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Proceeding contribution from James Duddridge (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Thursday, 19 July 2007. It occurred during Adjournment debate on Zimbabwe.


Zimbabwe

My hon. Friend indicates from a sedentary position that the Government can revoke the knighthood. In that case, I am sure that Members of the House who have spoken in the debate, who know a lot about Zimbabwe, will call on the Government to do that with great haste. Another window of opportunity is coming up with the Kampala Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting. It is essential that Zimbabwe be on the agenda. The President of Zimbabwe might have taken his country out of the Commonwealth, but the people of Zimbabwe remain in the Commonwealth. We should use the opportunity of Kampala to advance their cause and make it clear to other African leaders who are critical in private that they need to be critical in public, to make the change that is sorely needed.


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
463 c522 
Session
2006-07
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Corruption Development aid Democracy Human rights HIV/AIDS Inflation Foreign relations Poverty Violence Famine Zimbabwe Civil disorder Oppression Mugabe, Robert
Link
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