Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Rushanara Ali (Labour), on Tuesday, 31 January 2023, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 36 members in total.

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Second anniversary of military coup in Myanmar

That this House extends solidarity to the people of Myanmar resisting the military coup that took place on 1 February 2021; deplores that over 17,000 people have been arrested, over 2,700 killed and over one million forced to flee their homes; calls for the immediate release of elected members of Parliament illegally detained by the Burmese military, for an end to torture and sexual violence against activists in detention, and for the release of all political prisoners; condemns the almost daily use of airstrikes by the Burmese military; further calls on the Government to do everything it can to end the supply of aviation fuel to the Burmese military; welcomes the Government’s international lead on sanctioning sources of revenue and arms to the Burmese military; calls for increased resources to be dedicated to speeding up the pace of such sanctions; further welcomes the Government’s decision to join the Rohingya genocide case at the International Court of Justice; calls on the Government to convene a meeting at the UN Security Council on Myanmar’s non-compliance with the provisional measures to prevent genocide set out by the International Court of Justice; calls on the Government to increase efforts to persuade countries such as India and Pakistan to stop supplying arms and other military equipment to the Burmese military; and calls on the Government to increase humanitarian aid, including cross-border aid, through local civil society organisations.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

819 

Session

2022-23

Other sponsors

Iain Duncan Smith

Baroness Hodge of Barking

Dan Jarvis

Joanna Cherry

Mohammad Yasin

Subjects

Anniversaries Myanmar Military coups

Link

View this Early day motion on edm.parliament.uk