Hands Off Venezuela

On July 5th, Venezuela's Independence Day, British Member of Parliament John McDonnell, who is also the Honorary President of the Hands Off Venezuela campaign, tabled two Early Day Motions. One of them recognised the advances made by Venezuela's Bolivarian governent and the other urged the US to extradite Posada Carriles (see When is a terrorist not a terrorist?) to Venezuela.

We ask all supporters of the Hands Off Venezuela Campaign to write to your MPs asking them to sign these Early Day Motions numbers 487 and 488. You can find out who your MP is and write to him or her through the House of Commons website

This is the full text of the motions and a link to the House of Commons website where you can check how many MPs have signed it: 

EDM 487

VENEZUELA INDEPENDENCE DAY

McDonnell, John

That this House recognises, on this Venezuela Independence Day, the advances made by the democratically-elected Bolivarian government of President Hugo Chavez in the fields of education, health care, land reform and Latin American integration; and congratulates the Hands Off Venezuela Campaign for the work it has carried out to spread information about Venezuela and the role of the Chavez government.

http://edmi.parliament.uk/EDMi/EDMDetails.aspx?EDMID=28723

EDM 488

LUIS POSADA

McDonnell, John

That this House urges the United States Administration to extradite Luis Posada to Venezuela where he escaped from prison whilst on trial for the terrorist crime of blowing up a Cuban airline killing 73 people; and is concerned that recently declassified United States Administration documents have identified Posada as a CIA operative.

http://edmi.parliament.uk/EDMi/EDMDetails.aspx?EDMID=28724

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