Saudi Arabia Public Executions

EDM number 1202 in 2012-13, proposed by Jeremy Corbyn on 14/03/2013.
Categorised under the topics of Human rights and Middle East.

That this House is appalled at the continued use of the death penalty in many countries, including Saudi Arabia; is deeply disturbed that public executions are carried out in a country that is a major UK trading partner and regularly receives Ministerial and Royal Family visits; and calls on the Government to make the strongest possible representations to the government of Saudi Arabia expressing its abhorrence at its continued use of the death penalty.

This motion has been signed by a total of 31 MPs.