Burma: Political Prisoners

(asked on 24th March 2016) - View Source

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Burmese counterpart on prisoners of conscience in that country.


Answered by
Lord Swire Portrait
Lord Swire
This question was answered on 12th April 2016

The release of political prisoners has been an early priority for the new NLD-led government, with over 100 having been released since Friday.

The UK Government has long campaigned on the issue of political prisoners in Burma and we welcome this quick action.

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