Over 160 Parliamentarians call for Myanmar Military referral to International Criminal Court
Following the UN fact finding mission, over 160 Parliamentarians call for justice over the Rohingya crisis
Over 160 Parliamentarians across parties have signed a letter urging PM Theresa May and Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt MP to refer the Myanmar military to the International Criminal Court. This is ahead of the Foreign Secretary’s visit to Myanmar later this month.
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RUSHANARA ALI MP SPEAKS OUT ABOUT THE ROHINGYA CRISIS
It is a year on since the 2017 Burmese military attacks on the Rohingya people, which forced over 700,000 people to flee for refuge in Bangladesh and thousands were killed.
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RUSHANARA ALI MP VISITS REFUGEE CAMPS IN COX'S BAZAR AHEAD OF THE FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF THE 2017 BURMESE ATTACKS ON THE ROHINGYA
On 26th and 27th July, the co-chair of the APPGs on the Rights of the Rohingya and Burma Rushanara Ali MP visited refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar in Bangladesh, where almost one million people are now living in an area less than 5 square miles.
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Rushanara Ali MP’s statement on student protests in Dhaka, Bangladesh
Thousands of Bangladeshi high school students have been protesting in Dhaka, Bangladesh following the death of two teenagers who were killed by a speeding bus on 29 July. The demonstrators have been demanding justice for the teenagers, as well as calling for stricter enforcement of traffic laws.
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Rushanara Ali MP condemns Boris Johnson’s hateful remarks on the burka
On Monday the 6th August, in a column in the Daily Telegraph, Boris Johnson compared fully veiled Muslim women to “letter boxes” and “bank robbers”. Member of Parliament for Bethnal Green and Bow, Rushanara Ali, strongly condemns Johnson’s divisive comments.
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Rushanara Ali MP’s statement on the first anniversary of the Grenfell tower fire
Remembrance services have taken place to mark the first anniversary of the Grenfell Tower disaster. During the night on 14th June 2017, a fire broke out in the 24-story tower block and 72 people were killed.
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Rushanara Ali MP calls for more money for children’s charity NSPCC
Bethnal Green and Bow MP, Rushanara Ali, calls for more money for children’s charity NSPCC
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Rushanara Ali MP’s statement on the Hackitt Review of Building Regulations and Fire Safety
The Hackitt Review which was published today examined the current system of building regulations and fire safety. It was commissioned by the Government following the Grenfell Tower fire.
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Rushanara Ali MP’s statement on the recent killings at the Israel-Gaza border
“I am shocked and appalled by the violence that we have seen on the Israel-Gaza border and utterly condemn the Israeli government’s horrific actions that led to deaths of 59 innocent Palestinian people and thousands left with injuries. 6 of those murdered were children.
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Rushanara Ali MP calls on the Chancellor to provide urgent funding for housing safety repairs, nearly a year after the Grenfell tower tragedy
At yesterday’s hearing of the Treasury Select Committee, Bethnal Green and Bow MP, Rushanara Ali, called on the Chancellor to ensure that housing associations and councils are sufficiently funded to complete safety repairs, and that private landlords fulfil their duty of maintaining safe properties for tenants.
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