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Rwandan Proxy Wars In Congo

EDM number 597 in 2012-13, proposed by Mike Hancock on 17/10/2012.
Categorised under the topics of Africa and International politics and government.

That this House is outraged by reports by the United Nations that Rwanda's Defence Chief, James Kabarebe, is effectively commanding a militia gang, M23, in the Democratic Republic of Congo; recalls that in July 2012 the Netherlands, Germany, US and UK governments suspended direct budget support to the Kagame regime over similar allegations; notes that this is not the first time that Rwanda or Uganda have supported militia gangs in Congo; supports Save the Congo's call on the UK Government to help ensure that those responsible are placed on the UN sanction list; and urges the Government to fully revoke all direct budget support to any government involved in the killing, raping and looting engulfing the Congo.

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

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Mike Hancock17/10/2012Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratProposed
Andrew George17/10/2012St IvesLiberal DemocratSeconded
Kelvin Hopkins18/10/2012Luton NorthLabourSeconded
Mark Durkan18/10/2012FoyleSocial Democratic and Labour PartySeconded
Paul Flynn19/10/2012Newport WestLabourSeconded
George Galloway22/10/2012Bradford WestRespectSeconded
Adrian Sanders22/10/2012TorbayLiberal DemocratSigned
Jeremy Corbyn22/10/2012Islington NorthLabourSigned
John Leech22/10/2012Manchester, WithingtonLiberal DemocratSigned
Alan Meale23/10/2012MansfieldLabourSigned
Mary Glindon24/10/2012North TynesideLabourSigned
Katy Clark24/10/2012North Ayrshire and ArranLabourSigned
Graham Stringer24/10/2012Blackley and BroughtonLabourSigned
Naomi Long24/10/2012Belfast EastAllianceSigned
Margaret Ritchie25/10/2012South DownSocial Democratic and Labour PartySigned
John McDonnell25/10/2012Hayes and HarlingtonLabourSigned
Martin Caton25/10/2012GowerLabourSigned
Jim Dobbin25/10/2012Heywood and MiddletonLabourSigned
Roger Godsiff31/10/2012Birmingham, Hall GreenLabourSigned
Alex Cunningham02/11/2012Stockton NorthLabourSigned
Caroline Lucas05/11/2012Brighton, PavilionGreenSigned
Alasdair McDonnell05/11/2012Belfast SouthSocial Democratic and Labour PartySigned
John Hemming12/11/2012Birmingham, YardleyLiberal DemocratSigned
Bob Russell13/11/2012ColchesterLiberal DemocratSigned
Fabian Hamilton05/12/2012Leeds North EastLabourSigned
John Robertson07/01/2013Glasgow North WestLabourSigned

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