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Police brutality and End SARS protests in Nigeria

Early day motion 1050, tabled 21 October 2020 by Layla Moran (Liberal Democrat). Signed by 21 members.

That this House condemns the reported deliberate shooting of unarmed protesters in Lagos and other parts of Nigeria; calls on the Nigerian Government to demonstrate their commitment to human rights and fulfil obligations to hold the police to account for extra-judicial killings, widespread torture and other ill-treatment of detainees in their custody; supports the call from the Nigerian people and Amnesty International to bring those responsible for committing such crimes to justice in fair trials; calls on the Nigerian authorities to comply at all times with international human rights standards on policing, in particular the UN Code of Conduct for Law Enforcement Officials and the UN Basic Principles on the Use of Force and Firearms by Law Enforcement Officials; and urges the UK Government to take action to reprehend such actions.

Signatures by party: Liberal Democrat 11, Labour 4, Plaid Cymru 2, Alliance 1, Conservative 1, Green 1, Scottish National Party 1.