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Early Day Motion
Invasion of North-East Syria (No. 2) (27 Signatures)
16 Oct 2019
Tabled by: Ann Clwyd (Labour - Cynon Valley)
That this House is extremely concerned by the Government of Turkey's military invasion of an area in north east Syria controlled by the Syrian Kurds, which is also known as Rojava, and the negative humanitarian consequences of that invasion following the unexpected announcement of the withdrawal of US military forces …
Early Day Motion
Protests in Iraq (19 Signatures)
15 Oct 2019
Tabled by: Ann Clwyd (Labour - Cynon Valley)
That this House notes with concern the mass protests in Iraq in October 2019 in response to corruption, unemployment, weak governance and unequal access to public services and the disproportionate response by Iraqi security forces to those protests, which resulted in more than 150 people being killed, thousands of people …
Early Day Motion
Accountability for violations in Yemen (23 Signatures)
15 Oct 2019
Tabled by: Ann Clwyd (Labour - Cynon Valley)
That this House expresses deep concern at the catastrophic human cost of the war in Yemen, where hundreds of thousands of Yemeni civilians have been killed in the fighting and by disease and where millions have been deeply traumatised, are cut off from vital aid and are on the brink …
Early Day Motion
PROTECTION OF CIVILIANS IN UK OPERATIONS AND PARTNER ASSISTANCE (28 Signatures)
26 Jun 2019
Tabled by: Ann Clwyd (Labour - Cynon Valley)
That this House celebrates the 70th anniversary of the 1949 Geneva Conventions and the 20th anniversary of the United Nations Security Council Protection of Civilians mandate; appreciates the action taken, often at considerable personal risk, by neutral humanitarian actors to protect and support civilians in armed conflict situations; is very …
Early Day Motion
DETENTION OF WOMEN'S RIGHTS ACTIVISTS IN SAUDI ARABIA (40 Signatures)
12 Feb 2019
Tabled by: Ann Clwyd (Labour - Cynon Valley)
That this House is very concerned about the continuing detention of Saudi women's rights activists, including Loujain al-Hathloul, Aziza al-Yousef, Eman al-Nafjan and Samar Badawi, many months after their arrests in 2018; is extremely alarmed by allegations that some activists have been subjected to sexual harassment, torture and ill-treatment, including …
Early Day Motion
SAUDI ARABIA AND VIOLATIONS OF INTERNATIONAL LAW (107 Signatures)
18 Oct 2018
Tabled by: Ann Clwyd (Labour - Cynon Valley)
That this House is concerned about Saudi Arabia’s on-going violations of international humanitarian law and human rights law; acknowledges that serious and systematic violations are being committed by all parties to the conflict in Yemen; notes with alarm that since 2015 the Saudi-led coalition has reportedly undertaken 18,000 airstrikes, one-third …
Early Day Motion
WOMEN'S RIGHTS IN SAUDI ARABIA (20 Signatures)
7 Jun 2018
Tabled by: Ann Clwyd (Labour - Cynon Valley)
That this House is concerned that, despite the lifting of the ban on women driving in Saudi Arabia scheduled for 24 June 2018, a number of Saudi women's rights activists, including Loujain Hathloul, Aziza al-Yousef and Eman al-Nafjan, have been detained, allegedly on the basis of undermining security and stability; …
Early Day Motion
VISIT OF TURKISH PRESIDENT RECEP TAYYIP ERDOGAN TO THE UK (34 Signatures)
10 May 2018
Tabled by: Ann Clwyd (Labour - Cynon Valley)
That this House is very concerned about the visit of the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to the UK, in light of general elections now being held in Turkey whilst a state of emergency continues to be in place; notes in connection to this that the UN High Commissioner for …
Early Day Motion
SRI LANKA, LEGACY CRIMES AND HUMAN RIGHTS (17 Signatures)
22 Mar 2018
Tabled by: Ann Clwyd (Labour - Cynon Valley)
That this House is concerned about the lack of a comprehensive strategy to address accountability for crimes committed during the 27 year civil war between the Sri Lankan Government and the separatist Liberation Tigers of Tamil Elam, further to UN Human Rights Council Resolutions 30/1 and 34/1; notes that despite …
Early Day Motion
HUMAN RIGHTS IN EGYPT (18 Signatures)
13 Mar 2018
Tabled by: Ann Clwyd (Labour - Cynon Valley)
That this House is very concerned about the unprecedented human rights crisis in Egypt, with the continuing crackdown on civil society, restrictions on freedom of expression, assembly and association, the use of torture, and reports of enforced disappearances, arbitrary detentions and unfair trials; notes with alarm that the run-up to …