BBC World Service And Human Rights

EDM number 788 in 2010-12, proposed by Valerie Vaz on 11/10/2010.
Categorised under the topics of Broadcasting and Human rights.

That this House considers the BBC World Service to be not only a world-class broadcasting network, but also a lifeline for political prisoners and other suppressed persons; strongly believes that any move to cut this service, for example in Burma, will remove vital access to current and impartial information from those such as Aung San Suu Kyi who have no alternative source of unbiased news; further believes that such cancellation would constitute a failure of the Government to promote or support human rights on the international stage; and urges the Government to strongly opposeany reduction in this important service.

This motion has been signed by a total of 58 MPs, 1 of these signatures have been withdrawn.