AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PRESS AWARDS

Early day motion 143, tabled 18 June 1997 by Peter Bottomley (Conservative). Signed by 38 members.

That this House notes the importance of the Amnesty International Press Awards; congratulates David Harrison with Melissa Jones of The Observer for articles about oil companies' role in Columbia, Lara Marlowe of Marie Claire for the investigation in Algeria 'Where Girls are Killed for Going to School', Saira Shah and her colleagues in Channel Four News-ITN for the filming in Kabul under the Taliban 'Women Under the Veil', Lindsey Hilsum with Peter Bate of Blackstone Pictures for Channel 4's Witness programme 'Rwanda-The Betrayed', Marc Jobst and his collegues for BBC Radio 4's 'Chocolate Soldier from the USA', and photojournalist Gary Knight and Time Magazine Internation for 'The Highway to Hell'; recognises that links with victims are usually achieved through the Press and broadcasters; and acknowledges that the search for the truth is sometimes a ticket to jail or worse for journalists.

Signatures by party: Labour 24, Liberal Democrat 10, Labour/Co-operative 3, Conservative 1.