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MURDER OF GIULIO REGENI

EDM (Early Day Motion) 1169: tabled on 01 March 2016

Tabled in the 2015-16 session.

This motion has been signed by 29 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 murder of the Cambridge University doctoral student and Italian national Giulio Regeni on 3 February 2016 in Cairo; notes that Mr Regeni disappeared on a day when Egyptian security forces had been carrying out a security crackdown in the city; further notes that the signs of torture on Mr Regeni's body are similar to those inflicted by torture in Egyptian prisons by prison authorities; raises concerns that Mr Regeni's death cannot be dismissed as a coincidence and that the Egyptian authorities cannot be ruled out of having played a role in his death; calls on the Government to urge the Egyptian authorities to ensure an independent and impartial investigation into Mr Regeni's death; acknowledges that many prisoners in Egypt are victims of torture carried out by the Egyptian authorities; further calls on the Government to challenge the Egyptian authorities to address the widespread mistreatment of prisoners; recognises that Mr Regeni was a student from a British university who was carrying out valuable research in Egypt; and urges the Government to ensure as far as possible that students from British universities are safe to carry out their research in countries where serious risks are prevalent.

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.

Ahmed-Sheikh, Ms Tasmina
Scottish National Party
Signed on 21 March 2016
Ochil and South Perthshire
Bardell, Hannah
Scottish National Party
Signed on 3 March 2016
Livingston
Blenkinsop, Tom
Labour
Signed on 11 April 2016
Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland
Brown, Alan
Scottish National Party
Signed on 9 May 2016
Kilmarnock and Loudoun
Carmichael, Mr Alistair
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 22 March 2016
Orkney and Shetland
Crawley, Angela
Scottish National Party
Signed on 2 March 2016
Lanark and Hamilton East
Cunningham, Mr Jim
Labour
Signed on 8 March 2016
Coventry South
Donaldson, Stuart Blair
Scottish National Party
Signed on 4 March 2016
West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
Doughty, Stephen
Labour
Signed on 22 March 2016
Cardiff South and Penarth
Fellows, Marion
Scottish National Party
Signed on 4 March 2016
Motherwell and Wishaw
Ferrier, Margaret
Scottish National Party
Signed on 7 March 2016
Rutherglen and Hamilton West
Flynn, Paul
Labour
Signed on 15 March 2016
Newport West
Goodman, Helen
Labour
Signed on 25 April 2016
Bishop Auckland
Hendry, Drew
Scottish National Party
Signed on 3 March 2016
Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey
Hermon, Lady
Independent
Signed on 9 March 2016
North Down
Law, Chris
Scottish National Party
Signed on 3 March 2016
Dundee West
McDonnell, Dr Alasdair
Social Democratic & Labour Party
Signed on 22 March 2016
Belfast South
McGarry, Natalie
Independent
Signed on 3 March 2016
Glasgow East
Mulholland, Greg
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 10 March 2016
Leeds North West
Nicolson, John
Scottish National Party
Signed on 8 March 2016
East Dunbartonshire
Sheppard, Tommy
Scottish National Party
Signed on 14 April 2016
Edinburgh East
Thompson, Owen
Scottish National Party
Signed on 8 March 2016
Midlothian
Williams, Mr Mark
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 7 March 2016
Ceredigion

There are no withdrawn signatures for this motion.