ROHINGYA MUSLIM PERSECUTION IN MYANMAR

Early day motion 131, tabled 20 May 2013 by George Galloway (Respect). Signed by 16 members.

That this House notes that the persecution of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar is not only continuing but sectarian violence is getting worse; further notes that a boat carrying well over 100 Rohingya Muslims fleeing a cyclone capsized on 14 May with many drowned; further notes that the Myanmar President Thein Sein has been invited to Washington to meet President Obama as part of the normalisation of relations with western countries; deplores the continued persecution of the Rohingya Muslims; and calls on the Government to take all necessary measures to get the Myanmar government to act to protect the Rohingya Muslims from sectarian persecution and violence.

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