Human Rights In Tibet And China
EDM number 1171 in 2015-16, proposed by Tom Brake on 01/03/2016.
Categorised under the topics of Asia, Human rights and International politics and government.
This House notes with grave concern that Tibet has been ranked the 208th worst place out of 209 for freedom and human rights in 2015 in a report by the US-based pressure group Freedom House, behind countries with notoriously poor human rights records, such as North Korea, Somalia and Saudi Arabia, and ahead only of Syria; further notes that the report strongly criticises the Chinese state's use of torture, noting it is widespread in practice and is used for the purpose of extracting confessions or forcing political and religious dissidents to recant their beliefs, and reports that conditions in detention are harsh and that the estimated three to five million detainees are subject to regular beatings, inadequate food and the deprivation of medical care; calls on the Government to use its bilateral connections with China and its leverage in international forums to highlight this appalling situation; and regrets that the Government's desire to improve trade and economic links with China has of late resulted in a much more muted response to human rights abuses in China.
This motion has been signed by a total of 13 MPs.
MP | Date | Constituency | Party | Type |
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Tom Brake | 01/03/2016 | Carshalton and Wallington | Liberal Democrat | Proposed |
Mark Durkan | 01/03/2016 | Foyle | Social Democratic and Labour Party | Seconded |
Margaret Ritchie | 02/03/2016 | South Down | Social Democratic and Labour Party | Seconded |
Alan Meale | 02/03/2016 | Mansfield | Labour | Seconded |
Jonathan Edwards | 02/03/2016 | Carmarthen East and Dinefwr | Plaid Cymru | Seconded |
Jim Shannon | 02/03/2016 | Strangford | DUP | Seconded |
Bob Blackman | 02/03/2016 | Harrow East | Conservative | Signed |
Mark Williams | 03/03/2016 | Ceredigion | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Julian Lewis | 03/03/2016 | New Forest East | Conservative | Signed |
Caroline Lucas | 09/03/2016 | Brighton, Pavilion | Green | Signed |
Greg Mulholland | 10/03/2016 | Leeds North West | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Roger Godsiff | 14/03/2016 | Birmingham, Hall Green | Labour | Signed |
Paul Flynn | 15/03/2016 | Newport West | Labour | Signed |
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