Fifteenth Anniversary Of The Rwandan Genocide

EDM number 1177 in 2008-09, proposed by Eric Joyce on 24/03/2009.
Categorised under the topic of Africa.

That this House recognises the 15 year anniversary commemoration of the genocide in Rwanda which began in April 1994 and resulted in around one million dead in 100 days; urges the United Nations as well as all countries to learn from its terrible consequences and act decisively to prevent genocide; acknowledges the enduring legacy of the genocide for the 400,000 survivors in Rwanda today, many of whom are vulnerable widows and orphans; condemns continued instances of attacks on genocide survivors; notes that shelter, education, healthcare and livelihood programmes to deliver restorative justice for survivors are vital for reconciliation in Rwanda; commends the work of organisations working towards this end; and calls upon the Government to maintain and build upon its support to survivors.

This motion has been signed by a total of 81 MPs, 2 of these signatures have been withdrawn.

MP	Date	Constituency	Party	Type
Eric Joyce	24/03/2009	Falkirk	Labour	Proposed
Stephen Crabb	24/03/2009	Preseli Pembrokeshire	Conservative	Seconded
John Barrett	24/03/2009	Edinburgh West	Liberal Democrat	Seconded
Stephen Williams	24/03/2009	Bristol West	Liberal Democrat	Seconded
Andrew George	24/03/2009	St Ives	Liberal Democrat	Seconded
Mark Durkan	24/03/2009	Foyle	Social Democratic and Labour Party	Seconded
David Drew	25/03/2009	Stroud	Labour	Signed
Nigel Evans	25/03/2009	Ribble Valley	Conservative	Signed
Mike Hancock	25/03/2009	Portsmouth South	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Peter Bottomley	25/03/2009	Worthing West	Conservative	Signed
Rudi Vis	25/03/2009	Finchley & Golders Green	Labour	Signed
Phil Willis	25/03/2009	Harrogate & Knaresborough	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Jim Dobbin	25/03/2009	Heywood & Middleton	Labour	Signed
Andrew Dismore	25/03/2009	Hendon	Labour	Signed
Jeremy Corbyn	25/03/2009	Islington North	Labour	Signed
Stephen Hepburn	25/03/2009	Jarrow	Labour	Signed
Paul Holmes	25/03/2009	Chesterfield	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Lindsay Hoyle	25/03/2009	Chorley	Labour	Signed
Lynne Jones	25/03/2009	Birmingham, Selly Oak	Labour	Signed
Ian McCartney	25/03/2009	Makerfield	Labour	Signed
Gregory Campbell	25/03/2009	East Londonderry	DUP	Signed
Russell Brown	26/03/2009	Dumfries & Galloway	Labour	Signed
David Chaytor	26/03/2009	Bury North	Labour	Signed
Harry Cohen	26/03/2009	Leyton & Wanstead	Labour	Signed
Edward Davey	26/03/2009	Kingston & Surbiton	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Janet Dean	26/03/2009	Burton	Labour	Signed
Diane Abbott	26/03/2009	Hackney North & Stoke Newington	Labour	Signed
Ian Stewart	26/03/2009	Eccles	Labour	Signed
Paul Rowen	26/03/2009	Rochdale	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Dai Davies	26/03/2009	Blaenau Gwent	Independent	Signed
Graham Brady	26/03/2009	Altrincham & Sale West	Conservative	Signed
Sandra Osborne	26/03/2009	Ayr, Carrick & Cumnock	Labour	Signed
Julie Morgan	26/03/2009	Cardiff North	Labour	Signed
Gordon Prentice	26/03/2009	Pendle	Labour	Signed
John Robertson	26/03/2009	Glasgow North West	Labour	Signed
Nick Harvey	26/03/2009	North Devon	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Jimmy Hood	26/03/2009	Lanark & Hamilton East	Labour	Signed
Paul Keetch	26/03/2009	Hereford	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Tony Lloyd	26/03/2009	Manchester Central	Labour	Signed
Chris McCafferty	26/03/2009	Calder Valley	Labour	Signed
Alan Meale	26/03/2009	Mansfield	Labour	Signed
David Anderson	27/03/2009	Blaydon	Labour	Signed
Alasdair McDonnell	27/03/2009	Belfast South	Social Democratic and Labour Party	Signed
Betty Williams	30/03/2009	Conwy	Labour	Signed
Neil Gerrard	30/03/2009	Walthamstow	Labour	Signed
Ann Cryer	30/03/2009	Keighley	Labour	Signed
David Lepper	30/03/2009	Brighton, Pavilion	Labour	Signed
Brian Jenkins	30/03/2009	Tamworth	Labour	Signed
Joan Humble	30/03/2009	Blackpool North & Fleetwood	Labour	Signed
Lee Scott	31/03/2009	Ilford North	Conservative	Signed
John Leech	31/03/2009	Manchester, Withington	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Geoffrey Clifton-Brown	31/03/2009	Cotswold	Conservative	Signed
Tom Clarke	31/03/2009	Coatbridge, Chryston & Bellshill	Labour	Signed
David Mundell	31/03/2009	Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale & Tweeddale	Conservative	Signed
Andrew Mitchell	31/03/2009	Sutton Coldfield	Conservative	Signed
Marsha Singh	31/03/2009	Bradford West	Labour	Signed
Clare Short	31/03/2009	Birmingham, Ladywood	Independent Labour	Signed
John Battle	01/04/2009	Leeds West	Labour	Signed
Hywel Francis	01/04/2009	Aberavon	Labour	Signed
Martin Caton	01/04/2009	Gower	Labour	Signed
Ronnie Campbell	01/04/2009	Blyth Valley	Labour	Signed
Lembit	01/04/2009	Montgomeryshire	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Laura Moffatt	01/04/2009	Crawley	Labour	Signed
Mark Lazarowicz	01/04/2009	Edinburgh North & Leith	Labour	Signed
Mark Williams	02/04/2009	Ceredigion	Liberal Democrat	Signed
David Hamilton	20/04/2009	Midlothian	Labour	Signed
Eric Illsley	22/04/2009	Barnsley Central	Labour	Signed
Oliver Heald	22/04/2009	North East Hertfordshire	Conservative	Signed
Bill Etherington	23/04/2009	Sunderland North	Labour	Signed
Hugh Bayley	23/04/2009	York, City of	Labour	Signed
Jo Swinson	23/04/2009	East Dunbartonshire	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Linda Riordan	29/04/2009	Halifax	Labour	Signed
Andy Reed	30/04/2009	Loughborough	Labour	Signed
Ashok Kumar	05/05/2009	Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland	Labour	Signed
Alan Simpson	06/05/2009	Nottingham South	Labour	Signed
Evan Harris	07/05/2009	Oxford West & Abingdon	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Michael Gove	19/05/2009	Surrey Heath	Conservative	Signed
Mohammad Sarwar	08/06/2009	Glasgow Central	Labour	Signed
Simon Hughes	11/11/2009	North Southwark & Bermondsey	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Mary Creagh	Unknown			Withdrawn
Michael Jabez Foster	Unknown			Withdrawn

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