Early Day motion 1800 in UK Parlaiment on Charles Hector

http://www.parliament.uk/edm/2010-11/1800

HUMAN RIGHTS IN MALAYSIA

 

• Session: 2010-11
• Date tabled: 12.05.2011
• Primary sponsor: Blomfield, Paul
• Sponsors:
  • Beith, Alan
  • Clarke, Tom
  • Gapes, Mike
  • Singh, Marsha
  • Swinson, Jo 

That this House notes with concern that Mr Charles Hector Fernandez, a Malaysian human rights lawyer, faces defamation charges in Malaysia for having detailed labour rights violations of 31 Burmese migrant workers at a Japanese firm based in Malaysia on his blog; further notes that Mr Hector Fernandez had raised his allegations with the firm prior to publishing them to his blog, in order that they might correct misinformation, without response; further notes that on 11 April 2011 Mr Hector Fernandez was restricted from all further communication through his blog and Twitter; expresses deep concern at the lack of adequate labour protections for migrant workers in Malaysia and condemns discriminatory treatment of Burmese migrants in particular; further notes the critical role of human rights defenders in upholding the labour rights of migrant workers, who often suffer rights violations and deprivations; expresses deep concern at the threat to free speech in Malaysia this trial poses; calls on the Government to ensure its representatives in Malaysia are present during the hearing and trial of Mr Hector Fernandez on 13 May 2011 and 28 and 29 June 2011 respectively; and furthercalls on the Government to make strong representations in this regard, in particular calling on the Malaysian Government to ensure that the principles enshrined in the 1998 UN Declaration on Human Rights Defenders are upheld.

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Name	Party	Constituency	Date Signed
Beith, Alan	Liberal Democrats	Berwick-Upon-Tweed	12.05.2011
Blomfield, Paul	Labour Party	Sheffield Central	12.05.2011
Bottomley, Peter	Conservative Party	Worthing West	16.05.2011
Campbell, Ronnie	Labour Party	Blyth Valley	18.05.2011
Caton, Martin	Labour Party	Gower	18.05.2011
Clarke, Tom	Labour Party	Coatbridge Chryston and Bellshill	12.05.2011
Clwyd, Ann	Labour Party	Cynon Valley	16.05.2011
Corbyn, Jeremy	Labour Party	Islington North	12.05.2011
Durkan, Mark	Social Democratic and Labour Party	Foyle	17.05.2011
Gapes, Mike	Labour Party	Ilford South	12.05.2011
George, Andrew	Liberal Democrats	St Ives	17.05.2011
Hancock, Mike	Liberal Democrats	Portsmouth South	17.05.2011
Hopkins, Kelvin	Labour Party	Luton North	19.05.2011
Leech, John	Liberal Democrats	Manchester Withington	12.05.2011
Lloyd, Tony	Labour Party	Manchester Central	18.05.2011
McGovern, Jim	Labour Party	Dundee West	17.05.2011
Murray, Ian	Labour Party	Edinburgh South	12.05.2011
Russell, Bob	Liberal Democrats	Colchester	12.05.2011
Sanders, Adrian	Liberal Democrats	Torbay	16.05.2011
Singh, Marsha	Labour Party	Bradford West	12.05.2011
Swinson, Jo	Liberal Democrats	East Dunbartonshire	12.05.2011
Vaz, Valerie	Labour Party	Walsall South	18.05.2011