Early day motion · EDM 1540 · 23 Jun 2025
Human rights in Burma/Myanmar
Tabled by Jim Shannon (Democratic Unionist Party)
8 signatures
The motion
That this House expresses its grave concern about the continuing egregious human rights violations and desperate humanitarian crisis in Burma/Myanmar; notes with alarm that over 4 million people have been forcibly displaced; further notes with concern that more than 100,000 homes, along with hospitals, schools, and places of worship have been destroyed in the course of the military’s attacks against civilians; condemns the military regime’s systematic attacks on civilians, including almost 400 airstrikes since devasted earthquakes on 28 March 2025; calls for the immediate and unconditional release of the estimated 22,115 political prisoners remain in jail in Myanmar today, including the country’s democratically elected head of government Aung San Suu Kyi and the President, U Win Myint; urges the Government of the United Kingdom to increase its leadership role and use its influence to mobilise the international community to take action to end the human rights crisis, increase humanitarian assistance to the people of Myanmar, support efforts to establish a genuine, inclusive federal democracy and hold the perpetrators of mass atrocity crimes to account; further urges the United Kingdom and the international community to support locally-led institutions and programs and to intensify pressure on the military regime through the implementation of robust, targeted sanctions; and calls on the United Kingdom to bring the crisis in Myanmar as an agenda item to the United Nations Security Council as a matter of urgency.
Signatories (8)
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Jim Shannon
Primary sponsor
23 Jun 2025 -
Ellie Chowns
26 Jun 2025 -
Adrian Ramsay
26 Jun 2025 -
Siân Berry
26 Jun 2025 -
Blair McDougall
30 Jun 2025 -
Carla Lockhart
1 Jul 2025 -
Rachael Maskell
11 Jul 2025 -
Bob Blackman
1 Sep 2025
Source: the official Early Day Motions database.