AFRICANS UNITE AGAINST CHILD ABUSE AFRUCA

Early day motion 1398, tabled 24 June 2004 by Hilton Dawson (Labour). Signed by 50 members.

That this House congratulates Africans Unite Against Child Abuse on its third anniversary; welcomes its vision of a world in which African children can live free of cruelty and abuse at the hands of others; commends them in particular for the work of their Europe/UK programme on induction programmes for African children and families taking up residence in the UK; applauds its efforts in relation to trafficking, exploitation, the prevention of abuse within the home and at school, private fostering, socio-cultural traditional practices that impact negatively on children and children's rights and participation; and recognises that the African community and most importantly African children living in the UK must be key partners of a Government aiming to transform children's lives on the basis of every child matters.

Signatures by party: Labour 30, Liberal Democrat 8, Labour/Co-operative 3, Scottish National Party 3, Plaid Cymru 2, UUP 2, Conservative 1, DUP 1.