Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor George Galloway (Labour), on Wednesday, 28 November 2001, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 27 members in total.

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AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL AND AFGHAN PRISONERS

That this House notes the call of Amnesty International for a public inquiry into the mass killing of Afghan prisoners at the Qala-i-Jhangi Fort on 25th and 27th November; conscious of the presence of British and American special forces on site during the massacre and the heavy bombardment of the prisoners by the US Air Force, calls upon Her Majesty's Government to support the setting up of such an inquiry; further notes that the Northern Alliance commander of the Fort, General Dostum, is a notorious killer with a long record of war crimes; and reminds Her Majesty's Government and the US Government of the international opprobrium which still surrounds General Ariel Sharon resulting from his 'indirect responsibility' for the massacres in the Sabra and Chatilla camps in Lebanon in 1982, which though committed by others, would not have been possible without his involvement.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

489 

Session

2001-02

Subjects

Death Armed conflict Prisoners Afghanistan Northern Alliance

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk