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Human Rights Situation Of Iraqi Turkmen

EDM number 968 in 2010-2011, proposed by Mike Hancock on 08/11/2010.
Categorised under the topic of Human rights.


That this House is concerned about the human rights situation of the Iraqi Turkmens, the third largest ethnic group in Iraq, who mainly live in the northern provinces, such as Kirkuk; condemns the ethnic cleansing and assimilation policy of Iraqi Turkmens by both Saddam Hussein's government until 2003 and the Kurds since 2003, who claim the Iraqi Turkmens' lands which are rich with oil, gas sulphur, uranium and phosphorus; notes that the census in Iraq delayed for the third time since 2007 is now due to be held on 5 December 2010; worries that the inclusion of the questions on ethnicity and mother tongue in the census will divide Iraqi people instead of uniting them and might create new outbreaks of violence in this country; further condemns the treatment of the Iraqi Turkmens as the lower class in Iraq in comparison with the Arabs and Kurds; believes all ethnicities in Iraq should possess equal rights; welcomes the work of the Iraqi Turkmen Front to promote the human rights of Iraqi Turkmens such as the right to participate in the forming of the new government and the right to have justice, equality, fairness and an end to the discrimination and violence; and calls on the Prime Minister and the Government to raise the issue of Iraqi Turkmens' human rights with the government of Iraq.

This motion has been signed by a total of 22 MPs.
MP
Date
Constituency
Party
Type
Mike Hancock
08/11/2010
Portsmouth South
Liberal Democrat
Proposed
Michael Connarty
08/11/2010
Linlithgow & Falkirk East
Labour
Seconded
Bob Russell
08/11/2010
Colchester
Liberal Democrat
Seconded
Mark Durkan
09/11/2010
Foyle
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Seconded
Stephen Williams
09/11/2010
Bristol West
Liberal Democrat
Seconded
John McDonnell
09/11/2010
Hayes & Harlington
Labour
Seconded
Jim Shannon
10/11/2010
Strangford
DUP
Signed
John Leech
10/11/2010
Manchester, Withington
Liberal Democrat
Signed
Marsha Singh
11/11/2010
Bradford West
Labour
Signed
Peter Bottomley
11/11/2010
Worthing West
Conservative
Signed
Tessa Munt
12/11/2010
Wells
Liberal Democrat
Signed
John Hemming
15/11/2010
Birmingham, Yardley
Liberal Democrat
Signed
Kelvin Hopkins
15/11/2010
Luton North
Labour
Signed
Tom Clarke
16/11/2010
Coatbridge, Chryston & Bellshill
Labour
Signed
Margaret Ritchie
18/11/2010
South Down
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Signed
Tom Blenkinsop
18/11/2010
Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland
Labour
Signed
Roger Williams
19/11/2010
Brecon & Radnorshire
Liberal Democrat
Signed
Virendra Sharma
22/11/2010
Ealing, Southall
Labour
Signed
Daniel Rogerson
29/11/2010
North Cornwall
Liberal Democrat
Signed
Mark Williams
30/11/2010
Ceredigion
Liberal Democrat
Signed
Alasdair McDonnell
09/12/2010
Belfast South
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Signed
Simon Hughes
21/12/2010
North Southwark & Bermondsey
Liberal Democrat
Signed
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