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Debate between Damian Hinds and Alistair Burt(14 years, 2 months ago)
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Alistair Burt
I am grateful to my hon. Friend. A number of hon. Members have raised this case with me by letter in the past few weeks. The European Union and the United Kingdom have raised the subject of human rights with Iran some 70 times in the last year. We continue to press Iran to live up to its obligations under the international covenant on civil and political rights. We have joined the international condemnation in the case of Sakineh Ashtiani and of the death sentence against her. We continue to make it clear to Iran that its human rights record is a barrier to its relationship with other nations and that the sooner it moves on this, the better for all of us.
Damian Hinds (East Hampshire) (Con)
12. What his most recent assessment is of the state of the UK’s bilateral relations with Zimbabwe; and if he will make a statement.