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Tibetan Resistance In Tibet Since 1959

EDM number 1175 in 2012-13, proposed by Fabian Hamilton on 12/03/2013.
Categorised under the topics of Asia, Human rights and International politics and government.

That this House on the occasion of the 54th anniversary of the Tibetan National Uprising of 10 March 1959, expresses its sadness at the loss of countless Tibetan lives over the last 64 years due to China's military occupation; draws attention to the continued Tibetan resistance to China's repressive policies and human and civil rights abuses through peaceful protests and grass roots cultural movements; strongly condemns the use of force by Chinese police and military personnel to quash those protests; further condemns the Chinese government's restrictions on freedom of expression which include long prison sentences for sharing information about demonstrations; calls on the Chinese government to ease tensions by withdrawing its forces from Tibet and allow foreign journalists, humanitarian agencies and independent observers full and unfettered access to Tibetan areas to ascertain the current situation; further calls on the Government to find new forms of approach with China that will help safeguard Tibetans' rights and freedoms; and further calls on the Government to work multilaterally with other governments to urge China to work with Tibetan representatives to resolve the grievances of the Tibetan people and bring stability and peace to Tibet.

This motion has been signed by a total of 37 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Fabian Hamilton12/03/2013Leeds North EastLabourProposed
Margaret Ritchie13/03/2013South DownSocial Democratic and Labour PartySeconded
John Leech13/03/2013Manchester, WithingtonLiberal DemocratSeconded
Peter Bottomley13/03/2013Worthing WestConservativeSeconded
Mark Durkan13/03/2013FoyleSocial Democratic and Labour PartySeconded
Alan Meale13/03/2013MansfieldLabourSeconded
Jim Shannon13/03/2013StrangfordDUPSigned
Anne Begg13/03/2013Aberdeen SouthLabourSigned
Graham Stringer13/03/2013Blackley and BroughtonLabourSigned
Peter Bone13/03/2013WellingboroughConservativeSigned
Virendra Sharma13/03/2013Ealing, SouthallLabourSigned
John Pugh14/03/2013SouthportLiberal DemocratSigned
Alasdair McDonnell14/03/2013Belfast SouthSocial Democratic and Labour PartySigned
Jeremy Corbyn14/03/2013Islington NorthLabourSigned
John Cryer14/03/2013Leyton and WansteadLabourSigned
Andrew George14/03/2013St IvesLiberal DemocratSigned
Paul Flynn18/03/2013Newport WestLabourSigned
Ian Davidson18/03/2013Glasgow South WestLabourSigned
Kelvin Hopkins18/03/2013Luton NorthLabourSigned
Nick Harvey18/03/2013North DevonLiberal DemocratSigned
Lady Hermon18/03/2013North DownIndependentSigned
Julian Lewis19/03/2013New Forest EastConservativeSigned
Elfyn Llwyd19/03/2013Dwyfor MeirionnyddPlaid CymruSigned
Naomi Long19/03/2013Belfast EastAllianceSigned
Stephen Williams19/03/2013Bristol WestLiberal DemocratSigned
David Ward19/03/2013Bradford EastLiberal DemocratSigned
Gordon Marsden20/03/2013Blackpool SouthLabourSigned
Richard Burden21/03/2013Birmingham, NorthfieldLabourSigned
Dan Rogerson21/03/2013North CornwallLiberal DemocratSigned
Martin Caton21/03/2013GowerLabourSigned
Andrew Love21/03/2013EdmontonLabourSigned
John McDonnell22/03/2013Hayes and HarlingtonLabourSigned
Mary Glindon22/03/2013North TynesideLabourSigned
Kate Hoey25/03/2013VauxhallLabourSigned
Caroline Lucas25/03/2013Brighton, PavilionGreenSigned
David Crausby10/04/2013Bolton North EastLabourSigned
Jim Dowd18/04/2013Lewisham West and PengeLabourSigned

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