Mapuche People Of Chile

EDM number 797 in 2010-12, proposed by Jeremy Corbyn on 11/10/2010.
Categorised under the topics of Human rights, Nationality and Population.

That this House notes the continuing repression of the Mapuche indigenous people of Chile, the recent hunger strike by Mapuche political prisoners since 12 July 2010 andthe demands of the Mapuche people for the demilitarisation of Mapuche lands, an end of the use of the anti-terrorist legislation introduced against the Mapuche people during the Pinochet era and self-determination; and calls on the Government to make strong representations to the Chilean President on the issue, in particular during his forthcoming visit to the UK.

This motion has been signed by a total of 27 MPs, 1 of these signatures have been withdrawn.