Detention And Treatment Of Sheikh Hasina (EDM483)

Detention And Treatment Of Sheikh Hasina

EDM number 483 in 2007-08, proposed by Harry Cohen on 05/12/2007.
Categorised under the topics of Administration of justice, Asia, Human rights and Prisons.

That this House is concerned at the continuing detention in Bangladesh of former Prime Minister and Leader of the Opposition, Sheikh Hasina; notes the BBC News Report of 3rd December 2007 that the main witness against her, her cousin Mr Sheikh Selim has sought to withdraw his statement, with his lawyer Syed Rezaur telling the court that Sheikh Selim was tortured repeatedly when he was on remand, and that at one stage, he could not bear the pressure and agreed to give the confessional statement; further notes that reports of interrogation under torture to obtain confessions in Bangladesh are well documented by international human rights organisations, such as Human Rights Watch; and on this basis is concerned that the case against Sheikh Hasina is politically motivated and risks not being a fair trial.

This motion has been signed by a total of 39 MPs.

MP	Date	Constituency	Party	Type
Harry Cohen	05/12/2007	Leyton and Wanstead	Labour	Proposed
Peter Bottomley	06/12/2007	Worthing West	Conservative	Seconded
Martin Caton	06/12/2007	Gower	Labour	Seconded
Lynne Jones	06/12/2007	Birmingham, Selly Oak	Labour	Seconded
Rudi Vis	06/12/2007	Finchley and Golders Green	Labour	Seconded
Jeremy Corbyn	06/12/2007	Islington North	Labour	Seconded
Alan Simpson	10/12/2007	Nottingham South	Labour	Signed
Kelvin Hopkins	10/12/2007	Luton North	Labour	Signed
Brian Jenkins	10/12/2007	Tamworth	Labour	Signed
Ashok Kumar	10/12/2007	Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland	Labour	Signed
Bill Etherington	10/12/2007	Sunderland North	Labour	Signed
John McDonnell	11/12/2007	Hayes and Harlington	Labour	Signed
Virendra Sharma	11/12/2007	Ealing, Southall	Labour	Signed
Anne Main	11/12/2007	St Albans	Conservative	Signed
Desmond Turner	11/12/2007	Brighton, Kemptown	Labour	Signed
John Grogan	11/12/2007	Selby	Labour	Signed
Mark Durkan	11/12/2007	Foyle	Social Democratic and Labour Party	Signed
Sandra Osborne	11/12/2007	Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock	Labour	Signed
Tony Lloyd	11/12/2007	Manchester Central	Labour	Signed
Alasdair McDonnell	12/12/2007	Belfast South	Social Democratic and Labour Party	Signed
Jim Devine	12/12/2007	Livingston	Labour	Signed
Jennifer Willott	12/12/2007	Cardiff Central	Liberal Democrat	Signed
John Austin	12/12/2007	Erith and Thamesmead	Labour	Signed
Paul Flynn	12/12/2007	Newport West	Labour	Signed
Ann Cryer	12/12/2007	Keighley	Labour	Signed
Michael Connarty	12/12/2007	Linlithgow and East Falkirk	Labour	Signed
Alistair Carmichael	12/12/2007	Orkney and Shetland	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Karen Buck	12/12/2007	Regent's Park and Kensington North	Labour	Signed
Marsha Singh	13/12/2007	Bradford West	Labour	Signed
Andrew Love	13/12/2007	Edmonton	Labour	Signed
Andrew Dismore	13/12/2007	Hendon	Labour	Signed
Neil Gerrard	13/12/2007	Walthamstow	Labour	Signed
Richard Caborn	17/12/2007	Sheffield Central	Labour	Signed
John Bercow	17/12/2007	Buckingham	Conservative	Signed
Clive Betts	17/12/2007	Sheffield, Attercliffe	Labour	Signed
Martyn Jones	07/01/2008	Clwyd South	Labour	Signed
Michael Jabez Foster	07/01/2008	Hastings and Rye	Labour	Signed
Roger Williams	08/01/2008	Brecon and Radnorshire	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Jo Swinson	30/01/2008	East Dunbartonshire	Liberal Democrat	Signed

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