PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
Saudi Arabia’s bid to join the UN Human Rights Council (11 September 2024)

Motion Details

That this House expresses profound concern over Saudi Arabia's bid to secure a seat on the United Nations Human Rights Council; notes with alarm the extensive record of human rights violations in Saudi Arabia, including but not limited to restrictions on freedom of expression, the use of capital punishment, and the suppression of political dissent; highlights the discrepancies between Saudi Arabia's human rights practices and the standards expected of a member of the Human Rights Council; urges the UK Government to take a firm stance against Saudi Arabia's bid and to ensure it does not succeed; and further urges the United Nations to ensure that the selection process for the Human Rights Council reflects a genuine commitment to upholding and promoting universal human rights standards.

Sponsored by:
Vikki Slade (Liberal Democrat)

EDMS Sponsor By Party

Party
Votes
%
 
Liberal Democrat
37
80%
 
 
Plaid Cymru
4
9%
 
 
Green Party
2
4%
 
 
Democratic Unionist Party
1
2%
 
 
Independent
1
2%
 
 
Labour
1
2%
 
Sponsor List (46 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
LD
Jess Brown-Fuller
Chichester
LD
Charlotte Cane
Ely and East Cambridgeshire
LD
Wendy Chamberlain
North East Fife
LD
Dr Danny Chambers
Winchester
Green
Ellie Chowns
North Herefordshire
LD
Victoria Collins
Harpenden and Berkhamsted
LD
Adam Dance
Yeovil
PC
Ann Davies
Caerfyrddin
LD
Bobby Dean
Carshalton and Wallington
Green
Carla Denyer
Bristol Central
LD
Mr Lee Dillon
Newbury
LD
Tim Farron
Westmorland and Lonsdale
LD
Richard Foord
Honiton and Sidmouth
Lab
Mary Kelly Foy
City of Durham
LD
Zöe Franklin
Guildford
LD
Sarah Gibson
Chippenham
LD
Olly Glover
Didcot and Wantage
LD
Tom Gordon
Harrogate and Knaresborough
LD
Monica Harding
Esher and Walton
LD
Wera Hobhouse
Bath
LD
Liz Jarvis
Eastleigh
LD
Clive Jones
Wokingham
PC
Ben Lake
Ceredigion Preseli
LD
James MacCleary
Lewes
LD
Mr Angus MacDonald
Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire
LD
Mike Martin
Tunbridge Wells
LD
Charlie Maynard
Witney
Ind
John McDonnell
Hayes and Harlington
PC
Llinos Medi
Ynys Môn
LD
Layla Moran
Oxford West and Abingdon
LD
Helen Morgan
North Shropshire
LD
Tom Morrison
Cheadle
LD
Tessa Munt
Wells and Mendip Hills
LD
Susan Murray
Mid Dunbartonshire
LD
Mr Joshua Reynolds
Maidenhead
LD
Anna Sabine
Frome and East Somerset
LD
Dr Roz Savage
South Cotswolds
PC
Liz Saville Roberts
Dwyfor Meirionnydd
DUP
Jim Shannon
Strangford
LD
Vikki Slade (Sponsor)
Mid Dorset and North Poole
LD
Lisa Smart
Hazel Grove
LD
Ian Sollom
St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire
LD
Jamie Stone
Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
LD
Luke Taylor
Sutton and Cheam
LD
Caroline Voaden
South Devon
LD
Claire Young
Thornbury and Yate

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