Motion text
That this House is concerned about political developments in The Gambia and calls on President Adama Barrow to revert to the original reason he was elected, which was to unite The Gambia and rid it of the human rights abuses of his predecessor, President Yahya Jammeh, leader of the Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction (APRC); recognises that there was initially some welcome progress under President Barrow’s stewardship with transitional justice initiatives like The Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission; acknowledges progress slowed when President Barrow reneged on the agreement to stand down after three years; is deeply concerned about reports of arrests of people who have disagreed with the current administration including Mr Madi Jobarteh a journalist, human rights activist and the country representative of the Westminster Foundation for Democracy; is alarmed that the President is now in coalition talks with the APRC whose preconditions include restoring so-called rights to the former President who presided over 22 years of brutal oppression of the Gambian people; and calls on the Government to make representations to the President of The Gambia to withdraw from those talks, revert to the original plans of the Gambia Coalition 2016 and in doing so, leave a ground breaking, world leading legacy of peace, harmony, human rights and stability to his fellow countrymen and women.
Signatures (10)
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.
McLaughlin, Anne
Scottish National Party
Signed on
22 July 2020
Shannon, Jim
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on
1 September 2020
Crawley, Angela
Scottish National Party
Signed on
1 September 2020
Thewliss, Alison
Scottish National Party
Signed on
1 September 2020
Dorans, Allan
Scottish National Party
Signed on
1 September 2020
Bonnar, Steven
Scottish National Party
Signed on
1 September 2020
In addition to the sponsors, the following Members have signed to support the motion.
There are no withdrawn signatures for this motion.