ARCHBISHOP NCUBE AND HUMAN RIGHTS IN ZIMBABWE

Early day motion 474, tabled 30 June 2005 by Richard Burden (Labour). Signed by 61 members.

That this House notes the courageous stand of Archbishop Pius Ncube of Bulawayo against the Zimbabwean Government's inhumane programme of demolitions of dwellings; and urges the Foreign Secretary to redouble his efforts to press President Mugabe to respect the human rights of all Zimbabwean citizens and to stop destroying their homes and livelihoods, and to seek a guarantee from the Zimbabwean Government that no harm will come to the Archbishop on his return home.

Signatures by party: Labour 41, Liberal Democrat 12, Conservative 5, DUP 1, Plaid Cymru 1, Social Democratic and Labour Party 1.