PRESIDENT ALIEV'S VISIT TO BRITAIN

Early day motion 1860, tabled 13 July 2009 by Paul Flynn (Labour). Signed by 27 members.

That this House is deeply concerned with the rapidly deteriorating human rights situation in Azerbaijan; condemns the attacks and imprisonment of youth activists in Azerbaijan on 10 July 2009; calls on the Government to demand their immediate release and an end to prosecution of independent media and opposition activists and to restore BBC Radio broadcasting, shut down by the Aliev government earlier this year; and hopes that the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs will robustly defend human rights during President Ilham Aliev's current visit to the UK.

Signatures by party: Labour 18, Liberal Democrat 5, Social Democratic and Labour Party 2, DUP 1, Independent 1.