INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS DAY

Early day motion 391, tabled 8 December 2009 by Nigel Evans (Conservative). Signed by 109 members.

That this House welcomes International Human Rights Day on 10 December 2009; condemns those countries where human rights abuses occur on a daily and systematic basis; notes that on Monday Iranian authorities ordered foreign news outlets not to cover the protests that came on National Student Day, which were reportedly dispersed with the use of tear gas and militia brutality; further notes that in Burma, the case of Aung San Suu Kyi highlights the cruel suppression of democracy and perpetration of war crimes and crimes against humanity by the military junta; and calls on international agencies, including the UN and EU, and each sovereign state, to refocus their attention on human rights violations wherever they occur throughout the world.

Signatures by party: Labour 66, Liberal Democrat 25, Conservative 10, Independent 3, Scottish National Party 2, Social Democratic and Labour Party 2, Independent Labour 1.