Dr Alison Des Forges (EDM810)

Dr Alison Des Forges

EDM number 810 in 2008-09, proposed by Eric Joyce on 23/02/2009.
Categorised under the topics of Africa and Human rights.

That this House mourns the death of Dr Alison Des Forges, the leading expert on the 1994 Rwandan genocide and its aftermath, who was killed in the crash of Flight 3407 to Buffalo on 12 February 2009; recognises her unfaltering commitment to the people of the Great Lakes region of Africa and her major contribution to the promotion of human rights, in particular during almost two decades as senior adviser to Human Rights Watch's Africa division; expresses gratitude for her profound understanding of the region, which she shared with wit and generosity; notes her role as expert witness at the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda and her award-winning account of the Rwandan genocide; and further expresses its deepest condolences to her family, friends and colleagues.

This motion has been signed by a total of 56 MPs, 2 of these signatures have been withdrawn.

MP	Date	Constituency	Party	Type
Eric Joyce	23/02/2009	Falkirk	Labour	Proposed
Julian Lewis	23/02/2009	New Forest East	Conservative	Seconded
Mark Durkan	23/02/2009	Foyle	Social Democratic and Labour Party	Seconded
Iris Robinson	23/02/2009	Strangford	DUP	Seconded
Stephen Williams	23/02/2009	Bristol West	Liberal Democrat	Seconded
Desmond Turner	23/02/2009	Brighton, Kemptown	Labour	Signed
Lindsay Roy	23/02/2009	Glenrothes	Labour	Signed
Jim Devine	23/02/2009	Livingston	Labour	Signed
Derek Wyatt	23/02/2009	Sittingbourne and Sheppey	Labour	Signed
Peter Bottomley	23/02/2009	Worthing West	Conservative	Signed
David Drew	23/02/2009	Stroud	Labour	Signed
Ann Cryer	23/02/2009	Keighley	Labour	Signed
Frank Cook	23/02/2009	Stockton North	Labour	Signed
Ann Coffey	23/02/2009	Stockport	Labour	Signed
Elliot Morley	23/02/2009	Scunthorpe	Labour	Signed
John Mann	23/02/2009	Bassetlaw	Labour	Signed
Lynne Jones	24/02/2009	Birmingham, Selly Oak	Labour	Signed
Angus MacNeil	24/02/2009	Na h-Eileanan an Iar	Scottish National Party	Signed
Mike Hancock	24/02/2009	Portsmouth South	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Andrew Dismore	24/02/2009	Hendon	Labour	Signed
Jeremy Corbyn	24/02/2009	Islington North	Labour	Signed
Martin Caton	24/02/2009	Gower	Labour	Signed
Andrew Mitchell	24/02/2009	Sutton Coldfield	Conservative	Signed
Judy Mallaber	24/02/2009	Amber Valley	Labour	Signed
David Lepper	24/02/2009	Brighton, Pavilion	Labour	Signed
Rudi Vis	25/02/2009	Finchley and Golders Green	Labour	Signed
Harry Cohen	25/02/2009	Leyton and Wanstead	Labour	Signed
David Chaytor	25/02/2009	Bury North	Labour	Signed
Chris Mullin	25/02/2009	Sunderland South	Labour	Signed
Kelvin Hopkins	25/02/2009	Luton North	Labour	Signed
Alan Simpson	25/02/2009	Nottingham South	Labour	Signed
Brian Iddon	25/02/2009	Bolton South East	Labour	Signed
Annette Brooke	26/02/2009	Mid Dorset and North Poole	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Paul Flynn	26/02/2009	Newport West	Labour	Signed
John Austin	26/02/2009	Erith and Thamesmead	Labour	Signed
John McDonnell	27/02/2009	Hayes and Harlington	Labour	Signed
Janet Dean	27/02/2009	Burton	Labour	Signed
Alan Meale	02/03/2009	Mansfield	Labour	Signed
Betty Williams	02/03/2009	Conwy	Labour	Signed
John Leech	03/03/2009	Manchester, Withington	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Michael Connarty	04/03/2009	Linlithgow and East Falkirk	Labour	Signed
Dan Rogerson	04/03/2009	North Cornwall	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Phil Willis	04/03/2009	Harrogate and Knaresborough	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Bill Etherington	04/03/2009	Sunderland North	Labour	Signed
Tom Clarke	04/03/2009	Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill	Labour	Signed
Sandra Osborne	04/03/2009	Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock	Labour	Signed
Brian Jenkins	05/03/2009	Tamworth	Labour	Signed
Russell Brown	05/03/2009	Dumfries and Galloway	Labour	Signed
David Anderson	09/03/2009	Blaydon	Labour	Signed
Eric Illsley	10/03/2009	Barnsley Central	Labour	Signed
Mark Williams	10/03/2009	Ceredigion	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Lady Hermon	11/03/2009	North Down	UUP	Signed
Alasdair McDonnell	11/03/2009	Belfast South	Social Democratic and Labour Party	Signed
Stephen O'Brien	16/03/2009	Eddisbury	Conservative	Signed
Mary Creagh	Unknown			Withdrawn
Lyn Brown	Unknown			Withdrawn

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