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Untouchables In India

EDM number 1209 in 2006-07, proposed by Edward Davey on 26/03/2007.

That this House expresses its concern regarding the status of over 160 million Dalits in India who remain socially oppressed by a rigid Hindu caste system; recognises that women represent a particularly vulnerable part of the Dalit population, many of whom are currently forced to endure sexual violence and prostitution; understands that a lack of response from Indian state administrators to caste-related violence and oppression exposes failure to ensure equal protection under the law, most notably in circumstances involving police brutality; and calls upon the Government to place diplomatic pressure on the Indian government to adopt the recent recommendations of the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination and implement the measures necessary for the integration of progressive social and economic change.

This motion has been signed by a total of 56 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Edward Davey26/03/2007Kingston and SurbitonLiberal DemocratProposed
Bob Russell26/03/2007ColchesterLiberal DemocratSeconded
Peter Bottomley26/03/2007Worthing WestConservativeSeconded
Lindsay Hoyle27/03/2007ChorleyLabourSeconded
David Drew27/03/2007StroudLabourSeconded
Andrew George27/03/2007St IvesLiberal DemocratSeconded
Brian Iddon27/03/2007Bolton South EastLabourSigned
Lynne Jones27/03/2007Birmingham, Selly OakLabourSigned
Vincent Cable27/03/2007TwickenhamLiberal DemocratSigned
Jeremy Corbyn27/03/2007Islington NorthLabourSigned
Andrew Dismore27/03/2007HendonLabourSigned
Michael Clapham28/03/2007Barnsley West and PenistoneLabourSigned
Stephen Williams28/03/2007Bristol WestLiberal DemocratSigned
Dan Rogerson28/03/2007North CornwallLiberal DemocratSigned
Greg Mulholland28/03/2007Leeds North WestLiberal DemocratSigned
Angus MacNeil28/03/2007Na h-Eileanan an IarScottish National PartySigned
Mike Hancock28/03/2007Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSigned
Paul Flynn28/03/2007Newport WestLabourSigned
Janet Dean28/03/2007BurtonLabourSigned
Derek Conway28/03/2007Old Bexley & SidcupConservativeSigned
Colin Breed28/03/2007South East CornwallLiberal DemocratSigned
Rob Marris28/03/2007Wolverhampton South WestLabourSigned
Elfyn Llwyd28/03/2007Meirionnydd Nant ConwyPlaid CymruSigned
Paul Holmes28/03/2007ChesterfieldLiberal DemocratSigned
John Pugh29/03/2007SouthportLiberal DemocratSigned
Chris McCafferty29/03/2007Calder ValleyLabourSigned
Lyn Brown16/04/2007West HamLabourSigned
Andrew Stunell16/04/2007Hazel GroveLiberal DemocratSigned
David Hamilton16/04/2007MidlothianLabourSigned
Ann Cryer16/04/2007KeighleyLabourSigned
Bill Etherington16/04/2007Sunderland NorthLabourSigned
Lady Hermon17/04/2007North DownUUPSigned
Jim McGovern17/04/2007Dundee WestLabourSigned
Sandra Osborne18/04/2007Ayr, Carrick and CumnockLabourSigned
Mark Williams18/04/2007CeredigionLiberal DemocratSigned
William McCrea19/04/2007South AntrimDUPSigned
Clive Betts19/04/2007Sheffield, AttercliffeLabourSigned
Roger Williams19/04/2007Brecon and RadnorshireLiberal DemocratSigned
John Hemming19/04/2007Birmingham, YardleyLiberal DemocratSigned
Phil Willis20/04/2007Harrogate and KnaresboroughLiberal DemocratSigned
John McDonnell23/04/2007Hayes and HarlingtonLabourSigned
Madeleine Moon23/04/2007BridgendLabourSigned
Alasdair McDonnell23/04/2007Belfast SouthSocial Democratic and Labour PartySigned
Brian Jenkins23/04/2007TamworthLabourSigned
Greg Pope24/04/2007HyndburnLabourSigned
John Horam24/04/2007OrpingtonConservativeSigned
Eddie McGrady26/04/2007South DownSocial Democratic and Labour PartySigned
Sandra Gidley30/04/2007RomseyLiberal DemocratSigned
Alan Simpson01/05/2007Nottingham SouthLabourSigned
Jo Swinson01/05/2007East DunbartonshireLiberal DemocratSigned
Mark Oaten03/05/2007WinchesterLiberal DemocratSigned
Paul Burstow03/05/2007Sutton and CheamLiberal DemocratSigned
Nick Harvey15/05/2007North DevonLiberal DemocratSigned
Neil Gerrard11/06/2007WalthamstowLabourSigned
Evan Harris14/06/2007Oxford West and AbingdonLiberal DemocratSigned
Malcolm Bruce15/06/2007GordonLiberal DemocratSigned

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