SAFE HAVEN FOR ASSYRIAN CHRISTIANS OF IRAQ

Early day motion 26, tabled 25 May 2010 by Adrian Sanders (Liberal Democrat). Signed by 17 members.

That this House recognises the 250,000 victims of the Assyrian Genocide of 1915; further recognises that promises of Assyrian statehood autonomy made during the First World War were not honoured; further recognises that the Assyrian people also suffered persecution in 1933 in Iraq; and calls on the Government to make representations to the Iraqi and Turkish governments with the aim of ensuring a safe haven for Assyrian Christians, or otherwise to consider the other option of resettlement whereby the UK and other EU member states would become part of the safe haven.

Signatures by party: Liberal Democrat 7, DUP 5, Labour 3, Conservative 1, Independent 1.