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Zimbabwe motion

Tuesday July 26th, 2005. 2:38 pm by frog

Parliament has just passed the following motion on Zimbabwe:

That this House, noting with grave concern the oppression by the Government of Zimbabwe of its own people and its gross violation of human rights, calls upon New Zealand Cricket to abandon the proposed Black Caps tour to Zimbabwe, and urges the International Cricket Council to exclude Zimbabwe from international tours while gross human rights abuses continue in that country.

The motion passed 110 votes to 10. Act and the Maori Party were the only parties to vote against. Rod sought leave to have his Bill, which would make the tour illegal, introduced into the House. Other parties refused him permission.

frog says

Posted in Justice & Democracy | by frog | Tue, July 26th, 2005 |

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