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Imprisonment Of Human Rights Defenders In Vietnam

EDM number 1537 in 2006-07, proposed by David Drew on 22/05/2007.

That this House notes with concern the current crackdown on human rights defenders and pro-democracy activists in Vietnam; notes specifically the recent sentencing of lawyers Nguyen-Van Dai and Le Thi Cong Nhan, medical doctor Le Nguyen Sang, journalist Huynh Nguyen Dao, lawyer Nguyen Bac Truyen and Catholic Father Nguyen Van Ly under Article 88 of Vietnam's penal code; highlights that these arrests have all taken place since Vietnam's hosting of the APEC Summit in November 2006 and her ascendance to the World Trade Organisation; regrets the severe shortcomings in due legal process, including the consistent denial of access to a lawyer for Nguyen Van Dai and Le Thi Cong Nhan, in contravention of Vietnamese law; and calls on the UK Government to make representations to the Vietnamese authorities to urge the immediate and unconditional release of these prisoners of conscience.

This motion has been signed by a total of 63 MPs, 1 of these signatures have been withdrawn.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
David Drew22/05/2007StroudLabourProposed
David Burrowes22/05/2007Enfield, SouthgateConservativeSeconded
Andrew George22/05/2007St IvesLiberal DemocratSeconded
Peter Bottomley23/05/2007Worthing WestConservativeSeconded
Mike Hancock23/05/2007Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSeconded
Andrew Dismore23/05/2007HendonLabourSeconded
Gordon Prentice23/05/2007PendleLabourSigned
Bob Russell23/05/2007ColchesterLiberal DemocratSigned
Lady Hermon23/05/2007North DownUUPSigned
Paul Holmes23/05/2007ChesterfieldLiberal DemocratSigned
Martin Caton23/05/2007GowerLabourSigned
Rudi Vis23/05/2007Finchley and Golders GreenLabourSigned
Stephen Crabb24/05/2007Preseli PembrokeshireConservativeSigned
Mark Hunter24/05/2007CheadleLiberal DemocratSigned
John Leech24/05/2007Manchester, WithingtonLiberal DemocratSigned
Neil Gerrard24/05/2007WalthamstowLabourSigned
Jeremy Corbyn24/05/2007Islington NorthLabourSigned
Alistair Carmichael24/05/2007Orkney and ShetlandLiberal DemocratSigned
Lynne Jones24/05/2007Birmingham, Selly OakLabourSigned
Bob Spink04/06/2007Castle PointConservativeSigned
Lindsay Hoyle04/06/2007ChorleyLabourSigned
Alasdair McDonnell04/06/2007Belfast SouthSocial Democratic and Labour PartySigned
Jeffrey M Donaldson04/06/2007Lagan ValleyDUPSigned
Michael Jabez Foster04/06/2007Hastings and RyeLabourSigned
Andrew Stunell04/06/2007Hazel GroveLiberal DemocratSigned
Roger Williams04/06/2007Brecon and RadnorshireLiberal DemocratSigned
Nicholas Winterton04/06/2007MacclesfieldConservativeSigned
John Hemming04/06/2007Birmingham, YardleyLiberal DemocratSigned
Ian Austin04/06/2007Dudley NorthLabourSigned
Lyn Brown04/06/2007West HamLabourSigned
Michael Weir05/06/2007AngusScottish National PartySigned
Angus MacNeil05/06/2007Na h-Eileanan an IarScottish National PartySigned
Ann Cryer05/06/2007KeighleyLabourSigned
Jim Dobbin05/06/2007Heywood and MiddletonLabourSigned
Derek Conway05/06/2007Old Bexley & SidcupConservativeSigned
Jeff Ennis05/06/2007Barnsley East and MexboroughLabourSigned
Elfyn Llwyd06/06/2007Meirionnydd Nant ConwyPlaid CymruSigned
Chris Mole07/06/2007IpswichLabourSigned
Clive Betts07/06/2007Sheffield, AttercliffeLabourSigned
John Pugh11/06/2007SouthportLiberal DemocratSigned
Nick Harvey11/06/2007North DevonLiberal DemocratSigned
Eddie McGrady11/06/2007South DownSocial Democratic and Labour PartySigned
John Bercow11/06/2007BuckinghamConservativeSigned
Kelvin Hopkins12/06/2007Luton NorthLabourSigned
Mark Lazarowicz12/06/2007Edinburgh North and LeithLabourSigned
Jo Swinson12/06/2007East DunbartonshireLiberal DemocratSigned
Alan Simpson13/06/2007Nottingham SouthLabourSigned
Paul Burstow13/06/2007Sutton and CheamLiberal DemocratSigned
John Gummer14/06/2007Suffolk CoastalConservativeSigned
Mark Durkan15/06/2007FoyleSocial Democratic and Labour PartySigned
Dan Rogerson15/06/2007North CornwallLiberal DemocratSigned
Doug Naysmith19/06/2007Bristol North WestLabourSigned
Brian Jenkins25/06/2007TamworthLabourSigned
Jim Cousins25/06/2007Newcastle upon Tyne CentralLabourSigned
Nigel Dodds25/06/2007Belfast NorthDUPSigned
Bill Etherington28/06/2007Sunderland NorthLabourSigned
Mark Todd05/07/2007South DerbyshireLabourSigned
Adrian Sanders16/07/2007TorbayLiberal DemocratSigned
John Thurso26/07/2007Caithness, Sutherland and Easter RossLiberal DemocratSigned
Peter Luff08/10/2007Mid WorcestershireConservativeSigned
Tom Brake09/10/2007Carshalton and WallingtonLiberal DemocratSigned
Paul Rowen29/10/2007RochdaleLiberal DemocratSigned
Joan RuddockUnknownWithdrawn

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