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Motion

Support for Syria's Women and Girls

S6M-15931 · Standard Motion · lodged by Thomson, Michelle

Lodged on
17 Dec 2024
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That the Parliament recognises and shares what it sees as the hopes of the Syrian people for the future; welcomes the fall of what it considers to have been the brutal Bashar al-Assad regime; understands that millions of civilians were displaced or killed during the rule of Assad, and that death and torture, including of women and children, were commonplace; notes reports that the rebel forces overthrowing the regime were led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham and involved a wide range of other groups, some of which, it believes, cause continuing concern regarding their commitment to international humanitarian law, and believes that the building of a new Syria must protect the rights of women and girls as part of the provision of humanitarian assistance.
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Supported by 27 additional MSPs

SNP 18 Con 4 Ind 3 Green 1 Lab 1
Lodged by Thomson, Michelle (Scottish National Party).
No division on record. Either the chamber agreed this motion without a vote, it was withdrawn before debate, or it predates 2011 — vote-by-vote records only run from then.

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    S6M-15931
    17 Dec 2024 · Standard Motion · Thomson, Michelle
    That the Parliament recognises and shares what it sees as the hopes of the Syrian people for the future; welcomes the fall of what it considers to have been the brutal Bashar al-Assad regime; understands that millions of civilians were displaced or killed during the rule of Assad, and that death and torture, including of women and children, were commonpla...