Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Norman Baker (Liberal Democrat), on Tuesday, 26 January 2010, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 37 members in total.

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SEVENTH ANNIVERSARY OF DEATH SENTENCE FOR TENZIN DELEK

That this House notes that 26 January 2010 marks the seventh anniversary of the failed appeal by Tibetan Buddhist Lama, Tenzin Delek Rinpoche, against the death sentence he received in December 2002 following a closed-door trial that failed to meet even the most minimal international legal standards; further notes Ministers' public statements voicing serious concerns that international fair trial standards were not met in recent trials in China and Tibet; calls on the Government to do more than voice concerns at this ongoing lack of observance by China's internationally accepted due legal processes and an individual's right to a fair trial; urges the Government to set out and implement policies that encourage the Chinese government to bring China's legal system in line with those that are internationally accepted and draw up benchmarks for tangible progress; further calls on the Government to appeal for clemency or a re-trial for Tenzin Delek, whose death sentence was commuted to life imprisonment in 2005 but who is now suffering grave ill-health with high blood pressure, heart and leg problems; and further notes that over the summer of 2009, 40,000 Tibetans in Tenzin Delek's community in Lithang, Tibet, signed petitions asking for justice and a re-trial for Tenzin Delek.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

713 

Session

2009-10

Other sponsors

Harry Cohen

Peter Bottomley

Ann Cryer

Andrew George

Bob Russell

Subjects

Administration of justice Human rights Asia

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk