ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF DETENTION OF ANDARGACHEW TSIGE

Early day motion 170, tabled 23 June 2015 by Jeremy Corbyn (Labour). Signed by 48 members.

That this House is dismayed by the continued detention of UK national, and Ethiopian opposition activist, Andargachew Tsige, who was kidnapped from Yemen a year ago on 23 June and held since in solitary confinement in an undisclosed location in Ethiopia; notes with concern that Mr Tsige was sentenced to death in in absentia proceedings in Ethiopia 2009; deplores the absence of due process by the Ethiopian authorities in dealing with Mr Tsige's case; is extremely worried about Mr Tsige's current health and well-being; concurs with the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention Opinion No. 2/2015 (on Ethiopia and Yemen) which concludes that the adequate remedy would be to release Mr Tsige and afford him adequate compensation; and calls on the Government to make further representation to the Ethiopian government about Mr Tsige's welfare and prison conditions, as a matter of urgency, and to urge the Ethiopian government to release and return him to the UK.

Signatures by party: Scottish National Party 24, Labour 16, Labour/Co-operative 2, Social Democratic and Labour Party 2, Conservative 1, Green 1, Independent 1, Plaid Cymru 1.