Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Dan Rogerson (Liberal Democrat), on Thursday, 9 December 2010, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 22 members in total.

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HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION OF SABIAN MANDAEANS AND OTHER MINORITY RELIGIOUS GROUPS IN IRAQ

That this House expresses concern regarding human rights violations of the ancient Sabian Mandaeans religious group in Iraq; condemns the ethnic cleansing and systematic torture of this group as well as other minority religious groups in Iraq forcing them to become refugees; notes the recent deaths of Catholic priests and over 52 worshippers in Baghdad who were shot dead during a mass; further condemns the treatment of young children who are tortured and raped because of their religious background; believes all Iraqi religious groups and ethnicities should retain their human right to religious freedom and their right tojustice, equality, fairness and an end to discrimination and violence; and calls on the Prime Minister and the Government to raise the issue of human rights of Iraqi minority religious groups with the government of Iraq.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

1166 

Session

2010-12

Other sponsors

Elfyn Llwyd

Mark Durkan

Mike Hancock

Angus Brendan MacNeil

Jonathan Edwards

Subjects

Iraq Discrimination Religion

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk