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CONTINUED DETENTION OF ANDARGACHEW TSEGE

EDM (Early Day Motion) 599: tabled on 03 December 2014

Tabled in the 2014-15 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 remains extremely concerned about the case of British citizen and Ethiopian political opposition activist Andargachew Tsege, abducted on 23 June 2014 while in transit in Sana'a airport, Yemen, on his way to Eritrea and extradited to Ethiopia; is very disappointed that after more than five months in detention, his whereabouts are still unknown and meaningful consular access has not been facilitated by the Ethiopian government; notes that over the past decade Human Rights Watch and other domestic and international human rights organisations have documented patterns of serious human rights violations, including arbitrary arrest and detention, ill-treatment and torture in many official and unofficial detention facilities throughout Ethiopia; is dismayed that the Ethiopian government has not provided an unequivocal guarantee that it will not carry out the death penalty imposed in previous in absentia proceedings; calls on the Government to do more to ensure that it obtains regular consular access and that Mr Tsege receives a fair trial; and further calls on the Government to review its aid programme to Ethiopia, including any funding given to the security sector, as a matter of urgency.

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.

Abbott, Ms Diane
Labour
Signed on 5 December 2014
Hackney North and Stoke Newington
Campbell, Mr Ronnie
Labour
Signed on 10 December 2014
Blyth Valley
Caton, Martin
Labour
Signed on 9 December 2014
Gower
Crausby, Mr David
Labour
Signed on 5 December 2014
Bolton North East
Durkan, Mark
Social Democratic & Labour Party
Signed on 8 December 2014
Foyle
Flynn, Paul
Labour
Signed on 5 December 2014
Newport West
Gapes, Mike
Labour
Signed on 5 December 2014
Ilford South
Godsiff, Mr Roger
Labour
Signed on 15 December 2014
Birmingham, Hall Green
Hancock, Mr Mike
Independent
Signed on 5 December 2014
Portsmouth South
Hermon, Lady
Independent
Signed on 10 December 2014
North Down
Hopkins, Kelvin
Labour
Signed on 8 December 2014
Luton North
Huppert, Dr Julian
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 5 December 2014
Cambridge
Jackson, Glenda
Labour
Signed on 15 December 2014
Hampstead and Kilburn
Lammy, Mr David
Labour
Signed on 5 December 2014
Tottenham
Lavery, Ian
Labour
Signed on 10 December 2014
Wansbeck
Lazarowicz, Mark
Labour
Signed on 5 December 2014
Edinburgh North and Leith
Leech, Mr John
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 10 December 2014
Manchester, Withington
Long, Naomi
Alliance
Signed on 11 December 2014
Belfast East
Love, Mr Andrew
Labour
Signed on 5 December 2014
Edmonton
Lucas, Caroline
Green Party
Signed on 5 December 2014
Brighton, Pavilion
Meale, Sir Alan
Labour
Signed on 5 December 2014
Mansfield
Pearce, Teresa
Labour
Signed on 5 December 2014
Erith and Thamesmead
Sheridan, Jim
Labour
Signed on 5 December 2014
Paisley and Renfrewshire North
Skinner, Mr Dennis
Labour
Signed on 8 December 2014
Bolsover
Thornberry, Emily
Labour
Signed on 18 December 2014
Islington South and Finsbury
Ward, Mr David
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 10 December 2014
Bradford East
Weir, Mr Mike
Scottish National Party
Signed on 5 December 2014
Angus

There are no withdrawn signatures for this motion.