Human Rights In Iraqi Kurdistan

EDM number 2173 in 2010-12, proposed by John McDonnell on 13/09/2011.
Categorised under the topics of Human rights, International politics and government and Middle East.

That this House is concerned at the violations of press freedom in Iraqi Kurdistan, particularly the case of Sardasht Osman, the university student and journalist, who after criticising the Kurdish government was kidnapped and murdered on 5 May 2009; notes with regret that the major demonstrations held in February to April 2011 protesting at the lack of freedom and social justice were suppressed aggressively by the Kurdistan regional government, with 10 people killed and many others injured; and calls on the UK Government to urge the Kurdistan regional government to establish an independent commission of inquiry into the murder of Sardasht Osman and to respect the right of its citizens to freedom of expression and political activity.

This motion has been signed by a total of 19 MPs.