Human Rights Campaigner Sr Marcelo Freixo (EDM1404)

Human Rights Campaigner Sr Marcelo Freixo

EDM number 1404 in 2008-09, proposed by Mark Hendrick on 30/04/2009.
Categorised under the topics of Human rights and Latin America.

That this House praises the work of Sr. Marcelo Freixo, a human rights defender and elected official in Rio de Janiero, who has campaigned tenaciously for human rights in his state; commends his role as President of the Parliamentary Commission investigating the violence perpetrated by paramilitary militias in Rio de Janeiro's shanty towns; encourages the Brazilian government to ensure that effective protection is provided for Sr Freixo in the face of serious threats to his life; encourages the Brazilian government to respect and act on the findings of the Commission; and urges the Brazilian government to address the violence suffered by residents of shanty towns across Brazil.

This motion has been signed by a total of 28 MPs, 1 of these signatures have been withdrawn.

MP	Date	Constituency	Party	Type
Mark Hendrick	30/04/2009	Preston	Labour	Proposed
Ken Purchase	30/04/2009	Wolverhampton North East	Labour	Seconded
Ian Stewart	30/04/2009	Eccles	Labour	Seconded
Anthony D Wright	30/04/2009	Great Yarmouth	Labour	Seconded
David Cairns	30/04/2009	Inverclyde	Labour	Seconded
Elfyn Llwyd	05/05/2009	Meirionnydd Nant Conwy	Plaid Cymru	Signed
Martin Caton	05/05/2009	Gower	Labour	Signed
Ann Cryer	05/05/2009	Keighley	Labour	Signed
Andrew Dismore	05/05/2009	Hendon	Labour	Signed
Mike Hancock	05/05/2009	Portsmouth South	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Peter Bottomley	05/05/2009	Worthing West	Conservative	Signed
David Drew	06/05/2009	Stroud	Labour	Signed
Angus MacNeil	06/05/2009	Na h-Eileanan an Iar	Scottish National Party	Signed
Phil Willis	06/05/2009	Harrogate and Knaresborough	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Robert Wareing	06/05/2009	Liverpool, West Derby	Independent	Signed
Rudi Vis	06/05/2009	Finchley and Golders Green	Labour	Signed
Brian Jenkins	06/05/2009	Tamworth	Labour	Signed
Stephen Hepburn	06/05/2009	Jarrow	Labour	Signed
Alan Simpson	06/05/2009	Nottingham South	Labour	Signed
Kelvin Hopkins	07/05/2009	Luton North	Labour	Signed
Simon Hughes	07/05/2009	North Southwark and Bermondsey	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Paul Flynn	07/05/2009	Newport West	Labour	Signed
John Hemming	07/05/2009	Birmingham, Yardley	Liberal Democrat	Signed
John Leech	07/05/2009	Manchester, Withington	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Betty Williams	11/05/2009	Conwy	Labour	Signed
Eric Illsley	01/06/2009	Barnsley Central	Labour	Signed
Bill Etherington	01/06/2009	Sunderland North	Labour	Signed
Mary Creagh	Unknown			Withdrawn

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