Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Diane Abbott (Labour), on Tuesday, 5 June 2007, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 51 members in total.

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INSTABILITY AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE IN THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO

That this House notes with concern the continuing instability within the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) caused by violence perpetrated by both Congolese government troops and by various rebel militia; notes with distress the high incidence of rape and sexual violence occurring in the region which has led to some commentators calling the rapes `weapons of war'; observes that the Home Office is currently deporting women and children back to the DRC on the pretext that the country is now safe for returnees; believes that the risk of sexual violence and abuse at the hands of security forces and rebel militia that these women face is too high for them to be safely returned to their country; and calls on the UK Government to halt deportations to the DRC in order to protect the human rights of asylum seekers from that country.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

1618 

Session

2006-07

Other sponsors

Peter Bottomley

Bob Spink

Lynne Jones

Ronnie Campbell

Martin Caton

Subjects

Sexual offences Violence Democratic Republic of the Congo

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk