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Human Rights In Bangladesh

EDM number 185 in 2006-07, proposed by Michael Gove on 21/11/2006.

That this House declares its support for voices of peace and moderation in the Muslim world such as the Bangladeshi journalist Salah Uddin Shoaib Choudhury, who stands trial for sedition, treason and blasphemy, a charge which carries the death sentence; commends Mr Choudhury for exposing the growing threat of extreme Islamism in Bangladesh; deplores the conduct of the judge in the trial, Mohammed Momin Ullah, who has said he is not interested in evidence and will not allow any defence witnesses into the court record; notes that the Public Prosecutor in Bangladesh has said that there is no evidence to support the charges; is encouraged that international pressure has persuaded the Bangladesh government to delay Mr Choudhury's next court date until 2007 and to restore the police protection at his house that had been recently removed; and urges the United Kingdom Government to press the government of Bangladesh to protect Mr Choudhury from all forms of harassment.

This motion has been signed by a total of 34 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Michael Gove21/11/2006Surrey HeathConservativeProposed
Paul Goodman21/11/2006WycombeConservativeSeconded
David Gauke21/11/2006South West HertfordshireConservativeSeconded
Stephen Crabb21/11/2006Preseli PembrokeshireConservativeSeconded
Michael Penning21/11/2006Hemel HempsteadConservativeSeconded
David Drew22/11/2006StroudLabourSeconded
Alasdair McDonnell22/11/2006Belfast SouthSocial Democratic and Labour PartySigned
Martin Caton22/11/2006GowerLabourSigned
Derek Conway22/11/2006Old Bexley & SidcupConservativeSigned
Andrew Dismore22/11/2006HendonLabourSigned
Jeffrey M Donaldson22/11/2006Lagan ValleyDUPSigned
Mark Durkan22/11/2006FoyleSocial Democratic and Labour PartySigned
Peter Bottomley22/11/2006Worthing WestConservativeSigned
Edward Vaizey22/11/2006WantageConservativeSigned
John Hemming23/11/2006Birmingham, YardleyLiberal DemocratSigned
Ann Cryer23/11/2006KeighleyLabourSigned
Evan Harris23/11/2006Oxford West and AbingdonLiberal DemocratSigned
Brian Jenkins23/11/2006TamworthLabourSigned
Peter Luff27/11/2006Mid WorcestershireConservativeSigned
John McDonnell27/11/2006Hayes and HarlingtonLabourSigned
Malcolm Moss27/11/2006North East CambridgeshireConservativeSigned
Lindsay Hoyle28/11/2006ChorleyLabourSigned
Karen Buck28/11/2006Regent's Park and Kensington NorthLabourSigned
Albert Owen29/11/2006Ynys MLabourSigned
Rudi Vis29/11/2006Finchley and Golders GreenLabourSigned
John Pugh30/11/2006SouthportLiberal DemocratSigned
Gregory Campbell30/11/2006East LondonderryDUPSigned
Alan Simpson30/11/2006Nottingham SouthLabourSigned
Eddie McGrady04/12/2006South DownSocial Democratic and Labour PartySigned
Mark Lancaster04/12/2006North East Milton KeynesConservativeSigned
Greg Pope05/12/2006HyndburnLabourSigned
William McCrea05/12/2006South AntrimDUPSigned
Janet Dean05/12/2006BurtonLabourSigned
John Barrett19/02/2007Edinburgh WestLiberal DemocratSigned

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