Motion text
That this House condemns the horrors currently being inflicted on the Masalit community of West Darfur at the hands of paramilitary groups, the Rapid Support Forces and Janjaweed, in light of reports that these groups massacred between 800 and 1,300 unarmed people on 8 November 2023; considers that an ethnic cleansing of dark-skinned non-Arab people is taking place in West Darfur now, with other massacres having taken place; acknowledges that these massacres have been described by the Economist, Genocide Watch, and the West Darfur Governor, Khamis Abakar, as a genocide; believes that Sudan has been in chaos since civil war erupted on 15 April 2023, with at least 9,000 deaths since then, with 1.3 million Sudanese people having fled the country, and with almost five million people being internally displaced; recognises that the world’s focus now is primarily on Gaza; and further believes that the United Nations must show leadership in trying to address the Sudanese civil war and what it sees as many other ongoing, seemingly endless, conflicts across the world, from Libya and Congo to Syria and Yemen, Myanmar and Ukraine.
Signatures (11)
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.
Gibson, Patricia
Scottish National Party
Signed on
14 February 2024
Whitford, Dr Philippa
Scottish National Party
Signed on
20 February 2024
Sultana, Zarah
Labour
Signed on
20 February 2024
Grady, Patrick
Scottish National Party
Signed on
21 February 2024
Law, Chris
Scottish National Party
Signed on
21 February 2024
Shannon, Jim
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on
22 February 2024
In addition to the sponsors, the following Members have signed to support the motion.
Dorans, Allan
Scottish National Party
Signed on
23 February 2024
Stephens, Chris
Scottish National Party
Signed on
26 February 2024
Crawley, Angela
Scottish National Party
Signed on
27 February 2024
Bonnar, Steven
Scottish National Party
Signed on
27 February 2024
Brock, Deidre
Scottish National Party
Signed on
21 May 2024
There are no withdrawn signatures for this motion.