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Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Neil Gerrard (Labour), on Thursday, 26 March 2009, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 35 members in total.


WORLD CONFERENCE AGAINST RACISM (No. 2)

That this House recognises the importance of the forthcoming Durban Review Conference to be held in Geneva in April 2009; recalls the declaration of the World Conference Against Racism held in Durban in 2001 which emphasised the importance of the provision of effective remedies, recourse, redress, and compensatory and other measures at the national, regional and international levels, aimed at countering the continued impact of slavery and the slave trade; and urges the Government to support proposals at the Review to ensure that the recommendations of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action are put into practice.


Secondary information

Type
Early day motion
Reference
1198 
Session
2008-09
Other sponsors
Peter Bottomley
John McDonnell
Kelvin Hopkins
Brian Iddon
Subjects
Politics and government Racial discrimination
Link
View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk