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TREATMENT OF MEMBERS OF THE UGANDAN PARLIAMENT

EDM (Early Day Motion) 1896: tabled on 03 December 2018

Tabled in the 2017-19 session.

This motion has been signed by 31 Members. It has not yet had any amendments submitted.

Motion text

That this House condemns the arrest and subsequent torture of Members of the Ugandan Parliament, Robert Kyagulanyi known as Bobi Wine, Paul Mwiru, Francis Zaake, Gerald Karuhanga, and Kasiano Wadri; believes that arrest and the use of torture against elected legislators has no place in a democratic country; and calls on the Prime Minister and her Ministers to use the influence of the UK Government together with the EU, the UN, the Commonwealth and in other transnational bodies to promote democracy in Uganda.

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.

Grady, Patrick
Scottish National Party
Signed on 5 December 2018
Glasgow North
Stephens, Chris
Scottish National Party
Signed on 5 December 2018
Glasgow South West
Glindon, Mary
Labour
Signed on 5 December 2018
North Tyneside
Russell-Moyle, Lloyd
Labour
Signed on 6 December 2018
Brighton, Kemptown
Bottomley, Sir Peter
Conservative
Signed on 10 December 2018
Worthing West
Law, Chris
Scottish National Party
Signed on 11 December 2018
Dundee West
Hopkins, Kelvin
Independent
Signed on 12 December 2018
Luton North
Brown, Alan
Scottish National Party
Signed on 12 December 2018
Kilmarnock and Loudoun
George, Ruth
Labour
Signed on 13 December 2018
High Peak
Chapman, Douglas
Scottish National Party
Signed on 14 December 2018
Dunfermline and West Fife
Killen, Ged
Labour
Signed on 17 December 2018
Rutherglen and Hamilton West
O'Mara, Jared
Independent
Signed on 18 December 2018
Sheffield, Hallam
Drew, Dr David
Labour
Signed on 18 December 2018
Stroud
Cunningham, Alex
Labour
Signed on 18 December 2018
Stockton North
MacNeil, Angus Brendan
Scottish National Party
Signed on 19 December 2018
Na h-Eileanan an Iar
Brake, Tom
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 7 January 2019
Carshalton and Wallington
Grogan, John
Labour
Signed on 7 January 2019
Keighley
Antoniazzi, Tonia
Labour
Signed on 7 January 2019
Gower
Turley, Anna
Labour
Signed on 7 January 2019
Redcar
Hobhouse, Wera
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 7 January 2019
Bath
Slaughter, Andy
Labour
Signed on 7 January 2019
Hammersmith
Blunt, Crispin
Conservative
Signed on 8 January 2019
Reigate
Wilson, Sammy
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on 9 January 2019
East Antrim
Hendry, Drew
Scottish National Party
Signed on 11 January 2019
Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey
Benn, Hilary
Labour
Signed on 14 March 2019
Leeds Central

There are no withdrawn signatures for this motion.