Sri Lanka Hospital Shelling
EDM number 647 in 2008-09, proposed by Andrew Pelling on 02/02/2009.
Categorised under the topics of Asia and Military operations.
That this House expresses its concern that according to reports from the International Committee of the Red Cross Puthukkudiyiruppu Hospital in the northern Vanni region of Sri Lanka has been shelled, so killing and injuring innocent civilians and hitting a crowded paediatric ward; and supports the Red Cross' call on both parties involved to respect their obligation to spare medical facilities and activities, as required by international humanitarian law.
This motion has been signed by a total of 45 MPs, 2 of these signatures have been withdrawn.
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