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EDM number 2756 in 2010-12, proposed by Tony Lloyd on 22/02/2012.

That this House notes the Report of the Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry published last December which found that excessive force was used by the Bahraini authorities in clamping down on the peaceful protesters demanding democratic reform last year with no evidence that Iran was involved in the unrest; acknowledges that King Hamad Al Khalifa welcomed the report; is concerned that there is abundant evidence of the continual violation of human rights in Bahrain; condemns the imprisonment of medics, teachers and the Bahrain Teachers' Association President, Mahdi Abu Dheeb, the sacking of thousands of teachers and the serious charges being pressed on the President of theBahrain Nursing Society, Mrs Al Saffar; further notes that the UK's long standing economic and political links to Bahrain means that the Foreign Secretary is uniquely placed to point out to theBahrain Ambassador, as well as to the King of Bahrain, that rejection of the report's findings is unacceptable to the UK; urges the Foreign Secretary to make the strongest possible representation to the Bahrain regime that the medics and teachers and other political prisoners, be released; and further urges the King of Bahrain to back a rapid process of political reform.

This motion has been signed by a total of 20 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Tony Lloyd23/02/2012Manchester CentralLabourProposed
Bob Russell23/02/2012ColchesterLiberal DemocratSeconded
Jeremy Corbyn23/02/2012Islington NorthLabourSeconded
Mark Durkan23/02/2012FoyleSocial Democratic and Labour PartySeconded
John Leech23/02/2012Manchester, WithingtonLiberal DemocratSeconded
Jonathan Edwards23/02/2012Carmarthen East and DinefwrPlaid CymruSeconded
Andy Slaughter23/02/2012HammersmithLabourSigned
Kelvin Hopkins27/02/2012Luton NorthLabourSigned
Glenda Jackson27/02/2012Hampstead and KilburnLabourSigned
Jim Dobbin27/02/2012Heywood and MiddletonLabourSigned
Jim Shannon28/02/2012StrangfordDUPSigned
David Crausby28/02/2012Bolton North EastLabourSigned
Tom Clarke28/02/2012Coatbridge, Chryston and BellshillLabourSigned
Martin Caton28/02/2012GowerLabourSigned
John McDonnell28/02/2012Hayes and HarlingtonLabourSigned
Alasdair McDonnell29/02/2012Belfast SouthSocial Democratic and Labour PartySigned
Dan Rogerson29/02/2012North CornwallLiberal DemocratSigned
Margaret Ritchie01/03/2012South DownSocial Democratic and Labour PartySigned
Lady Hermon01/03/2012North DownIndependentSigned
Paul Flynn06/03/2012Newport WestLabourSigned

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