Guatemala

EDM number 2283 in 1992-93, proposed by Tony Lloyd on 07/07/1993.

That this House congratulates Ramiro de Leon Carpio on his Congressional election to the Guatemalan Presidency; believes that his appointment has put an end to the immediate constitutional crisis which the actions of President Serrano had created; hopes that President de Leon Carpio will continue the struggle against the violations of human rights in which he played such an important part as Human Rights Ombudsman; recognises the key role played by civil society organised in the multisectoral forum during the crisis in bringing about the end of de facto rule; hopes that the renewal of the peace talks and the involvement of the civilian sectors in those talks will be taken as an important priority of the new government in Guatemala; and does not believe that amnesties for those responsible for the coup is the best way of promoting the kind of reconciliation necessary in Guatemala for the achievement of long-term peace.

This motion has been signed by a total of 58 MPs.