SANCTIONS AGAINST SRI LANKA

Early day motion 1970, tabled 21 July 2009 by Jeremy Corbyn (Labour). Signed by 32 members.

That this House welcomes the work of Act Now and the British Tamil Forces in hosting a meeting in the House of Commons on 21 July 2009; notes the continual suffering of the Tamil people in camps and reports of depopulation of the east of the country; further welcomes the proposals of the meeting calling for the suspension of Sri Lanka from the Commonwealth in view of the human rights violations; calls on the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund to refuse development aid and loans; further calls on British-based and owned banks not to engage in activity with the government of Sri Lanka; and further calls upon the Government to take all possible diplomatic action to isolate the government of Sri Lanka in view of its abuse of human rights.

Signatures by party: Labour 22, Liberal Democrat 8, Conservative 1, Independent 1.