Prisoners: Torture

(asked on 13th July 2021) - View Source

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 8 July 2021 to Question 27268 on Prisoners: Torture, and the reference in that Answer to his Department's Human Rights and Democracy Reports for 2019 and 2020 which included reference to its sample for review of 124 open cases (a) what the terms of reference for that review was, (b) who conducted review, (c) whether that review involved consultation with the victims, their families or any other external party, (d) what the key findings and recommendations were of each of those open case reviews, (e) whether those reviews or summaries of the findings of those reviews are published by his Department and (f) what changes his Department has made to its working practices as a result of those reviews.


Answered by
Nigel Adams Portrait
Nigel Adams
This question was answered on 19th July 2021

In December 2019, the FCDO reviewed all of the 124 cases of torture and mistreatment which were open at that time. Annual reviews of all open torture and mistreatment cases include stakeholders from across the FCDO. These reviews provide feedback to staff managing cases, and identify broader themes and trends in reported torture and mistreatment cases. The reviews and summaries of the findings of those reviews contain sensitive personal data and are not published by the FCDO. The FCDO is committed to identifying what we do well and what we could do better in relation to supporting British nationals who have reported torture and mistreatment. We aim to provide effective assistance to victims of torture or mistreatment based on their individual circumstances and local conditions.

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