Violence Against The Nuba People

EDM number 2941 in 2010-12, proposed by Mike Hancock on 16/04/2012.
Categorised under the topics of Africa, Crimes of violence, Ethnic groups, International development and International politics and government.

That this House condemns the continued violenceagainst the people of the Nuba Mountains by the Sudanese government; is concerned over the continuation of military offensives in the region, the denial of access for humanitarian aid and journalists and the killing of citizens directly through bombing campaigns; considers the death of many others because of lack of access to medical care, malnutrition, dehydration and displacement as deplorable; and urges the Government to act urgently to increase pressure on the Sudanese government to halt violence against its own people and to allow accessfor foreign aid to bring an end to these gross violations of human rights.

This motion has been signed by a total of 28 MPs.