Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Ann Clwyd (Labour), on Tuesday, 5 November 1996, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 105 members in total.
1996 NOBEL PEACE PRIZE
That this House expresses its delight that the international community has recognised the dedicated and unrelenting work of Bihop Carlos Belo and Jose Ramos-Horta, in exposing human rights abuses in East Timor, by awarding them the 1996 Nobel Peace Prize; hopes that the British Government will now heed the plea from Jose Ramos-Horta that Britain should stop selling arms to the Indonesian government; and urges the Indonesian government to work for a peaceful resolution of the situation in East Timor, in accordance with United Nations principles, by ending its brutal occupation and human rights abuses.
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- Early day motion
- Reference
- 140
- Session
- 1996-97
- Subjects
- Peace East Timor Nobel prize Ramos-Horta, José Belo, Carlos
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