Agenda item

Notice of Motion given by Councillor Richard Shaw

That this Council:-

 

(a)       notes that July 2015 marks the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Bosnian town of Srebrenica;

 

(b)       notes that in the days following, more than 8,000 Bosnian Muslim men and boys were systematically massacred and buried in mass graves, and that thousands of women, children and elderly people were forcibly deported and a large number of women were raped;

 

(c)        recognises the importance of campaigns such as Remember Srebrenica in reminding us all to never be complacent and that the international community must strive, constantly, for peace and the defence of human rights;

 

(d)       recognises the importance of human rights, and the European Union and European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) in promoting peace and internationalism;

 

(e)       regrets that, in 2015, the Government wishes to scrap the Human Rights Act and withdraw the UK from the ECHR; and

 

(f)        encourages all Councillors to sign the Remembering Srebrenica pledge to ensure that lessons learned from Srebrenica with regards to the importance of tackling intolerance, prejudice and hatred, are implemented in British society.

Minutes:

 

Remember Srebrenica Campaign

 

 

 

RESOLVED: On the Motion of Councillor Richard Shaw, seconded by Councillor David Baker, that this Council:-

 

 

 

(a)        notes that July 2015 marks the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Bosnian town of Srebrenica;

 

(b)        notes that in the days following, more than 8,000 Bosnian Muslim men and boys were systematically massacred and buried in mass graves, and that thousands of women, children and elderly people were forcibly deported and a large number of women were raped;

 

(c)         recognises the importance of campaigns such as Remember Srebrenica in reminding us all to never be complacent and that the international community must strive, constantly, for peace and the defence of human rights;

 

(d)        recognises the importance of human rights, and the European Union and European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) in promoting peace and internationalism;

 

(e)        regrets that, in 2015, the Government wishes to scrap the Human Rights Act and withdraw the UK from the ECHR; and

 

(f)         encourages all Councillors to sign the Remembering Srebrenica pledge to ensure that lessons learned from Srebrenica with regards to the importance of tackling intolerance, prejudice and hatred, are implemented in British society.

 

 

 

(Note: Councillors Pauline Andrews, Jack Clarkson, Keith Davis and John Booker voted for paragraphs (a) to (c) and (f) and against paragraphs (d) and (e) of the Motion and asked for this to be recorded.)