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Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Adam Price (Plaid Cymru), on Tuesday, 25 March 2003, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 42 members in total.


TIBET

That this House notes that the Prime Minister is due to visit China on 24th to 28th April; further notes that China has oppressively occupied Tibet since 1950, and that the Free Tibet Society estimates that 1.2 million Tibetans have been killed in that period by occupying forces; and calls on the Prime Minister to press the Chinese Government to foster new and meaningful negotiations with the Tibetan Government in exile, and to lodge protests against the treatment of Tibetan political prisoners by the Chinese authorities.


Secondary information

Type
Early day motion
Reference
939 
Session
2002-03
Subjects
Death China Political prisoners Tibet Oppression
Link
View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk