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White Ribbon And International Day For The Elimination Of Violence Against Women

EDM number 752 in 2015-16, proposed by Greg Mulholland on 24/11/2015.
Categorised under the topics of Crimes of violence, Equality, Human rights and Sex discrimination.

That this House recognises White Ribbon and International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women which takes place on 25 November 2015; believes that committing violence against women is a human rights abuse, and accordingly recognises the 16 Days of Action against Gender Violence, which runs from White Ribbon Day to 10 December 2015, International Human Rights Day; encourages hon. Members to show their support by attending White Ribbon UK's drop-in session on 18 November 2015 from 16.00 to 18.00 in Room A in 1 Parliament Street; praises the fantastic work of White Ribbon UK, a campaign launched in October 2005 which engages men in working to end violence against women, and operates in 55 countries around the world; notes the success of White Ribbon UK in promoting positive male role models with 12 leading rugby league and rugby union clubs now wearing the White Ribbon on their kit, while 30 sports clubs, organisations and schools have supported White Ribbon UK's Sports campaign; appreciates the involvement of high-profile sportsmen and musicians in promoting and supporting the campaign, with figures such as Amir Khan and Labrinth becoming involved with White Ribbon UK; further recognises the importance of dealing with violence against women in the UK, with up to three million women experiencing violence every year; is disturbed by the amount of violence against women across the world with 1.4 million women suffering domestic abuse in 2014; and commits to ending violence against women both in the UK and abroad.

This motion has been signed by a total of 33 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Greg Mulholland24/11/2015Leeds North WestLiberal DemocratProposed
Peter Bottomley24/11/2015Worthing WestConservativeSeconded
Mark Durkan24/11/2015FoyleSocial Democratic and Labour PartySeconded
Margaret Ritchie25/11/2015South DownSocial Democratic and Labour PartySeconded
Ronnie Campbell25/11/2015Blyth ValleyLabourSeconded
Kelvin Hopkins25/11/2015Luton NorthLabourSeconded
Alan Meale25/11/2015MansfieldLabourSigned
Jim Shannon25/11/2015StrangfordDUPSigned
Nigel Dodds25/11/2015Belfast NorthDUPSigned
Ian Blackford25/11/2015Ross, Skye and LochaberScottish National PartySigned
Jim Cunningham25/11/2015Coventry SouthLabourSigned
Chris Stephens25/11/2015Glasgow South WestScottish National PartySigned
Mary Glindon26/11/2015North TynesideLabourSigned
Keith Vaz26/11/2015Leicester EastLabourSigned
Chris Law26/11/2015Dundee WestScottish National PartySigned
David Simpson26/11/2015Upper BannDUPSigned
Alison Thewliss26/11/2015Glasgow CentralScottish National PartySigned
Steven Paterson30/11/2015StirlingScottish National PartySigned
Paul Monaghan30/11/2015Caithness, Sutherland and Easter RossScottish National PartySigned
John Nicolson30/11/2015East DunbartonshireScottish National PartySigned
Mhairi Black30/11/2015Paisley and Renfrewshire SouthScottish National PartySigned
Danny Kinahan30/11/2015South AntrimUUPSigned
Tasmina Sheikh30/11/2015Ochil and South PerthshireScottish National PartySigned
Roger Godsiff01/12/2015Birmingham, Hall GreenLabourSigned
Yasmin Qureshi02/12/2015Bolton South EastLabourSigned
Lady Hermon02/12/2015North DownIndependentSigned
Carol Monaghan03/12/2015Glasgow North WestScottish National PartySigned
Angus MacNeil03/12/2015Na h-Eileanan an IarScottish National PartySigned
Hannah Bardell03/12/2015LivingstonScottish National PartySigned
Tommy Sheppard04/12/2015Edinburgh EastScottish National PartySigned
Stephen Kinnock08/12/2015AberavonLabourSigned
Norman Lamb07/01/2016North NorfolkLiberal DemocratSigned
Angela Crawley11/05/2016Lanark and Hamilton EastScottish National PartySigned

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