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NAZANIN ZAGHARI-RATCLIFFE (No. 2)

EDM (Early Day Motion) 2521: tabled on 20 June 2019

Tabled in the 2017-19 session.

This motion has been signed by 46 Members. It has not yet had any amendments submitted.

Motion text

That this House strongly condemns the Iranian Government for continuing to hold Ms Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, a dual British-Iranian national, in arbitrary detention and calls for her immediate release; expresses dismay that Ms Zaghari-Ratcliffe has been detained for over three years; supports Ms Zaghari-Ratcliffe and her husband Richard Ratcliffe as they continue a hunger strike in protest at Ms Zaghari-Ratcliffe's arbitrary detention; condemns the Embassy of the Iranian Republic in the UK for disrupting Mr Ratcliffe's protest; urges the UK Government to continue to identify and intervene in cases where British nationals face grave human rights violations in Iran; expresses concern that as diplomatic relations between the West and Iran deteriorate, due to aggressive actions in the Middle East, that British-Iranians will be put at greater risk of arbitrary detention in Iran; and calls on the UK Government to state that in all cases involving British nationals or dual nationals imprisoned abroad, any threat of or actual torture or ill-treatment will not be tolerated and will be publicly condemned by the Government, and that the human rights of UK dual nationals detained in Iran must be a red line in any future trade deals negotiated with Iran.

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.

Stone, Jamie
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 24 June 2019
Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
Cunningham, Mr Jim
Labour
Signed on 24 June 2019
Coventry South
Swinson, Jo
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 24 June 2019
East Dunbartonshire
Edwards, Jonathan
Plaid Cymru
Signed on 24 June 2019
Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
Gaffney, Hugh
Labour
Signed on 24 June 2019
Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill
Umunna, Chuka
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 24 June 2019
Streatham
Farron, Tim
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 24 June 2019
Westmorland and Lonsdale
Stephens, Chris
Scottish National Party
Signed on 24 June 2019
Glasgow South West
Grogan, John
Labour
Signed on 24 June 2019
Keighley
Shannon, Jim
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on 24 June 2019
Strangford
Field, Frank
Independent
Signed on 24 June 2019
Birkenhead
Bottomley, Sir Peter
Conservative
Signed on 24 June 2019
Worthing West
Law, Chris
Scottish National Party
Signed on 24 June 2019
Dundee West
Moran, Layla
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 24 June 2019
Oxford West and Abingdon
Robinson, Gavin
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on 25 June 2019
Belfast East
Blackman, Bob
Conservative
Signed on 25 June 2019
Harrow East
Hayes, Helen
Labour
Signed on 25 June 2019
Dulwich and West Norwood
Jardine, Christine
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 26 June 2019
Edinburgh West
Godsiff, Mr Roger
Labour
Signed on 26 June 2019
Birmingham, Hall Green
Hopkins, Kelvin
Independent
Signed on 27 June 2019
Luton North
Chapman, Douglas
Scottish National Party
Signed on 27 June 2019
Dunfermline and West Fife
George, Ruth
Labour
Signed on 27 June 2019
High Peak
McMorrin, Anna
Labour
Signed on 27 June 2019
Cardiff North
Doughty, Stephen
Labour
Signed on 28 June 2019
Cardiff South and Penarth
Brown, Alan
Scottish National Party
Signed on 1 July 2019
Kilmarnock and Loudoun
Hendry, Drew
Scottish National Party
Signed on 2 July 2019
Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey
Brock, Deidre
Scottish National Party
Signed on 3 July 2019
Edinburgh North and Leith
Sobel, Alex
Labour
Signed on 3 July 2019
Leeds North West
Western, Matt
Labour
Signed on 3 July 2019
Warwick and Leamington
Lucas, Caroline
Green Party
Signed on 4 July 2019
Brighton, Pavilion
Saville Roberts, Liz
Plaid Cymru
Signed on 5 July 2019
Dwyfor Meirionnydd
Lake, Ben
Plaid Cymru
Signed on 5 July 2019
Ceredigion
Williams, Hywel
Plaid Cymru
Signed on 5 July 2019
Arfon
Killen, Ged
Labour
Signed on 8 July 2019
Rutherglen and Hamilton West
Gethins, Stephen
Scottish National Party
Signed on 8 July 2019
North East Fife
Russell-Moyle, Lloyd
Labour
Signed on 12 July 2019
Brighton, Kemptown
Fellows, Marion
Scottish National Party
Signed on 17 July 2019
Motherwell and Wishaw
Jones, Ruth
Labour
Signed on 18 July 2019
Newport West
Crausby, Sir David
Labour
Signed on 24 July 2019
Bolton North East
Ellman, Dame Louise
Labour
Signed on 3 September 2019
Liverpool, Riverside

There are no withdrawn signatures for this motion.