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PROSECUTION OF RAPE IN KENYA

EDM (Early Day Motion) 883: tabled on 16 December 2013

Tabled in the 2013-14 session.

This motion has been signed by 33 Members. It has not yet had any amendments submitted.

As this motion is using historical data, we may not have the record of the original ordering, in which case signatories are listed alphabetically.

Motion text

That this House condemns the abhorrent actions of the six men who beat and raped a young woman in Kenya leaving her injured and wheelchair-bound; further condemns the behaviour of the Kenyan police who did not punish these criminals and dismissed these atrocious actions as assault, allowing them to return to the woman's family home to taunt their victim; calls for justice to be brought against the rapists and the police in Busia; acknowledges the problem of an epidemic of rape across central Africa and particularly Kenya; further calls for Kenya's General Inspector of Police to take appropriate action against the policemen responsible and to ensure justice is brought; and further acknowledges the legal support being given to the young woman by Kenya's Coalition on Violence Against Women and its work in raising awareness of the issue.

The first 6 Members who have signed to support the motion are the sponsors. The primary sponsor is generally the person who tabled the motion and has responsibility for it. The date shown is when the Member signed the motion.

In addition to the sponsors, the following Members have signed to support the motion.

Campbell, Mr Ronnie
Labour
Signed on 18 December 2013
Blyth Valley
Corbyn, Jeremy
Labour
Signed on 19 December 2013
Islington North
Crausby, Mr David
Labour
Signed on 21 January 2014
Bolton North East
Cunningham, Mr Jim
Labour
Signed on 19 December 2013
Coventry South
Cunningham, Sir Tony
Labour
Signed on 18 December 2013
Workington
Davidson, Mr Ian
Labour
Signed on 13 January 2014
Glasgow South West
Dobbin, Jim
Labour
Signed on 8 January 2014
Heywood and Middleton
Dodds, Mr Nigel
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on 15 January 2014
Belfast North
Durkan, Mark
Social Democratic & Labour Party
Signed on 9 January 2014
Foyle
Flynn, Paul
Labour
Signed on 19 December 2013
Newport West
Francis, Dr Hywel
Labour
Signed on 6 January 2014
Aberavon
Galloway, Mr George
Respect Party
Signed on 5 February 2014
Bradford West
George, Andrew
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 7 January 2014
St Ives
Glindon, Mrs Mary
Labour
Signed on 19 December 2013
North Tyneside
Godsiff, Mr Roger
Labour
Signed on 8 January 2014
Birmingham, Hall Green
Hopkins, Kelvin
Labour
Signed on 18 December 2013
Luton North
Lavery, Ian
Labour
Signed on 19 December 2013
Wansbeck
Leech, Mr John
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 13 January 2014
Manchester, Withington
Long, Naomi
Alliance
Signed on 22 January 2014
Belfast East
McCrea, Dr William
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on 9 January 2014
South Antrim
McDonnell, Dr Alasdair
Social Democratic & Labour Party
Signed on 15 January 2014
Belfast South
McDonnell, John
Labour
Signed on 19 December 2013
Hayes and Harlington
Mulholland, Greg
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 13 January 2014
Leeds North West
Ritchie, Ms Margaret
Social Democratic & Labour Party
Signed on 13 January 2014
South Down
Roy, Lindsay
Labour
Signed on 27 January 2014
Glenrothes
Simpson, David
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on 7 January 2014
Upper Bann
Wilson, Sammy
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on 8 January 2014
East Antrim

There are no withdrawn signatures for this motion.