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M23 Militia In Democratic Republic Of Congo

EDM number 808 in 2012-13, proposed by Mike Hancock on 04/12/2012.
Categorised under the topics of Africa, International politics and government and Military operations.

That this House applauds the Secretary of Statefor International Development for her decision to freeze direct budget support to the Kagame regime in Rwanda for providing the M23 militia gang troop with reinforcements, weapons, intelligence, communication equipment and political advice in their murderous attempt to besiege the Democratic Republic of Congo's eastern mineral-rich provinces of North and South Kivu; recalls that the final UN Group of Experts' report concluded that Rwanda's Defence Chief, General James Kabarebe, is effectivelycommanding the M23 militia gang; notes that this is not the first time that the governmentsof Rwanda or Uganda have supported militia gangs in the Democratic Republic of Congo; endorses Save the Congo's call to the UK Government and the international community to redouble efforts to ensure that all those responsible for supporting the M23 militia gang or for breaching UNSecurity CouncilResolutions are placed on the UN Sanctions list; and urges the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs to update the House on this matter on the earliest possible occasion.

This motion has been signed by a total of 18 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Mike Hancock04/12/2012Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratProposed
Mark Durkan04/12/2012FoyleSocial Democratic and Labour PartySeconded
Andrew George04/12/2012St IvesLiberal DemocratSeconded
Peter Bottomley04/12/2012Worthing WestConservativeSeconded
Jim Shannon05/12/2012StrangfordDUPSeconded
Ronnie Campbell05/12/2012Blyth ValleyLabourSeconded
Jeremy Corbyn05/12/2012Islington NorthLabourSigned
Martin Caton05/12/2012GowerLabourSigned
John McDonnell05/12/2012Hayes and HarlingtonLabourSigned
Margaret Ritchie05/12/2012South DownSocial Democratic and Labour PartySigned
Bob Russell06/12/2012ColchesterLiberal DemocratSigned
David Crausby10/12/2012Bolton North EastLabourSigned
Michael Crockart11/12/2012Edinburgh WestLiberal DemocratSigned
Caroline Lucas12/12/2012Brighton, PavilionGreenSigned
George Galloway13/12/2012Bradford WestRespectSigned
John Leech13/12/2012Manchester, WithingtonLiberal DemocratSigned
Annette Brooke18/12/2012Mid Dorset and North PooleLiberal DemocratSigned
Andrew Stunell18/12/2012Hazel GroveLiberal DemocratSigned

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