Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor David Anderson (Labour), on Tuesday, 5 February 2008, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 63 members in total.

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IRAQI WOMEN'S LEAGUE CAMPAIGN

That this House notes that in recent months there have been over 60 recorded murders of women carried out by extremist and reactionary forces and criminal gangs, under various social, religious and political motives and pretexts in the Basra area; fears that the figure may be even higher because the families of victims are often reluctant or too frightened to report these horrific crimes; supports the campaign launched by the Iraqi Women's League to highlight the plight of Iraqi women and to mobilise public opinion, exert pressure and intensify efforts to stop these inhuman and barbaric acts as well as allowing the voice of Iraqi women, rejecting all forms of exploitation and abuse of dignity, to be heard by the world; endorses their demands for an international fact-finding mission to Iraq, to be organised by the UN High Commission for Human Rights with the participation of international human rights organisations, to investigate the crimes against women, help the Iraqi authorities to identify the perpetrators and work to stop these crimes; further notes that the Kurdistan National Assembly has passed legislation to outlaw violence against women; and hopes that the Iraqi Parliament could follow suit.

Amendments

The Early day motion has received an amendment.

IRAQI WOMEN'S LEAGUE CAMPAIGN (883A1)

The Early day motion has received an amendment sponsored by Bob Spink (primary, Conservative) and tabled on Thursday, 7 February 2008. It has been signed by 2 members in total.

after `crimes;', insert `further notes that the allies' policy of training, putting into uniform and in arming opposing militias and putting them on the streets may have exacerbated the problem;'.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

883 

883A1 

Session

2007-08

Other sponsors

Peter Bottomley

Alasdair McDonnell

Mark Durkan

Nigel Evans

Baroness Clark of Kilwinning

Subjects

Crimes of violence Human rights Iraq Sexual offences

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk