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Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown

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Treatment of Detainees
Tuesday 6th July 2010

(14 years, 5 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Lord Hague of Richmond Portrait Mr Hague
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I think we can fairly say that concrete progress would be a great deal more than anything that is happening at the moment. There have been no noticeable improvements in the human rights situation in Zimbabwe, and we are deeply concerned about harassment and politically inspired detentions, which continue in that country. Concrete progress means a lot more than anything we have seen so far.

Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown Portrait Dr William McCrea (South Antrim) (DUP)
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Have our Government any new initiatives or plans for such initiatives to deal with Mugabe’s ruthless regime, under which many people are starving or subject to persecution?

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