United Kingdom · Motion · Early Day Motion
EDM 333
MILITARY ASSISTANCE TO COLOMBIA AND HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES
Introduced
18 December 2003
Last action
18 December 2003 · Early Day Motion
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0
Sponsors
Tony Lloyd
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18 December 2003
Summary
That this House notes with concern that Colombia is the most dangerous country in the world in which to be a trade unionist with 184 people killed in 2002 for their trade union activities, more than the rest of the world combined; further notes that the overwhelming majority of abuses against trade unionists are carried out by paramilitary organisations which have documented links to the Colombian state security forces; and calls on Her Majesty's Government to freeze all military and security assistance to Colombia until the bonds between the state and paramilitary forces are severed, in accordance with the policies of Colombia, UK and international human rights organisations and trade unions, such as the TUC-backed Justice for Colombia coalition and development charity War on Want.
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18 December 2003
Early Day Motion
That this House notes with concern that Colombia is the most dangerous country in the world in which to be a trade unionist with 184 people killed in 2002 for their trade union activities, more than the rest of the world combined; further notes that the overwhelming majority of abuses against trade unionists are carried out by paramilitary organisations which have documented links to the Colombian state security forces; and calls on Her Majesty's Government to freeze all military and security assistance to Colombia until the bonds between the state and paramilitary forces are severed, in accordance with the policies of Colombia, UK and international human rights organisations and trade unions, such as the TUC-backed Justice for Colombia coalition and development charity War on Want.
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- Tony Lloyd · Labour · Primary sponsor
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- Official source: https://edm.parliament.uk/early-day-motions/26245
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- uk · edm-26245 · source updated 18 December 2003