Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Imran Hussain (Labour), on Monday, 13 July 2015, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 37 members in total.

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HUMAN RIGHTS IN KASHMIR

That this House condemns all systematic human rights violations committed in Kashmir; calls on the Government to encourage the Indian government to abolish the Indian Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act which has been pronounced by several UN treaty bodies to be in violation of international law; further calls on the Government to encourage the Indian government to deliver a referendum on Kashmir as promised in 1948 to allow Kashmiri self-determination; and calls on the Government to work constructively with Pakistan, India and China to bring a peaceful resolution to the ongoing conflict in Kashmir.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

293 

Session

2015-16

Other sponsors

Yasmin Qureshi

Julie Cooper

Rebecca Long Bailey

Holly Lynch

Richard Burgon

Subjects

Human rights Asia

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk