HUMAN RIGHTS IN KAZAKHSTAN

Early day motion 305, tabled 16 December 2008 by Adrian Sanders (Liberal Democrat). Signed by 25 members.

That this House notes with concern the findings of the Human Rights Watch report An Atmosphere of Quiet Repression, detailing the poor state of human rights in Kazakhstan; furthers notes that serious improvement should be expected for when Kazakhstan chairs the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe in 2010; believes that too little progress has been made to improving the situation; and calls on the Government to put more pressure on the Kazakh government to rectify the poor regard for human rights in the country.

Signatures by party: Labour 13, Liberal Democrat 8, Scottish National Party 2, Conservative 1, Social Democratic and Labour Party 1.