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Wave Of Abuse In Western Sahara

EDM number 299 in 2009-10, proposed by David Drew on 01/12/2009.
Categorised under the topics of Africa and Human rights.

That this House condemns the escalating wave of human rights violations against Saharawi human rights activists in October and November 2009 including the detention of seven prominent Saharawi prisoners of conscience; expresses concern over the intention of the Moroccan authorities to try these prisoners in a military court where they may face the death penalty; is dismayed over the expulsion of prominent Saharawi human rights activist and winner of the 2009 Civil Courage Award Aminatou Haider from Western Sahara; notes with concern the actions of the Moroccan authorities to prevent Saharawi human rights activists from travelling abroad; expresses regret over the arrests of several Saharawi human rights defenders; opposes the regressive and systemic trend of human rights violations against those who peacefully resist the occupation of Western Sahara; and calls on the Government to condemn these actions and urge the United Nations to implement human rights monitoring in the region.

This motion has been signed by a total of 41 MPs, 1 of these signatures have been withdrawn.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
David Drew01/12/2009StroudLabourProposed
Nigel Evans01/12/2009Ribble ValleyConservativeSeconded
Mike Hancock01/12/2009Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSeconded
Jeremy Corbyn01/12/2009Islington NorthLabourSeconded
Peter Bottomley01/12/2009Worthing WestConservativeSeconded
Mark Williams01/12/2009CeredigionLiberal DemocratSeconded
Bob Russell01/12/2009ColchesterLiberal DemocratSigned
Mark Durkan01/12/2009FoyleSocial Democratic and Labour PartySigned
Andrew George01/12/2009St IvesLiberal DemocratSigned
David Taylor02/12/2009North West LeicestershireLabourWithdrawn
Stephen Pound02/12/2009Ealing NorthLabourSigned
Lindsay Hoyle02/12/2009ChorleyLabourSigned
Lynne Jones02/12/2009Birmingham, Selly OakLabourSigned
David Lepper02/12/2009Brighton, PavilionLabourSigned
Ronnie Campbell02/12/2009Blyth ValleyLabourSigned
Ann Cryer02/12/2009KeighleyLabourSigned
Andrew Dismore02/12/2009HendonLabourSigned
Stephen Williams02/12/2009Bristol WestLiberal DemocratSigned
John Hemming03/12/2009Birmingham, YardleyLiberal DemocratSigned
Derek Wyatt03/12/2009Sittingbourne and SheppeyLabourSigned
John Pugh03/12/2009SouthportLiberal DemocratSigned
Martin Caton03/12/2009GowerLabourSigned
Marsha Singh07/12/2009Bradford WestLabourSigned
Neil Gerrard07/12/2009WalthamstowLabourSigned
Robert Wareing07/12/2009Liverpool, West DerbyIndependentSigned
Colin Breed08/12/2009South East CornwallLiberal DemocratSigned
John Leech09/12/2009Manchester, WithingtonLiberal DemocratSigned
Susan Kramer09/12/2009Richmond ParkLiberal DemocratSigned
Paul Flynn09/12/2009Newport WestLabourSigned
John McDonnell09/12/2009Hayes and HarlingtonLabourSigned
Kelvin Hopkins09/12/2009Luton NorthLabourSigned
Brian Jenkins10/12/2009TamworthLabourSigned
Rudi Vis10/12/2009Finchley and Golders GreenLabourSigned
Nick Palmer14/12/2009BroxtoweLabourSigned
Chris McCafferty05/01/2010Calder ValleyLabourSigned
David Anderson05/01/2010BlaydonLabourSigned
Alan Simpson07/01/2010Nottingham SouthLabourSigned
Lynne Featherstone13/01/2010Hornsey and Wood GreenLiberal DemocratSigned
Eddie McGrady18/01/2010South DownSocial Democratic and Labour PartySigned
Bill Etherington19/01/2010Sunderland NorthLabourSigned
David Crausby21/01/2010Bolton North EastLabourSigned

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