Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Norman Baker (Liberal Democrat), on Thursday, 19 May 2005, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 53 members in total.

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GEDHUN CHOEKYI NYIMA

That this House notes that 17th May 2005 is the 10th anniversary of the abduction of Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, the child recognised by the Dalai Lama as the 11th Panchen Lama of Tibet and that during the last decade China has refused to allow independent observers to establish the well-being of Gedhun and his family; further notes that China will appear before the United Nations Committee for the Rights of the Child (CRC) later this year; and calls on Her Majesty's Government urgently to press China during the UK's Presidency of the EU to allow the CRC access to the Panchen Lama and his family.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

147 

Session

2005-06

Other sponsors

Harry Cohen

Peter Bottomley

Bob Spink

Andrew George

Mike Hancock

Subjects

Anniversaries China Human rights Political prisoners Tibet Panchen Lama Nyima, Gedhun Choekyi

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk