Human Rights In Bangladesh

EDM number 185 in 2006-07, proposed by Michael Gove on 21/11/2006.

That this House declares its support for voices of peace and moderation in the Muslim world such as the Bangladeshi journalist Salah Uddin Shoaib Choudhury, who stands trial for sedition, treason and blasphemy, a charge which carries the death sentence; commends Mr Choudhury for exposing the growing threat of extreme Islamism in Bangladesh; deplores the conduct of the judge in the trial, Mohammed Momin Ullah, who has said he is not interested in evidence and will not allow any defence witnesses into the court record; notes that the Public Prosecutor in Bangladesh has said that there is no evidence to support the charges; is encouraged that international pressure has persuaded the Bangladesh government to delay Mr Choudhury's next court date until 2007 and to restore the police protection at his house that had been recently removed; and urges the United Kingdom Government to press the government of Bangladesh to protect Mr Choudhury from all forms of harassment.

This motion has been signed by a total of 34 MPs.

MP	Date	Constituency	Party	Type
Michael Gove	21/11/2006	Surrey Heath	Conservative	Proposed
Paul Goodman	21/11/2006	Wycombe	Conservative	Seconded
David Gauke	21/11/2006	South West Hertfordshire	Conservative	Seconded
Stephen Crabb	21/11/2006	Preseli Pembrokeshire	Conservative	Seconded
Michael Penning	21/11/2006	Hemel Hempstead	Conservative	Seconded
David Drew	22/11/2006	Stroud	Labour	Seconded
Edward Vaizey	22/11/2006	Wantage	Conservative	Signed
Peter Bottomley	22/11/2006	Worthing West	Conservative	Signed
Mark Durkan	22/11/2006	Foyle	Social Democratic and Labour Party	Signed
Jeffrey M Donaldson	22/11/2006	Lagan Valley	DUP	Signed
Andrew Dismore	22/11/2006	Hendon	Labour	Signed
Derek Conway	22/11/2006	Old Bexley & Sidcup	Conservative	Signed
Martin Caton	22/11/2006	Gower	Labour	Signed
Alasdair McDonnell	22/11/2006	Belfast South	Social Democratic and Labour Party	Signed
John Hemming	23/11/2006	Birmingham, Yardley	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Ann Cryer	23/11/2006	Keighley	Labour	Signed
Brian Jenkins	23/11/2006	Tamworth	Labour	Signed
Evan Harris	23/11/2006	Oxford West & Abingdon	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Peter Luff	27/11/2006	Mid Worcestershire	Conservative	Signed
John McDonnell	27/11/2006	Hayes & Harlington	Labour	Signed
Malcolm Moss	27/11/2006	North East Cambridgeshire	Conservative	Signed
Karen Buck	28/11/2006			Signed
Lindsay Hoyle	28/11/2006	Chorley	Labour	Signed
Albert Owen	29/11/2006	Ynys M	Labour	Signed
Rudi Vis	29/11/2006	Finchley & Golders Green	Labour	Signed
Gregory Campbell	30/11/2006	East Londonderry	DUP	Signed
Alan Simpson	30/11/2006	Nottingham South	Labour	Signed
John Pugh	30/11/2006	Southport	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Eddie McGrady	04/12/2006	South Down	Social Democratic and Labour Party	Signed
Mark Lancaster	04/12/2006	North East Milton Keynes	Conservative	Signed
Greg Pope	05/12/2006	Hyndburn	Labour	Signed
William McCrea	05/12/2006	South Antrim	DUP	Signed
Janet Dean	05/12/2006	Burton	Labour	Signed
John Barrett	19/02/2007	Edinburgh West	Liberal Democrat	Signed

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