Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Julian Huppert (Liberal Democrat), on Monday, 23 March 2015, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 23 members in total.

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DISAPPEARANCES IN BANGLADESH

That this House notes with alarm the lack of a free and open democratic process in Bangladesh, and in particular the recent disappearance of Salah Uddin Ahmed, spokesperson and joint-secretary of the opposition Bangladesh National Party (BNP); further notes that there have been many other disappearances, including that of BNP leader Elias Ali in 2012, who has still not been located; further notes that Human Rights Watch has said that the Bangladesh government has a history of failing to investigate the enforced disappearance of opposition members; further notes that there are repeated allegations of extrajudicial killings by the Bangladeshi authorities, especially by the Rapid Action Battalion; and calls on the Government to put pressure on the Bangladesh government to ensure that free and fair elections take place promptly in Bangladesh, that disappearances and extra-judicial killings are ended and that freedom of expression is protected in Bangladesh.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

905 

Session

2014-15

Other sponsors

Peter Bottomley

Bob Blackman

Mark Durkan

Mike Hancock

Bob Russell

Subjects

Politics and government Asia

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk