Motion text
That this House recalls that on 3 August 2014, Da'esh attacked Sinjar, unleashing atrocities against the Yazidis, an ethno-religious minority group in Iraq, amounting to the legal definition of genocide; notes that the House of Commons voted 278 to 0 in favour of declaring the crimes of Da'esh as genocide on 20 April 2016; further notes that the UK Government formally recognised the atrocities as genocide in August 2023; is concerned that the UN mechanism to collect the evidence of the atrocities, the Investigative Team to Promote Accountability for Crimes Committed by Da'esh/ISIL (UNITAD), is closing with no assurances of what will happen to the evidence collected so far; is also concerned that camps for internally displaced people are being closed and that Yazidis are being pressured to return to Sinjar without any adequate assistance, infrastructure and security assurances; is further concerned that only 32 British Da'esh members who returned to the UK have been convicted, and for terror-related offences only; and calls on the UK Government to review its responses to Da'esh and identify initiatives to assist the Yazidi community.
Signatures (15)
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.
O'Hara, Brendan
Scottish National Party
Signed on
19 July 2024
Chowns, Ellie
Green Party
Signed on
23 July 2024
Shannon, Jim
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on
23 July 2024
Lake, Ben
Plaid Cymru
Signed on
23 July 2024
Saville Roberts, Liz
Plaid Cymru
Signed on
23 July 2024
Davies, Ann
Plaid Cymru
Signed on
23 July 2024
In addition to the sponsors, the following Members have signed to support the motion.
Medi, Llinos
Plaid Cymru
Signed on
23 July 2024
George, Andrew
Liberal Democrat
Signed on
24 July 2024
Jardine, Christine
Liberal Democrat
Signed on
24 July 2024
Law, Chris
Scottish National Party
Signed on
25 July 2024
Berry, Siân
Green Party
Signed on
2 September 2024
Denyer, Carla
Green Party
Signed on
2 September 2024
Leadbitter, Graham
Scottish National Party
Signed on
3 September 2024
Ramsay, Adrian
Green Party
Signed on
5 September 2024
Maskell, Rachael
Labour
Signed on
18 November 2024
There are no withdrawn signatures for this motion.