Bahrain: Political Prisoners

(asked on 25th October 2018) - View Source

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to the Report of the Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry, published in 2011, whether he has raised the issue of releasing detained political leaders with the Bahraini authorities since the publication of that report.


Answered by
Alistair Burt Portrait
Alistair Burt
This question was answered on 2nd November 2018

The British Embassy in Bahrain and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office continue to monitor events in Bahrain closely. The UK has an open dialogue with the Government of Bahrain which allows us to raise issues of concern at a senior level both in London and Manama. This dialogue covers all aspects of the UK-Bahrain relationship including human rights.

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