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Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor John McDonnell (Labour), on Tuesday, 7 June 2011, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 26 members in total.


DEATH SENTENCES IN INDIA

That this House expresses its deep regret at the decision by India's President to approve the country's first executions since 2004, having rejected the mercy petitions of death row prisoners, Professor D. P. Singh Bhullar and Mahrendra Nath Das; and calls on the UK Government to urge the Indian government to ensure that these executions do not take place and to end the death penalty in India.


Secondary information

Type
Early day motion
Reference
1867 
Session
2010-12
Other sponsors
Jim Dobbin
Peter Bottomley
Ronnie Campbell
Martin Caton
Mark Durkan
Subjects
Asia
Link
View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk