Burma: Human Rights

(asked on 28th April 2016) - View Source

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to his Burmese counterpart on the arrest and imprisonment of human rights activist U Gambira; and whether he has made an assessment of the living conditions of his imprisonment.


Answered by
Lord Swire Portrait
Lord Swire
This question was answered on 10th May 2016

We are concerned by the arrest and imprisonment of U Gambira. Together with our international partners we have been following his case closely, including attending court hearings on his case. While we have not made a formal assessment of the living conditions of his imprisonment, we are aware that a number of local and international NGOs have expressed general concerns about the
conditions in Burmese prisons. The UK has consistently lobbied the Government of Burma to release all political prisoners.

Reticulating Splines