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Human Rights Abuses In Ogaden

EDM number 2517 in 2010-12, proposed by John McDonnell on 06/12/2011.
Categorised under the topics of Africa and Human rights.

That this House expresses its deep concern at the continuing human rights abuses perpetrated against the people of Ogaden by Ethiopian government forces and militias previously evidenced by Human Rights Watch; and urges the UK Government to work with the African Union and United Nations to enable the access of independent human rights observers and journalists to Ogaden to press for the release of the Swedish journalists Martin Schibbye and Johan Persson and to seek a negotiated settlement of the conflict between the Ethiopian regime and the Ogaden National Liberation Front.

This motion has been signed by a total of 26 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
John McDonnell06/12/2011Hayes and HarlingtonLabourProposed
Jim Shannon08/12/2011StrangfordDUPSeconded
Elfyn Llwyd08/12/2011Dwyfor MeirionnyddPlaid CymruSeconded
Ronnie Campbell08/12/2011Blyth ValleyLabourSeconded
Jonathan Edwards08/12/2011Carmarthen East and DinefwrPlaid CymruSeconded
Mark Durkan08/12/2011FoyleSocial Democratic and Labour PartySeconded
Martin Caton08/12/2011GowerLabourSigned
Peter Bottomley08/12/2011Worthing WestConservativeSigned
Dennis Skinner08/12/2011BolsoverLabourSigned
Kelvin Hopkins08/12/2011Luton NorthLabourSigned
Alan Meale08/12/2011MansfieldLabourSigned
Jeremy Corbyn08/12/2011Islington NorthLabourSigned
Mike Hancock12/12/2011Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSigned
Margaret Ritchie13/12/2011South DownSocial Democratic and Labour PartySigned
Michael Crockart13/12/2011Edinburgh WestLiberal DemocratSigned
Lady Hermon13/12/2011North DownIndependentSigned
William McCrea14/12/2011South AntrimDUPSigned
Gregory Campbell14/12/2011East LondonderryDUPSigned
Katy Clark14/12/2011North Ayrshire and ArranLabourSigned
Andrew George15/12/2011St IvesLiberal DemocratSigned
Ian Lavery15/12/2011WansbeckLabourSigned
Paul Flynn20/12/2011Newport WestLabourSigned
Hywel Francis20/12/2011AberavonLabourSigned
John Hemming20/12/2011Birmingham, YardleyLiberal DemocratSigned
John Leech10/01/2012Manchester, WithingtonLiberal DemocratSigned
Linda Riordan18/01/2012HalifaxLabourSigned

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