Global Human Rights Sanctions Regulations 2020

Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist Excerpts

Thursday 24th June 2021 Grand Committee

[Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist (Con)]

I remind the noble Baroness of the speaking limit: she is already half a minute over.

[Baroness Kennedy of The Shaws (Lab)]

Yes, I am just going to draw to a close.

We must be concerned about what happens to journalists, and we should be prepared to sanction those who are interfering with media freedom, which is happening in too many parts of the world, where they close down the internet or go after editors and journalists. Our country should make a commitment to protecting them through targeted sanctions.