Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Rudi Vis (Labour), on Monday, 23 February 2009, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 54 members in total.

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DEPORTATIONS TO THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO

That this House believes that in spite of the decision made by immigration judges to refuse to accept the compelling evidence of ill-treatment of asylum seekers who are forcibly returned to the Democratic Republic of Congo in the recent Country Guidance case, there is information from reliable sources demonstrating that there is very real persecution by the security services at the behest of President Kabila himself of anyone perceived to be in opposition to his regime, including arrest, torture and extrajudicial execution, particularly in the Kinshasa, Bas-Congo and Equateur areas; further believes that asylum seekers sent back from the UK will be viewed as political dissidents and that their physical integrity will be at risk if deported; and further believes that given the gravely unstable conditions in the country as a whole, the appalling human rights record and the fact that average life expectancy is below 40 years old, there should be an immediate moratorium on forced returns to that country.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

814 

Session

2008-09

Other sponsors

Peter Bottomley

Alan Meale

Lynne Jones

Jeremy Corbyn

David Drew

Subjects

Asylum Africa

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk