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Edmund Dene Morel

EDM (Early Day Motion) 869: tabled on 03 March 2025

Tabled in the 2024-26 session.

This motion has been signed by 4 Members. It has not yet had any amendments submitted.

Motion text

That this House notes the role of Edmund Dene Morel in leading the campaign against the atrocities committed in the Congo Free State during the late 19th century; recognises that Morel’s campaign was instrumental in the passing of the 1903 House of Commons Resolution stating that the Congolese people should be governed with humanity; acknowledges his service as the hon. Member for Dundee from 1922 to 1924; and further acknowledges The Rest of History podcast for their recent episodes recognising the importance of Edmund Dene Morel in campaigning against the crimes of the Congo Free State and marking his legacy of the tradition of human rights activism.