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Democracy In Uganda

EDM number 207 in 2008-09, proposed by David Chaytor on 09/12/2008.
Categorised under the topics of Africa and International politics and government.

That this House notes that the Ugandan main opposition leader Dr Kizza Besigye returned from exile in South Africa three years ago on 26 October 2005, and was immediately arrested and charged with rape, terrorism and treason; recalls that he won an impressive 37 per cent. of vote share although he was nominated as a presidential candidate while in prison; notes that the Uganda Supreme Court, the Commonwealth Election Observer Team and the European Union Monitoring Team reported that the presidential elections were conducted outside the law because there was no separation between the ruling party and the state, and because of violence perpetrated by the army against the opposition; also notes that Lieutenant Ramathan Magara, who allegedly shot and killed three of Dr Besigye's supporters at a rally on 15 February 2006, has been set free; regrets that Dr Besigye's treason trial is yet to be finalised; and calls on the Government to use its influence in the Commonwealth and the European Union to ensure not only the expeditious trial of Dr Besigye and Lieutenant Magara, but also the implementation of the recommendations of the European Union and Commonwealth reports on the 2006 elections.

This motion has been signed by a total of 29 MPs, 1 of these signatures have been withdrawn.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
David Chaytor09/12/2008Bury NorthLabourProposed
Ann Cryer09/12/2008KeighleyLabourSeconded
Harry Cohen09/12/2008Leyton and WansteadLabourSeconded
Nick Harvey09/12/2008North DevonLiberal DemocratSeconded
Elfyn Llwyd09/12/2008Meirionnydd Nant ConwyPlaid CymruSeconded
Andrew George09/12/2008St IvesLiberal DemocratSigned
Peter Bottomley09/12/2008Worthing WestConservativeSigned
Mark Durkan10/12/2008FoyleSocial Democratic and Labour PartySigned
Stephen Williams10/12/2008Bristol WestLiberal DemocratSigned
John Leech10/12/2008Manchester, WithingtonLiberal DemocratSigned
David Drew10/12/2008StroudLabourSigned
Andrew Dismore10/12/2008HendonLabourSigned
Michael Clapham10/12/2008Barnsley West and PenistoneLabourSigned
Martin Caton10/12/2008GowerLabourSigned
Lynne Jones10/12/2008Birmingham, Selly OakLabourSigned
Lindsay Hoyle10/12/2008ChorleyLabourSigned
Jeremy Corbyn10/12/2008Islington NorthLabourSigned
Mike Hancock11/12/2008Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSigned
Neil Gerrard11/12/2008WalthamstowLabourSigned
Jim Dobbin11/12/2008Heywood and MiddletonLabourSigned
Alan Simpson11/12/2008Nottingham SouthLabourSigned
John McDonnell15/12/2008Hayes and HarlingtonLabourSigned
Eric Illsley16/12/2008Barnsley CentralLabourSigned
Frank Cook16/12/2008Stockton NorthLabourSigned
Janet Dean16/12/2008BurtonLabourSigned
Jo Swinson18/12/2008East DunbartonshireLiberal DemocratSigned
Sammy Wilson12/01/2009East AntrimDUPSigned
Rudi Vis19/01/2009Finchley and Golders GreenLabourSigned
Ian GibsonUnknownWithdrawn

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