30th Anniversary of Tiananmen Square Protests

That the Parliament remembers the many protestors who lost their lives in Tiananmen Square, Beijing, 30 years on; understands that, on the night of the 3 June 1989, the Chinese military opened fire at unarmed student led protestors around square, clearing it by dawn; acknowledges that, although there has never been any independently-verified death toll, the then British ambassador to China estimated that at least 10,000 people were killed as a result of the protests and subsequent crackdown; understands that friends and families are still demanding an explanation from the Chinese Government for what happened; believes that activists who wish to commemorate those killed are at risk of being threatened, harassed and detained by the Chinese authorities; notes calls from Amnesty International for China to publicly acknowledge what it sees as the human rights violations that occurred, for it to launch an open and independent inquiry to hold those responsible for the events accountable, to provide compensation to the victims and their families and for it to cease the harassment and prosecution of people commemorating or speaking out about the events and to allow its citizens to exercise the human right to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly.