POLITICAL SITUATION IN TIBET

Early day motion 1034, tabled 10 March 2009 by Norman Baker (Liberal Democrat). Signed by 51 members.

That this House condemns the state of de facto martial law that Tibet has been subjected to by the Chinese government on the eve of the 50th anniversary of the Tibetan Uprising and the flight of the Dalai Lama; recognises the severe impact on basic human rights and freedoms the present Chinese approach is having on the Tibetan people; notes that Tibetans continue to be tortured and killed and that thousands are subject to arbitrary and heavy-handed restrictions of movement; and calls on the Chinese government to end the de facto martial law and to lift the official ban on access to Tibet for journalists and aid organisations.

Signatures by party: Labour 24, Liberal Democrat 15, Conservative 4, Social Democratic and Labour Party 3, Plaid Cymru 2, Scottish National Party 2, DUP 1.