPs.

MP	Date	Constituency	Party	Type
Edward Davey	26/03/2007	Kingston & Surbiton	Liberal Democrat	Proposed
Bob Russell	26/03/2007	Colchester	Liberal Democrat	Seconded
Peter Bottomley	26/03/2007	Worthing West	Conservative	Seconded
Lindsay Hoyle	27/03/2007	Chorley	Labour	Seconded
David Drew	27/03/2007	Stroud	Labour	Seconded
Andrew George	27/03/2007	St Ives	Liberal Democrat	Seconded
Andrew Dismore	27/03/2007	Hendon	Labour	Signed
Jeremy Corbyn	27/03/2007	Islington North	Labour	Signed
Vincent Cable	27/03/2007	Twickenham	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Lynne Jones	27/03/2007	Birmingham, Selly Oak	Labour	Signed
Brian Iddon	27/03/2007	Bolton South East	Labour	Signed
Stephen Williams	28/03/2007	Bristol West	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Daniel Rogerson	28/03/2007	North Cornwall	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Greg Mulholland	28/03/2007	Leeds North West	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Angus MacNeil	28/03/2007	Na h-Eileanan an Iar	Scottish National Party	Signed
Mike Hancock	28/03/2007	Portsmouth South	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Paul Flynn	28/03/2007	Newport West	Labour	Signed
Janet Dean	28/03/2007	Burton	Labour	Signed
Derek Conway	28/03/2007	Old Bexley & Sidcup	Conservative	Signed
Paul Holmes	28/03/2007	Chesterfield	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Elfyn Llwyd	28/03/2007	Meirionnydd Nant Conwy	Plaid Cymru	Signed
Rob Marris	28/03/2007	Wolverhampton South West	Labour	Signed
Colin Breed	28/03/2007	South East Cornwall	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Michael Clapham	28/03/2007	Barnsley West & Penistone	Labour	Signed
John Pugh	29/03/2007	Southport	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Chris McCafferty	29/03/2007	Calder Valley	Labour	Signed
Lyn Brown	16/04/2007	West Ham	Labour	Signed
Andrew Stunell	16/04/2007	Hazel Grove	Liberal Democrat	Signed
David Hamilton	16/04/2007	Midlothian	Labour	Signed
Bill Etherington	16/04/2007	Sunderland North	Labour	Signed
Ann Cryer	16/04/2007	Keighley	Labour	Signed
Lady Hermon	17/04/2007	North Down	UUP	Signed
James McGovern	17/04/2007	Dundee West	Labour	Signed
Sandra Osborne	18/04/2007	Ayr, Carrick & Cumnock	Labour	Signed
Mark Williams	18/04/2007	Ceredigion	Liberal Democrat	Signed
John Hemming	19/04/2007	Birmingham, Yardley	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Roger Williams	19/04/2007	Brecon & Radnorshire	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Clive Betts	19/04/2007	Sheffield, Attercliffe	Labour	Signed
William McCrea	19/04/2007	South Antrim	DUP	Signed
Phil Willis	20/04/2007	Harrogate & Knaresborough	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Madeleine Moon	23/04/2007	Bridgend	Labour	Signed
John McDonnell	23/04/2007	Hayes & Harlington	Labour	Signed
Alasdair McDonnell	23/04/2007	Belfast South	Social Democratic and Labour Party	Signed
Brian Jenkins	23/04/2007	Tamworth	Labour	Signed
Greg Pope	24/04/2007	Hyndburn	Labour	Signed
John Horam	24/04/2007	Orpington	Conservative	Signed
Eddie McGrady	26/04/2007	South Down	Social Democratic and Labour Party	Signed
Sandra Gidley	30/04/2007	Romsey	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Jo Swinson	01/05/2007	East Dunbartonshire	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Alan Simpson	01/05/2007	Nottingham South	Labour	Signed
Mark Oaten	03/05/2007	Winchester	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Paul Burstow	03/05/2007	Sutton & Cheam	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Nick Harvey	15/05/2007	North Devon	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Neil Gerrard	11/06/2007	Walthamstow	Labour	Signed
Evan Harris	14/06/2007	Oxford West & Abingdon	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Malcolm Bruce	15/06/2007	Gordon	Liberal Democrat	Signed

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