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Westminster Hall
Nigeria: Sanctions Regime - Mon 23 Nov 2020
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Stephen Doughty (LAB - Cardiff South and Penarth) Not least given our close political, economic and security relationship with Nigeria, we cannot be a - Speech Link


Westminster Hall
Integrated Activity Fund: Transparency - Thu 22 Oct 2020
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Alistair Carmichael (LDEM - Orkney and Shetland) very quickly that in fact there is no benefit for the political prisoners there. - Speech Link
2: Jim Shannon (DUP - Strangford) At Jau prison, there are now reportedly entire cell blocks that exclusively house political prisoners - Speech Link
3: Wayne David (LAB - Caerphilly) Other prisoners, such as political prisoners—who, as the right hon. - Speech Link


Westminster Hall
Persecution of Christians and Freedom of Religion or Belief - Wed 21 Oct 2020
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Rehman Chishti (CON - Gillingham and Rainham) The alliance helped religious prisoners of conscience in Yemen and worked to get prisoners of conscience - Speech Link
2: Stephen Doughty (LAB - Cardiff South and Penarth) We have heard about the situation in Iran, where only Shi’a Muslims are allowed to hold key political - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Oral Answers to Questions - Tue 08 Sep 2020
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Philip Dunne (CON - Ludlow) What is the Minister doing to help bring about a stable political settlement, to allow the people of - Speech Link
2: Alison Thewliss (SNP - Glasgow Central) What recent assessment he has made of the political and humanitarian situation in Yemen. - Speech Link
3: Alex Norris (LAB - Nottingham North) What recent assessment he has made of the political and security situation in Cameroon. - Speech Link
4: Neale Hanvey (Alba - Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath) Belarusian armed forces and full details of police and military training being provided to Turkey, Bahrain - Speech Link
5: Alyn Smith (SNP - Stirling) prisoners, along with, of course, Maria Kolesnikova. - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Global Human Rights Sanctions Regulations 2020 - Wed 29 Jul 2020
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon (CON - Life peer) murder that take place in North Korea’s gulags, in which it is estimated that hundreds of thousands of prisoners - Speech Link
2: Lord Browne of Ladyton (LAB - Life peer) carried out mass surveillance on 130 journalists (including U.S. reporters), human rights defenders, political - Speech Link
3: Lord Hussain (LDEM - Life peer) It mentions countries about which there are concerns over human rights abuses, such as Bahrain, the Maldives - Speech Link
4: Lord Alton of Liverpool (CB - Life peer) for drawing up the Mikado’s list, Dominic Raab’s Magnitsky list has rightly struck a chord across the political - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Sale of Arms: War in Yemen - Mon 13 Jul 2020
Department for International Trade

Mentions:
1: Brendan O'Hara (SNP - Argyll and Bute) selling arms to Saudi Arabia and this Government were refusing to take action against their friends in Bahrain - Speech Link
2: Bob Blackman (CON - Harrow East) his Department’s capability on trade to encourage these parties to come to the table and negotiate a political - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Bahrain: Prisoners Under Sentence of Death - Thu 09 Jul 2020
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Peter Bottomley (CON - Worthing West) publicly to raise the cases of two prisoners who have been sentenced to death following torture, and - Speech Link
2: Rob Butler (CON - Aylesbury) Friend could tell the House what wider measures his Department is taking to ensure political reform and - Speech Link
3: Andy Slaughter (LAB - Hammersmith) There are 24 prisoners on death row in Bahrain, of whom 10 are in imminent danger of execution. - Speech Link
4: Navendu Mishra (LAB - Stockport) , the use of torture and the threat of the death penalty against prisoners? - Speech Link
5: Kieran Mullan (CON - Crewe and Nantwich) We have covered the importance of judicial reform and political reform. Will my right hon. - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Bahrain - Wed 08 Jul 2020
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Baroness D'Souza (CB - Life peer) authorities to prevent the imminent execution of these two and other prisoners? - Speech Link
2: Lord Scriven (LDEM - Life peer) My Lords, Bahrain has seen a 1,250% increase in the use of the death penalty since 2017, with 10 political - Speech Link
3: Lord Bishop of St Albans (Bishops - Bishops) further support can be offered to strengthen human rights and the rule of law in Bahrain? - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime - Mon 06 Jul 2020
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Dominic Raab (CON - Esher and Walton) takes place in North Korea’s wretched gulags, in which it is estimated that hundreds of thousands of prisoners - Speech Link
2: Brendan O'Hara (SNP - Argyll and Bute) rights abuses carried out by or in the name of our so-called allies and friends such as Saudi Arabia, Bahrain - Speech Link
3: Andy Slaughter (LAB - Hammersmith) Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi are all classed as close trading and political allies of - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Israel and Palestine: United States’ Proposals for Peace - Thu 27 Feb 2020
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Baroness Altmann (CON - Life peer) As we recall the liberation of concentration camp prisoners just 75 years ago—still within the lifetime - Speech Link
2: Lord Davies of Gower (CON - Life peer) neighbours cautiously welcomed the plan after its publication, including Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain - Speech Link
3: Lord Leigh of Hurley (CON - Life peer) Political leaders there suppress their own people, inflicting on them a lifetime of misery, depriving - Speech Link
4: Lord Suri (CON - Life peer) Last summer in Bahrain the US Administration, along with regional partners, released their Peace to Prosperity - Speech Link