OGADEN

Early day motion 1073, tabled 12 February 2013 by John McDonnell (Labour). Signed by 14 members.

That this House expresses its concern at recent reports that the Department for International Development is considering tenders to train security forces in the Somali region of Ogaden, which include the Liyu police who, according to Amnesty International, have been implicated in serious human rights abuses against civilians, including extrajudicial killings, rape, torture and the destruction of villages; and calls on the Secretary of State for International Development to halt this expenditure of up to £15 million and meet with representatives of the Ogaden community in Britain to hear their anxieties about this proposed programme.

Signatures by party: Labour 8, Social Democratic and Labour Party 3, Liberal Democrat 1, Plaid Cymru 1, Respect 1.