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USE OF EXPLOSIVE WEAPONS AND HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS IN YEMEN

EDM (Early Day Motion) 846: tabled on 09 December 2015

Tabled in the 2015-16 session.

This motion has been signed by 40 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 notes with concern the findings of the report by Save the Children, Nowhere Safe for Yemen's Children: the deadly impact of explosive weapons in Yemen, published in December 2015, including what the report calls mounting evidence that serious violations of international humanitarian law have been committed in Yemen; further notes that report highlights UN records showing that nearly three quarters of child deaths and injuries during the second quarter of 2015 were caused by air strikes by the Saudi-led coalition, and 18 per cent of child deaths and 17 per cent of child injuries were attributed to Houthi forces; notes that the report calls on all parties to immediately stop the use of explosive weapons with wide-area effects in populated areas in Yemen, and for other states not to sell or transfer arms to any party involved in the conflict; notes similar findings in a report by Amnesty International, Bombs fall from the sky day and night: Civilians under fire in northern Yemen, published in October 2015, which calls for independent, effective investigation of alleged human rights violations and for the suspension of transfers of certain arms; and calls on the Government to fully investigate any claims that weapons manufactured or sold in the UK to members of the Saudi-led coalition are being used to breach human rights in Yemen, and to take appropriate action to prevent this occurring.

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.

Bardell, Hannah
Scottish National Party
Signed on 14 January 2016
Livingston
Black, Mhairi
Scottish National Party
Signed on 16 December 2015
Paisley and Renfrewshire South
Blackford, Ian
Scottish National Party
Signed on 10 December 2015
Ross, Skye and Lochaber
Boswell, Philip
Scottish National Party
Signed on 5 January 2016
Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill
Brown, Alan
Scottish National Party
Signed on 16 December 2015
Kilmarnock and Loudoun
Cameron, Dr Lisa
Scottish National Party
Signed on 15 December 2015
East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow
Cherry, Joanna
Scottish National Party
Signed on 14 December 2015
Edinburgh South West
Cowan, Ronnie
Scottish National Party
Signed on 14 December 2015
Inverclyde
Crawley, Angela
Scottish National Party
Signed on 11 May 2016
Lanark and Hamilton East
Cunningham, Mr Jim
Labour
Signed on 15 December 2015
Coventry South
Day, Martyn
Scottish National Party
Signed on 10 December 2015
Linlithgow and East Falkirk
Docherty, Martin John
Scottish National Party
Signed on 16 December 2015
West Dunbartonshire
Donaldson, Stuart Blair
Scottish National Party
Signed on 16 December 2015
West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
Edwards, Jonathan
Plaid Cymru
Signed on 10 December 2015
Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
Fellows, Marion
Scottish National Party
Signed on 14 December 2015
Motherwell and Wishaw
Gethins, Stephen
Scottish National Party
Signed on 6 January 2016
North East Fife
Gibson, Patricia
Scottish National Party
Signed on 14 December 2015
North Ayrshire and Arran
Hendry, Drew
Scottish National Party
Signed on 14 December 2015
Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey
Hopkins, Kelvin
Labour
Signed on 10 December 2015
Luton North
Law, Chris
Scottish National Party
Signed on 16 December 2015
Dundee West
MacNeil, Angus Brendan
Scottish National Party
Signed on 15 December 2015
Na h-Eileanan an Iar
McNally, John
Scottish National Party
Signed on 14 December 2015
Falkirk
Monaghan, Carol
Scottish National Party
Signed on 15 December 2015
Glasgow North West
Monaghan, Dr Paul
Scottish National Party
Signed on 10 December 2015
Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
Mullin, Roger
Scottish National Party
Signed on 14 December 2015
Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath
Newlands, Gavin
Scottish National Party
Signed on 15 December 2015
Paisley and Renfrewshire North
O'Hara, Brendan
Scottish National Party
Signed on 14 December 2015
Argyll and Bute
Paterson, Steven
Scottish National Party
Signed on 17 December 2015
Stirling
Ritchie, Ms Margaret
Social Democratic & Labour Party
Signed on 14 December 2015
South Down
Saville Roberts, Liz
Plaid Cymru
Signed on 15 December 2015
Dwyfor Meirionnydd
Stephens, Chris
Scottish National Party
Signed on 10 December 2015
Glasgow South West
Thewliss, Alison
Scottish National Party
Signed on 10 December 2015
Glasgow Central
Vaz, Keith
Labour
Signed on 10 December 2015
Leicester East
Weir, Mike
Scottish National Party
Signed on 15 December 2015
Angus

There are no withdrawn signatures for this motion.