Human Rights Day 2016

EDM number 763 in 2016-17, proposed by Margaret Ferrier on 02/12/2016.
Categorised under the topic of Human rights.

That this house notes that the world celebrates Human Rights Day 2016 on 10 December; further notes that this is a day to commemorate the UN General Assembly adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948; highlights that human rights are abused by repressive regimes across the world, whereby certain governments restrict freedom of speech and expression, continue to hold unfair trials and systematically persecute religious minorities and LGBTI+ communities, among other incredibly serious violations; commits to working cross-party to uphold human rights in the UK and globally; and calls on the Government to work constructively with other nation states to promote the universality of human rights.

This motion has been signed by a total of 28 MPs.