ACTIONS OF CHINESE TROOPS IN NGABA, TIBET

Early day motion 2009, tabled 29 June 2011 by Fabian Hamilton (Labour). Signed by 28 members.

That this House condemns the use of violence to quash a peaceful demonstration by monks and lay people in Ngaba, Tibet that has resulted in the deaths of two elderly local residents; further condemns the cordoning off of the local Kirti monastery, the political re-education of its monks and the disappearance of 300 monks; also voices grave concern about the continued high level of troops in the area, effectively putting the town under martial law; and calls on the Prime Minister to make a public statement about this grave situation to reinforce the requests made by the EU China delegation for further information on the fate and whereabouts of the disappeared monks and for an independent representative to visit Ngaba to validate the current situation.

Signatures by party: Labour 14, Liberal Democrat 7, Social Democratic and Labour Party 3, Conservative 2, Independent 1, Plaid Cymru 1.