ETHNIC MINORITIES IN BURMA

Early day motion 1311, tabled 14 May 2002 by Simon Thomas (Plaid Cymru). Signed by 50 members.

That this House condemns the Burmese junta's attack on Ler Per Hur camp for internally displaced Karen people on 29th December 2001, which resulted in 300 people fleeing for their safety to Thailand; calls on the United Kingdom Government and the international community to step up pressure on the Burmese regime until there is an end to their brutal policy towards ethnic minorities and the full restoration of democracy; also the United Kingdom Government to broker negotiations between the ethnic minority groups and the ruling junta, to be held in a neutral country with either a UN or host country representative as arbitrator.

Signatures by party: Labour 24, Liberal Democrat 12, Scottish National Party 5, Labour/Co-operative 3, UUP 3, Plaid Cymru 2, Conservative 1.