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EAST TIMOR

Early day motion 473, tabled 17 November 1997 by Ann Clwyd (Labour). Signed by 46 members.

That this House calls for urgent representations to be made by Her Majesty's Government, regarding the safety of eight East Timorese students who sustained serious gunshot wounds after a confrontation with Indonesian security forces at the University of East Timor in Dili on 14th November and whose whereabouts are unknown; notes that, according to Amnesty International, one student who was shot in the neck was forcibly removed from a Red Cross vehicle and severely beaten by police; understands that other wounded students have not been allowed humanitarian assistance; and emphasises once again that detainees in East Timor are routinely subjected to torture and ill treatment while in military or police custody.

Signatures by party: Labour 38, Liberal Democrat 3, Scottish National Party 2, Labour/Co-operative 1, Plaid Cymru 1, Social Democratic and Labour Party 1.