MORATORIUM ON MONGOLIAN DEATH PENALTY

Early day motion 622, tabled 18 January 2010 by Alistair Carmichael (Liberal Democrat). Signed by 33 members.

That this House welcomes the recent announcement by Mongolian President Tsakhia Elbegdorj of a moratorium on the death penalty and welcomes his call for the punishment to be abolished within Mongolia; notes that executions within Mongolia are highly secretive with exact execution numbers and the date of the last execution unknown; further notes that Mongolia has already implemented several moratoria on the death penalty which have later been overturned and that the President faces significant opposition to his calls in the Mongolian Parliament; further notes that Asia executes more individuals than the rest of the world combined, with Amnesty International estimating that at least 1,838 individuals were executed in 11 Asian countries in 2008; and calls on the Government to support President Tsakhia Elbegdorj's call for abolition so that Mongolia can set an example to its Asian neighbours that the death penalty has no place in modern justice systems.

Signatures by party: Labour 18, Liberal Democrat 7, Independent 3, Conservative 2, Social Democratic and Labour Party 2, Plaid Cymru 1.