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Continued Femicide Of Women In Iraqi-Kurdistan

EDM number 286 in 2014-15, proposed by Jeremy Corbyn on 22/07/2014.
Categorised under the topics of Crimes of violence, Death, Iraq and Sex discrimination.

That this House notes with grave concern that honour killing and suicide has become a phenomenon that is considered the biggest threat to women's lives and health in the Kurdistan region of Iraq; further notes that as a result many women are killed or have committed suicide while to date there has been no more than 10 convictions as illustrated in official statistics and the observance of International Human Rights agencies; acknowledges that there exists huge ignorance and disinterest in the prevention of such atrocities against women; further notes that areas for improvement include the allocation of a reasonable budget to tackle violence against women, more shelters and services to support and protect women, a just system in which perpetrators can be tried or proper attempts to implement the anti-DV Law that has been in force since 2011, the abolition of legislation that discriminates against women causing more violence for example allowing polygamy for men, rights of divorce belonging to men, unequal inheritance, punishing women for adultery, abortion and similar; further notes that allowances are made for tribal deals on honour killing cases which often prevent justice from prevailing and result in zero convictions; further notes that more focus is required on the widespread existence of child marriage and traditional bride exchanges between families; and urges the Government to raise these points with its counterpart in Iraqi-Kurdistan with a view to protecting women and young girls to ensure their safety and to allow this newly developing region to acquire the respectable acceptance of the international community.

This motion has been signed by a total of 25 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Jeremy Corbyn22/07/2014Islington NorthLabourProposed
Bob Russell22/07/2014ColchesterLiberal DemocratSeconded
Valerie Vaz01/09/2014Walsall SouthLabourSeconded
Mark Durkan01/09/2014FoyleSocial Democratic and Labour PartySeconded
Kelvin Hopkins01/09/2014Luton NorthLabourSeconded
Jim Shannon01/09/2014StrangfordDUPSeconded
Margaret Ritchie02/09/2014South DownSocial Democratic and Labour PartySigned
David Ward02/09/2014Bradford EastLiberal DemocratSigned
Peter Bottomley02/09/2014Worthing WestConservativeSigned
Steve Rotheram03/09/2014Liverpool, WaltonLabourSigned
Virendra Sharma03/09/2014Ealing, SouthallLabourSigned
Mike Hancock03/09/2014Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSigned
Martin Caton03/09/2014GowerLabourSigned
William McCrea03/09/2014South AntrimDUPSigned
Alasdair McDonnell03/09/2014Belfast SouthSocial Democratic and Labour PartySigned
Glenda Jackson03/09/2014Hampstead and KilburnLabourSigned
Roger Godsiff03/09/2014Birmingham, Hall GreenLabourSigned
Mark Williams08/09/2014CeredigionLiberal DemocratSigned
John Leech09/09/2014Manchester, WithingtonLiberal DemocratSigned
Menzies Campbell10/09/2014North East FifeLiberal DemocratSigned
Caroline Lucas12/09/2014Brighton, PavilionGreenSigned
Greg Mulholland13/10/2014Leeds North WestLiberal DemocratSigned
Naomi Long13/10/2014Belfast EastAllianceSigned
David Crausby21/10/2014Bolton North EastLabourSigned
Gregory Campbell13/01/2015East LondonderryDUPSigned

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