That this House celebrates the signing of a historic comprehensive peace agreement between the Government of Sudan and the Sudan People's Liberation Movement and Army; recognises that this ends Sudan's 21 year civil war and introduces major protocols on power and wealth, strategic and regional development leading to elections in three years and a referendum on self-determination for the south in six years; congratulates all parties to the peace process, and in particular notes the painstaking, unsung diplomacy undertaken by UK personnel over many years; welcomes the UK Government's commitment to ??100 million of assistance to Sudan this year, including a ??50 million contribution to the UN's 2005 work plan for Sudan and Eastern Chad; remains gravely concerned about the conflict and gross human rights abuses occuring in Darfur and urges all sides and international partners to find a swift resolution based on the principles of the comprehensive peace agreement; hopes for the return of millions of refugees to their homes, and looks forward to the diverse people and cultures and huge resources of what is currently the largest country in Africa making a major contribution to peace and development across the continent as well as to all parts of Sudan.

That this House celebrates the signing of a historic comprehensive peace agreement between the Government of Sudan and the Sudan People's Liberation Movement and Army; recognises that this ends Sudan's 21 year civil war and introduces major protocols on power and wealth, strategic and regional development leading to elections in...

That this House registers its concern at the ongoing humanitarian crisis in the Darfur region of Sudan as the result of conflict in the area; notes that more than 50,000 people have been killed in the conflict, thousands of women raped and at least 1.4 million people forcibly displaced, their villages burned and possessions looted; further notes that UN officials have described the situation as the world's worst humanitarian crisis; recognises that the continuing violence is hampering the work of aid agencies; and calls on the Government and the international community to do everything within their power to relieve the suffering of civilians in Darfur, ensure that aid agencies can operate effectively and help bring the conflict to an end.

That this House registers its concern at the ongoing humanitarian crisis in the Darfur region of Sudan as the result of conflict in the area; notes that more than 50,000 people have been killed in the conflict, thousands of women raped and at least 1.4 million people forcibly displaced, their...

That this House calls upon the Prime Minister, in concert with the United States Administration and the Iraqi interim government, to immediately institute a dedicated body to gather, collate and publish the number of Iraqi civilians killed and injured as a result of coalition forces' actions since 20th March 2003; believes that such a body should incorporate procedures employed by Iraq Bodycount and those United States and Iraqi health experts whose findings, detailing 100,000 civilian deaths, was published by the Lancet on 30th October.

That this House calls upon the Prime Minister, in concert with the United States Administration and the Iraqi interim government, to immediately institute a dedicated body to gather, collate and publish the number of Iraqi civilians killed and injured as a result of coalition forces' actions since 20th March 2003;...

That this House recalls that the last time an American administration put pressure on a British Labour government to provide troops to back the United States' plans to escalate an ill-judged war was in 1970 over Vietnam; remembers that this House debated the request on 5th May 1970, on a motion proposed by a former leader of the Labour party, the then honourable Member for Ebbw Vale. Michael Foot, who put the argument that day that the escalating events can have the gravest consequences for us all; notes that he pleaded that in his opinion it was 'sheer despair for people to say that nothing that we can do or say can have much influence on such distant occurrences and keep our mouths shut, and possibly keep our eyes closed as well', Official Report, 5th May 1970, column 208; agrees with his prediction that 'the military machine of the United States can create a wilderness and desolation, but it can never win a victory in Vietnam', Official Report, 5th May 1970, column 214; and therefore calls upon the Prime Minister to follow his predecessor's example from 34 years ago and refuse to co-operate with American plans to escalate this immoral and illegal war in its planned siege of Fallujah.

That this House recalls that the last time an American administration put pressure on a British Labour government to provide troops to back the United States' plans to escalate an ill-judged war was in 1970 over Vietnam; remembers that this House debated the request on 5th May 1970, on a...

That this House thanks the National Heritage Memorial Fund for its grant of ??934,000 towards the cost of a national memorial to the essential contribution made by United Kingdom women to the allied victory of the Second World War, pays tribute to the 640,000 women who served in the armed forces during the Second World War; to the seven million in the Land Army, munitions factories, fire brigades and other wartime occupations and to the women who cared for children and other dependents at home; congratulates the Memorial to Women of World War Two charity which has campaigned and raised funds to build the memorial; welcomes Westminster City Council's planning approval for the memorial to be sited in Whitehall, and the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport's support for the project; and expresses the hope that the memorial will be unveiled in 2005 to mark the 60th anniversary of the end of the war.

That this House thanks the National Heritage Memorial Fund for its grant of ??934,000 towards the cost of a national memorial to the essential contribution made by United Kingdom women to the allied victory of the Second World War, pays tribute to the 640,000 women who served in the armed...

That this House expresses its grave concern at the institution and discontinuance of criminal proceedings against Katharine Gun; notes that the prosecution was pending for three months from the date of charge during which time legal advice must have been given at the highest level to the effect that a clear prima facie case existed against Miss Gun; further notes that the discontinuance was coincident with requests by the defence for Government documents relating to the war against Iraq; considers that statements purporting to provide reasons for the discontinuance are presently inadequate and wanting in particularity; calls upon the Government forthwith to make public and place in the Libraries of both Houses of Parliament (a) counsels' opinions relating to the institution, continuance and discontinuance of the case against Miss Gun and (b) all advices on the legality of the war on Iraq provided to Government by the Attorney General or counsel retained on his behalf; and further calls for the appointment of independent senior counsel to review the proceedings against Miss Gun and to report to Parliament on the circumstances in which they were begun and brought to an end.

That this House expresses its grave concern at the institution and discontinuance of criminal proceedings against Katharine Gun; notes that the prosecution was pending for three months from the date of charge during which time legal advice must have been given at the highest level to the effect that a...

That this House deeply regrets the 17 year long war in northern Uganda, which is estimated to have claimed some 300,000 lives, caused the abduction of 20,000 children and driven over two million men, women and children into Internally Displaced Person's camps; notes the comments of United Nations Under Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs, Jan Egeland who said that it was a moral outrage that the world was doing so little for the victims of the war, especially children, and that he could not think of any other part of the world that was having an emergency on the scale of Uganda, that was getting such little attention; and calls on the Government, as a major donor to Uganda, to continue to encourage all sides to arrive at a peaceful resolution of the conflict in order to end the unspeakable suffering by the civilian population.

That this House deeply regrets the 17 year long war in northern Uganda, which is estimated to have claimed some 300,000 lives, caused the abduction of 20,000 children and driven over two million men, women and children into Internally Displaced Person's camps; notes the comments of United Nations Under Secretary...

That this House calls on Israel to cease immediately the building of its Separation Wall deep within Palestinian territory, which, according to the preliminary analysis by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs of maps published by the Israeli Government, will be 687 km long and will leave more than 274,000 Palestinians living in 122 villages and towns either surrounded by the Wall or trapped between the Wall and Israel's internationally recognised borders, some even requiring permits from Israel to continue living in their own homes; notes that the analysis estimates that a further 400,000 Palestinians living east of the Wall will be separated from their farms, jobs, markets, hospitals and schools, and that the Wall will have 'severe humanitarian consequences' for 30 per cent. of the entire Palestinian population of the West Bank; contrasts this with the fact that UN figures reveal that 54 Israeli settlements in the West Bank and 63 per cent. of settlers will be on the side of the wall next to Israel, giving Israel control over the richest agricultural land and the aquifer system which provides much of the West Bank's water resources; further notes that the Wall is made up of concrete, razor wire and electronic fences, trenches, motion sensors, guard towers and security roads, that it costs $4.7 million per kilometre and that it violates articles 53 and 147 of the Fourth Geneva Convention, to which Britain is a high-contracting party, which forbids the destruction of property and confinement of persons by an occupier; welcomes the decision of the International Court of Justice to open hearings into the legal consequences of the construction of the Wall; further notes that, whilst Israel needs security, the Wall does not follow internationally recognised borders; insists that it does not become a de facto border for a future Palestinian state; further notes that only a reinvigorated peace process with full international support will stop the violence on both sides, not an 8 metre high wall; and calls on the British Government to bring all available pressure to bear on Israel to cease building this Wall.

That this House calls on Israel to cease immediately the building of its Separation Wall deep within Palestinian territory, which, according to the preliminary analysis by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs of maps published by the Israeli Government, will be 687 km long and will...

That this House recognises that the Kashmir dispute remains unresolved over half a century after both India and Pakistan secured independence; further recognises the hardship and deaths that have been caused by this dispute; expresses its condemnation of any human rights violations that occur in either India or Pakistan-controlled Kashmir; supports any initiatives that will lead to a peaceful resolution of the dispute; wholeheartedly welcomes the new approach being taken by the Governments of India and Pakistan; and hopes that this will lead to a solution acceptable to all the people of Kashmir.

That this House recognises that the Kashmir dispute remains unresolved over half a century after both India and Pakistan secured independence; further recognises the hardship and deaths that have been caused by this dispute; expresses its condemnation of any human rights violations that occur in either India or Pakistan-controlled Kashmir;...

That this House notes that 660 suspected terrorists, including nine UK citizens, continue after almost two years to be detained at the US facilities at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba; further notes that these prisoners are being denied access to US courts to test the legality of their continued detention, have no access to civilian lawyers and that their only prospect of trial will be by closed military tribunals in which military personnel will act as interrogators, prosecutors, defence counsel, judges and, in cases where the death penalty is imposed, executioners; welcomes the US Supreme Court decision to consider whether the lower courts were correct to conclude that US courts lack jurisdiction to consider challenges to the legality of the detention of foreign nationals captured abroad in connection with hostilities and incarcerated at Guantanamo Bay; is concerned however that, in reaching a decision, the Supreme Court has access to all relevant information including the evidence that many of those held at Guantanamo Bay were not arrested in connection with hostilities; in that regard, welcomes the involvement of lawyers in the US, England and Scotland in trying to secure basic human rights for those held at Guantanamo Bay; and agrees that this Motion may be submitted as part of, and that signatories give support to, a Parliamentarians' amicus brief to be submitted to the US Supreme Court calling for all prisoners to have access to an impartial court to determine their status and test the legality of their continued detention.

That this House notes that 660 suspected terrorists, including nine UK citizens, continue after almost two years to be detained at the US facilities at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba; further notes that these prisoners are being denied access to US courts to test the legality of their continued detention, have no...

That this House notes that Colombia has been ravaged by civil war for over 40 years; further note that the rate of human suffering is considered amongst the worst in the Western hemisphere and that political murders are estimated at a level of 20 a day; further notes that human rights organisations accuse the Colombian military of colluding with right wing paramilitaries accused of human rights abuses and that left wing political activists and trade unionists are a specific target for the military backed militias; further notes that Amnesty International and other organisations have called on Western governments to desist from supplying military aid to Colombia but that since 1997 military aid to Colombia from the UK has increased; and calls on the UK Government to halt military aid until there is no evidence of collusion between the Colombian military and right wing paramilitaries.

That this House notes that Colombia has been ravaged by civil war for over 40 years; further note that the rate of human suffering is considered amongst the worst in the Western hemisphere and that political murders are estimated at a level of 20 a day; further notes that human...

That this House is concerned at the continuing 17-year war between the notorious Lords Resistance Army and the Government of Uganda; is appalled by reported deaths of several civilians who were killed in Government helicopter attacks in the towns of Lira and Soroti on 23rd and 24th June; is worried that the LRA insurgency appears to be escalating and spreading in other regions; notes with regret that this has forced the Ugandan Government to divert over 20 per cent. of its expenditure, including that on education and health, to defence; and therefore calls on Her Majesty's Government to use its significant bilateral aid budget to Uganda and influence to search for a political solution to the war in order to end the unspeakable suffering by the civilian population.

That this House is concerned at the continuing 17-year war between the notorious Lords Resistance Army and the Government of Uganda; is appalled by reported deaths of several civilians who were killed in Government helicopter attacks in the towns of Lira and Soroti on 23rd and 24th June; is worried...

That this House condemns the recent violence seen in the Democratic Republic of Congo, particularly in the Ituri region; expresses extreme concern about the humanitarian crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo; notes that Kofi Annan recently warned of massive killings of civilians; further notes that Carla del Ponte, Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, described the situation as potentially genocidal; highlights the fact that since 1998, the conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo has claimed up to four million lives; supports the recent deployment of British troops; in view of the present demands on British forces urges the Government to ask other governments to help to build a sufficient multi-national peace-keeping force; and calls for greater diplomatic and political engagement by the British Government to avert a potential genocide in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

That this House condemns the recent violence seen in the Democratic Republic of Congo, particularly in the Ituri region; expresses extreme concern about the humanitarian crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo; notes that Kofi Annan recently warned of massive killings of civilians; further notes that Carla del Ponte, Prosecutor...

That this House notes that while Iraqi women have suffered enormously under Saddam Hussein's regime as victims of political rape and torture, as mothers unable to provide for their children and as wives who lost their husbands, nonetheless they make up more than 20 per cent. of the Iraqi workforce holding a range of professional and technical jobs, and are not subject to any state religious laws or dress code; observes that while the Iraqi parliament was a sham, almost 20 per cent. of its members were women; further notes that in Northern Iraq Kurdish women travel freely, hold high level economic and political positions including as judges and regional government ministers; believes that in post conflict situations women are particularly vulnerable to violence and rape and are frequently excluded from the political forums set up by the international community; expresses concern that there appears to be no significant involvement of women in US plans to consult on an Iraq Interim Authority and that the UK has appointed a male cleric to oversee the running of Basra; and calls on the Government to listen to the views of Iraqi women's organisations in London who have called for a secular democracy with at least 40 per cent. women and 40 per cent. men to be included in the Iraqi Interim Authority, for a gender balanced team to draw up the new constitution (as was done in South Africa) and for a new legal code that would guarantee the rights of women in post Saddam Iraq.

That this House notes that while Iraqi women have suffered enormously under Saddam Hussein's regime as victims of political rape and torture, as mothers unable to provide for their children and as wives who lost their husbands, nonetheless they make up more than 20 per cent. of the Iraqi workforce...

That this House notes the 1997 Chemical Weapons Convention signed by the United Kingdom, United States and over 140 other countries, which prohibits the use of chemical agents that 'can cause death, temporary incapitation or permanent harm to humans' in international military conflict; further notes that it is United Kingdom policy not to allow troops to participate in operations involving the use of non-lethal or riot control gases such as o-chlorobenzylidene malonontrite (CS) gas and pepper sprays; is deeply concerned that the United States Defence Secretary, Donald Rumsfeld, has shown a willingness to use in military action against Iraq, similar toxic agents to those that resulted in the deaths of 129 hostages in the Moscow theatre siege of October 2002; is particularly disturbed by Mr Rumsfeld's suggestion that such gases could be used in situations involving women and children; and calls on the United Kingdom Government to press the United States Administration to uphold the provisions of the 1997 Convention by making a clear statement of intention not to use such toxic gases in any military action against Iraq.

That this House notes the 1997 Chemical Weapons Convention signed by the United Kingdom, United States and over 140 other countries, which prohibits the use of chemical agents that 'can cause death, temporary incapitation or permanent harm to humans' in international military conflict; further notes that it is United Kingdom...

That this House notes that it has not approved any military action against Iraq; believes that any such action should require prior approval by a vote in this House and not rely on prerogative power alone; does not accept in this case that such a vote would in any way compromise our armed forces; and demands an unequivocal confirmation that such a vote will be held.

That this House notes that it has not approved any military action against Iraq; believes that any such action should require prior approval by a vote in this House and not rely on prerogative power alone; does not accept in this case that such a vote would in any way...