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Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Lord Stunell (Liberal Democrat), on Thursday, 7 May 2009, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 121 members in total.


POLITICAL PRISONERS IN BURMA

That this House welcomes the Free Burma's Political Prisoners Now campaign being organised by former political prisoners from Burma; congratulates the organisers on securing 250,000 signatures in support of the campaign; notes that more than 2,100 political prisoners languish in Burma's gaols, having committed no crime other than to want freedom and democracy, or to deliver aid to victims of Cyclone Nargis; expresses deep concern that political prisoners are deliberately being denied medical treatment; supports the call for UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to make it his personal priority to secure the release of all of Burma's political prisoners; and calls on the Government to do all it can to assist the UN Secretary General in this objective.


Secondary information

Type
Early day motion
Reference
1452 
Session
2008-09
Other sponsors
Jim Dobbin
Peter Bottomley
Lynne Jones
Andrew Dismore
Nigel Evans
Subjects
Human rights Asia
Link
View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk