Political and security situation in Myanmar

Early day motion 1545, tabled 24 February 2021 by Rushanara Ali (Labour). Signed by 104 members.

That this House condemns the military coup in Myanmar (Burma); demands the immediate release of all political prisoners; extends solidarity to fellow Members of Parliament who have been denied the right to exercise their democratically elected mandate; welcomes the establishment by Parliamentarians of representative committees from national, regional and state parliaments; further welcomes the condemnation of the coup by the British government; calls on the British Government not to impose generalised sanctions such as withdrawing trade privileges, which will disproportionately impact workers, and instead focus on sanctioning military companies; further calls on the British Government to build a global coalition of countries imposing arms embargoes; and calls on the British Government to join the genocide case at the International Court of Justice and to publicly support the referral of the situation in Burma to the International Criminal Court.

Signatures by party: Labour 46, Scottish National Party 29, Liberal Democrat 9, Conservative 5, DUP 5, Independent 4, Plaid Cymru 2, Alba 1, Green 1, Labour/Co-operative 1, Social Democratic and Labour Party 1.