Early day motion · EDM 1849 · 23 May 2011

DETENTION OF CHINESE ARTIST AI WEIWEI

Tabled by Jeremy Corbyn (Your Party) 99 signatures

The motion

That this House is deeply concerned by recent reports of the detention of Ai Weiwei; notes with serious concern the detention of lawyers, artists, writers and government critics who are missingand possibly detained by the Chinese authorities in recent months; and calls on the Government to lead the international community in redoubling its efforts to ensure that China ends its human rights abuses.

Source: the official Early Day Motions database.