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PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
Christian persecution in Nigeria (14 June 2021)

Motion Details

That this House notes the recent report by Intersociety Rule of Law which stated that 1,470 Christians were murdered and over 2,200 were abducted by jihadists in the first four months of 2021 in Nigeria; further notes the increase in Blasphemy cases in Northern Nigeria resulting in long prison sentences; and calls upon the Secretary of State for the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office to engage with the Nigerian Government to apply diplomatic pressure to acknowledge the scale of the persecution and address this persecution with definitive action.

Sponsored by:
Jim Shannon (Democratic Unionist Party)

EDMS Sponsor By Party

Party
Votes
%
 
Conservative
3
25%
 
 
Democratic Unionist Party
3
25%
 
 
Scottish National Party
3
25%
 
 
Independent
1
8%
 
 
Green Party
1
8%
 
 
Labour
1
8%
 
Sponsor List (12 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
Con
Bob Blackman
Harrow East
Con
Sir Peter Bottomley
Ind
Sir Jeffrey M Donaldson
SNP
Marion Fellows
DUP
Paul Girvan
DUP
Carla Lockhart
Upper Bann
Green
Caroline Lucas
Lab
Rachael Maskell
York Central
SNP
Carol Monaghan
Con
Sir Mike Penning
DUP
Jim Shannon (Sponsor)
Strangford
SNP
Alison Thewliss

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