Early Day Motion

EDM 271

26.11.2009

ADNAN HAJIZADE AND EMIN MILLI

Flynn, Paul

That this House condemns the imprisonment of young Azerbaijani bloggers Adnan Hajizade and Emin Milli, and agrees with Amnesty International and other human rights groups, that their detention and trial were politically motivated and aimed at stifling freedom of speech in Azerbaijan; joins Amnesty International in calling for the immediate and unconditional release of Adnan and Emin; and appeals to President Ilham Aliev to fulfil Azerbaijan's commitments, as a member of the Council of Europe and OSCE to respect human rights and freedom of speech, and end the persecution of opposition activists and independent media.

Signatures (British Members of Parliament who already signed it) 19

Flynn, Paul Jones, Lynne Bottomley, Peter Prentice, Gordon Weir, Mike Corbyn, Jeremy Caton, Martin Dismore, Andrew Drew, David Durkan, Mark George, Andrew Davies, Dai Pound, Stephen Holmes, Paul Clapham, Michael Cryer, Ann Clark, Katy Devine, Jim Pugh, John